Serendipity October 27, 2009

  Current Goal:  Focus on the positive

Current Struggle:  Staying on track

Current Weight:  Not sure

Current Mood:  Steady and calm

Our workout this month at the Forum involved boxing & I guess what you would call kick boxing.  I can tell you that I am officially now NOT a fan of either!  However, I did learn a great trick from one of my fellow Challengers:  when I get really tired during exercise, take three really slow, deep breaths, and then keep going.  I have a tendency to quit when I get winded or my arms hurt or my legs feel too heavy.  But taking several seconds to re-oxygenate and then getting back to it really works…another really good lesson.

Something else that I really like about the Challenge is the monthly meetings with Julie, our Nutritionist.  At my last meeting, we went through all of my goals for the previous month and talked about which ones I had achieved and which ones I had missed.  Actually, I had achieved just about all of my goals:  wrote weekly goals = check; checked into relaxation music = check; played with my WiFit = check; tracked my hunger level at meals = check.  After reviewing last month’s goals, we wrote the goals for this month.  Then, on my way out, I weighed.  I felt a momentary let down (actually, a momentary devastation) as I realized that I had gained several pounds.  But because the whole session had focused on all the positive things that I had accomplished over the month, I was really able to dwell on the positive and not spend too much unproductive time on the negative.  How great is it that I was able to gain a little weight and still, in the end, feel pretty good about myself??  I can tell you that is positively a first for me.

I am still struggling with getting back on track weight wise, but I like that I am able to find things that I am doing right.  And I really can’t believe that we are almost finished with this Challenge.  Seems like we just started a few minutes ago.  I have a feeling that I am going to find out that this Challenge journey won’t have been all that much about weight for me.  Hum…. So, this might be MY year, but not in the way that I expected!  We’ll certainly find out soon….