I spent most of the time on the way home from Body Back tonight with the windows down, just reflecting on the hour workout that I had just finished, and the weigh in at the beginning of the night. From last Wednesday, to tonight- I lost 5 pounds. FIVE POUNDS in one week!!!! Needless to say, my mind is blown. I spent most of this past week struggling, to put it mildly. Two workouts a day were killer and I felt hungry all of the time. Despite my struggle, I pushed through it because this journey is what I set my mind on. That's just the way I am, that's what I have always done, if I have a goal I go at it full force. Nerdy, I know. The success that I have had this week has just made me want to push harder and go further, which also amazes me because I am sore, and tired... I am happy with my first week, and I am embracing it.
Which brings me to why I am calling this week "Embrace". Tonight Kelly spoke about not rushing through this time and to really enjoy it. Not just Body Back, but watching our kids grow and all the milestones they hit. So, after she played the song I will refer to as "Make all the Moms cry, track 1", I really got to thinking about what I embrace in my life- and truth be told, I could do a lot more embracing. I tend to feel rushed quite a bit throughout the day, and poor Degan usually takes the brunt of it. He is such an amazing little boy and there are no words to describe how appreciative I am that I do get to spend as much time as I do with him, so I need to embrace it- because it won't last forever. Then I thought 'Why am I rushing through the rest of my life?' I love my life! I love my family! Why am I trying to race through it? And tonight I came to the realization that maybe it's ok not to have everything "done" all day everyday and maybe use some of that time to stop and smell the roses.
Then my thoughts turned to what I embrace about myself. And usually when you are on the bottom of the totem pole, spending most hours of the day doing for others- it's easy to forget to embrace something about 'me' once in a while. This week, that is what Body Back is about for me- having this time to enjoy this journey and just to be able to revel in these moments. I am extatic about my weight loss, but I am even happier to even get this opportunity- so I will embrace it.
YOU GO GIRL!!!! THAT'S AWESOME :)
ReplyDeleteOh, man....that SONG! I wanted to grab up my gaggle of little girls and snuggle them -- smell their hair, feel their soft cheeks, hear their little voices.
Life it short.
No one is guaranteed another day.
Every moment counts.