Well, if you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you might have seen that I was a little down last night. Today (and especially right now), I'm up....way up.
The main reason why I was down last night was that I had to come face to face with some of the gremlins that got me to over 340 pounds. It was also the facing of the fact that the gremlins aren't dead, they were just hiding. The last week has been hard (and bad) in terms of eating. I've had several days where individual meals were not the best thing I could have eaten. But, It was also the extras around the house that I allowed to get me. The Peppermint Hershey's Kisses and Dove Caramel Promises.
In the end, it was all a reminder that this is not a battle but a war...a marathon, not a sprint.
So, this morning, weigh-in time....288.5. Yep, I'm down 2 from last week and under 290. After the last week, I am very happy with that. But, I pretty much means I won't hit my goal of 275 before I leave for the WDW 1/2. But that's ok. I'll get there within a week or two afterword.
Training wise, this weekend is a "down" week...only 3-4 miles. So, Melanie and I are doing the Rudolph Run 5k tomorrow morning. I don't really have any specific goals for the race. But, it would be nice to beat my last 5k time (GPS, not official) of 43:42. And who knows, there may be a surprise waiting on me.
Before I go, I want to mention one more thing. In my list on Tuesday, I mentioned that I followed Gordon while he ran the Rocket City Marathon last weekend. As many of you know, Gordon has a podcast (Running to Disney) and a blog. Monday, he released his latest episode...Ep. 40 Rocket City Marathon Recap and Thursday, he updated his blog with his race report. Please take the time to listen to the podcast. I cannot put into words what Gordon's words mean to me. Nor can I put into words why it effects me so much or why I even mention it. All I can say is listen and get a glimpse into who Gordon is and why I did what I did.
Till Next Time...Keep Moving Forward!!!
7 comments:
Congrats on the 2 pounds!
My eating the past few days has totally sucked. If I can just get through holidays, I'll be home free!
If you know the candy is a temptation and possible problem, why have it in the house at all?
"I" didn't have it in the house in the first place. I even gave some serious thought to tossing it all in the trash.
Yay!!! -2 is a good thing!! I can relate to the candy.And it sucks!!!! I love chocolate,and since being I have acquired a allergy to milk I try to stay away. but I caved and had some, and in turn the made me sick.
So I had to learn,again why I do not have them.Plus they help keep me from my goal. So Keep up the great work!!!
Great job Byron. Your numbers are still headed in the right direction.
Stay focused. We are less than 3 weeks away from the WDW half.
Give yourself a break and keep moving forward. Forgive and forget and move forward - always! Down two pounds is great!
Stay focused and you'll do just fine!
Congrats on dropping below 290. I have lost many of the mental struggles with "care packages" that keep showing up full of cookies and fudge. I eat it and then I physically feel lousy. Yet I kept grabbing something off the platter each time I past our kitchen pantry. Wife and kids would not get rid of it. Thankfully its all gone now and over the past few days I am feeling better. Two years ago eating this stuff would not have been so automatic. Need to get a grip.
Best wishes to you and your family for a Joyous and Merry Christmas.
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