The great challenge has been trying to stay strong and balanced mentally through it all, and even though my spirit is a bit dampened, I'm determined to remain focused. It would be very easy to concentrate instead on how I feel like I've been treading molasses (way more difficult than water!) for the last month or how much further along I had hoped to be by this point. It is so tempting to give in to the idea that it will always be this difficult and that I will never lose weight efficiently or consistently. Discouragement is knocking on my doors, windows, and even a wall or two.
The frustrations of the last few weeks are many, but this month has not been a typical one, and I MUST remind myself of that at every turn. I hadn't had strep in ten years! The odds of this kind of back-to-back-to-back physical struggle are crazy, and it likely won't happen again in this journey! If it should happen again, however, at least now I know that I can handle it, right? Right.
Fact is, I have a lot to be proud of from these last few weeks. The biggest thing? I never "fell off the wagon." Oh, my eating was different depending on what I could get past my swollen throat, and I missed a few workouts due to fever, but I kept things balanced for the most part, and I jumped right back into exercise as soon as my symptoms were under control. I am so proud of myself for that!! Go me!!
I don't really know what the scale will say when I weigh in tomorrow. I'm hopeful for a modest loss, but I also know what this week has been like. At the same time, I can see changes in my body, especially my legs. I tend to have pretty lean legs anyway (being so tall and all), but running really does AMAZING things for my thighs and calves! :D I may never have super sexy sculpted arms--although I WILL do everything I know to get them--but great legs are definitely achievable for me.
Mwahahaha! Okay, I'm off to finish W3 of c25k. :D
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