I've been working out every day. Feeling much better. I'm still very stressed. I have a lot on my plate at work. I'm in the last semester of course work for my doctorate. The due dates are overwhelming. I can't keep up. Add to that the fact that my Grandpa isn't doing well at all. His cancer is spreading and we think he has the first signs of dementia. Here's what you need to know...I think my Grandpa is pretty much the most amazing Christian I have ever known. He has taught me soooo much. I often think I want to be more like him when I grow up. You never want to see a loved one suffer with cancer. Grandpa has lost his wife and his son in the past two years. He has handled both losses with grace beyond comprehension. I am worried about him and the journey he has ahead. I'm praying the suffering will not be harsh.
During high stress times it's hard for me to stay focused on eating right. I am quick to grab easy foods or comfort foods. It really requires a lot of intention for me to eat the right things. Working out is easy for me to stay focused on because it makes me feel so much better. Our neighbors did invite us to Sonic for ice cream Sunday night. I went. While my husband and Bob and Shirley ordered their sweet treats I ordered an ice water. I didn't feel like blowing all of the working out I had been doing. It's not always easy for me to make those decisions though. I wish I was one of those people that didn't like to eat when I was stressed. That rarely happens.
Tonight on Biggest Loser, Jillian was sipping on a coffee during a last chance workout. She told the contestants she didn't care if they puked as a matter of fact she might like it she was just getting her caffeine on. I must tell you I have experienced moments like this at the gym. My trainer has come in sipping coffee. He has told me it's his goal to make me puke. For sure several times I thought he was going to reach that goal.
This past Sunday was a nice day, but really windy. All day long I was thinking that I was going to be running sprints or lunges in the parking lot. I didn't give any thought to the hill until Trainer Mike and I stood at the base. I can't say I ran up the hill three times that wouldn't be accurate. See the hill is so steep that you almost become horizontal with it as you are going up. Even though I'm trying to run up the hill it's not really running, but it does indeed get your heart rate right up there. And after that there were the sprints. Of course the sprints were followed by lots of work inside the gym that left me nice and sore. I am being slightly sarcastic, but the soreness I get as a result of a Mike workout is nice. As bad as it hurts, it is a GREAT feeling. It hurts so good.
Just one more Biggest Loser funny...tonight Bob introduced this exercise called the scorpion twist. It starts out as a push up and then you kick one leg behind you, flip over on your back, lift the opposite leg and touch that foot with the opposing hand. It was just me and the cats here...I gave it a shot...I fell...gave it another try...fell again...and then it became personal...after five attempts I conquered it. I'm certainly thankful there wasn't a video camera in the living room.
Anyway, I'm trudging along in this beating the bulge journey. I want the scales to go down faster...UGH!!! No matter what I say to them they just won't listen!
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