I am so fortunate to have Wednesday and Thursday off of work this week. It is so beautiful out! I decided to make Wednesday a day for me and do things that I want to do! So often I am doing things for other people, trying to make them happy, make their lives easier but in turn, I sometimes make things harder on myself. The last couple of weeks have been tough in that area. As I mentioned before, we had birthdays, Valentine's Day with numerous celebrations to go along with the special holidays. Don't get me wrong, I love doing things for others and want to make "it" special for others but sometimes it's just plain tough especially when you try, try, and try and things don't turn out as special as you hoped for.
These are the times when I get weak, fall off the wagon, or as Krista and I say,"The wheels are off the cart." I knew exactly what I was getting myself into. I planned for it and am paying for it. I am up about 2-3 pounds. It's mind boggling to me how at one point I can be so focused and nothing will derail me and then the next moment I am giving in to temptations that I don't want to reject at the moment of weakness. That's all I am going to say about that. We all know that story....... The good thing is never for a moment did I think this was over, I am done, back to the old me. No, I am moving forward and with strength and power to do this! To make things easier for me, in my mind at least, I have challenged myself to giving up chocolate completely, in every form until April. I feel this will take so many hard choices away for me. So far so good....:)
So back to a beautiful Wednesday....... I took 2:15 minutes out of today's day to ride my bike . I rode 27 miles through Griffith Park and our LA River Bike Path. I feel a bit nervous on that bike path being alone with so many interesting people along the way. I told myself I would keep going as long as I felt "good." It may not be Idaho, Oregon, or Colorado (beautiful places we have traveled to) but I am thankful that we have this designated bike path for us here in Los Angeles.
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| Pony and train rides. Great memories when the kids were small. We spent many days here travelled by car. Now only by bike.:) |
I have been trying new healthier recipes and am enjoying it.
This week has been good! I am working out hard every day, feeling good, making great food choices,and seeing results. The wheels are back on!
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| My workout buddy! |
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| Lunch |
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| One of my favorites. |
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| Last weeks delivery...mmm good! |
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| A good snack. |
P.S. A proud moment: Carissa placed 3rd overall out of 2 heats on the 100 hurdles. This was a 1st Annual
event for this Invitational at John Burroughs High School. Something really to be proud of...and I am!
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