As I sit here on the eve of my fourth snow day this year, watching last night's Biggest Loser, I have some thoughts.
1) I'm always amazed at the big numbers these people lose. I am envious of those big numbers.
2) I always hope my trainer doesn't watch the show. They do some things on there that are flat out scary and my trainer comes up with enough scary ideas on his own. He doesn't need any help.
3) I'm always so inspired by the contestants. This season there is a person that is especially inspiring to me. Courtney. She is on this show for the right reasons. She lost a hundred pounds on her own before the show started. She truly doesn't care about the game. She just does what it takes to lose.
4) A contestant said something about when a trainer has confidence in you that you can do something you don't believe is possible and you do it...your confidence soars. This is soooooo very true.
5) Another contestant said, "You have to draw a line in the sand and no you are not going to cross back over. You have to make up your mind that you are going to change your life."
In the past few weeks I've struggled with a shoulder issue. Left side...searing pain that shoots up the side of my neck and into my collarbone. I've iced. I've medicated. I've heated. I've spent a lot of time with the chiropractor. I'm frustrated. Running seems to cause pain. Lifting weights causes pain. Sometimes sleeping causes pain. Finally I went to the dr on Monday. After testing my range of motion and having me move my shoulder in every direction possible, he has determined "Mike needs to work on your rotator cuff. You need to strengthen it." He put a pain patch on me...which six hours later I found out I was allergic to and prescribed a new muscle relaxer and told me to use even more ice. Still frustrated, but I'll push through.
