In stepped Miracle T once again. She decided she wanted to do a paleo challenge and have her friend's support. Well now it's turned into a little friendly competition amongst many of the ladies of Crossfit Grover Beach. This has made my desire to keep up the changes I decided to make even stronger.
Two days ago I received another invitation for a holiday maintain not gain fitness challenge where my friend and her husband set some noble fitness benchmarks they'd like to achieve. I've made a decision to match it. This will be in addition to my mtn. biking, running and crossfit. My mom says this sounds like a little extremism and I have to agree, but it's how I have fun outside of work.
Two years ago I gained that oh so stereotypical ten holiday pounds that the average American gains then discovered Crossfit and worked to lose it only to have some of it return when I got derailed for my minor back injury. I then found another Crossfit box and lost the weight again, but somehow I let life events dictate my choices and I got off the great path I was on early this year so those sneaky little pounds have decided to make a cameo once again. I think I hit them with a vengeance this week. My scale says so and my fitness app has been busy. I asked my friend to tell those pounds to stay lost if they show up on a milk carton and she promised not to call a search party. Uh oh she's also part of my competition now and she's just as driven as me if not more so. Sara has been an amazing friend and confidant this entire year that I've known her and she was the individual that encouraged me to begin crossfit again. She along with T has put a lot of time into making this challenge a possibility. I'm very grateful to each of them. I will be accountable for all my eating, sleeping and fitness habits and will have an amazing support network all along the way.
I will be honest today was a very challenging day for me. I began with a trip to the grocery store for breakfast and then walked over to the crossfit box. I wanted to do the workout twice today, but did it once and decided that was enough. I had to deal with a life situation that I would have preferred not to, but am determined to get through it regardless of the outcome. While I was faced with that challenge my favorite ultrarunner friend said he was having trouble getting motivated to run in the rain. I thought a run would be just the thing to boost my attitude and it did. It was a short run but my friend made me push myself on the hills and when my legs said no on the last mile and he asked me if my legs were dead and I replied yes it encouraged me to keep going. I finished and looked at the results and saw I didn't improve much on my pace, but of course my friend had kind positive words to say.
I went to Em's house after my run and had tea and talked and she offered me wonderful advice and encouragement and her sister had decorated their home for Christmas just beautifully.
I came home and had a dear friend send a message with exactly the words I needed to hear. There are no coincidences!!! I wasn't seeking validation, but I needed it and that message was so timely.
I have a box of quote cards my mom found at a yard sale and sent me. I'm not sure who sold them, but thank you for the gift. The one in my windowsill right now could not pertain to me at a better time than now.
Because we move in the direction of our currently dominant thoughts, it is imperative to control and manage them in the direction of those goals which are our highest priority.~Dennis E. Waitley
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