Today was such a great day! I felt like for the first time since starting this challenge I was in balance. I ate a good breakfast, had a chance to help a friend early in the day, did my workout, stopped to talk to one of my friends in the store, did all the errands my sweet hubby asked me to do and spent time with my family - basically I did all of my favorite things:)!
Today was the first day that I didn't eat sugar! That doesn't really have much to do with my heart but for me, when I am eating healthy, I don't crave the sugar that I do every other day of my life when I eat badly. I felt like today was the first day that I really ate healthy and today was my first day of fitness training. I loved my workout! I know that I will be sore tomorrow but it felt so good to workout. I can almost say that I feel the old me out there in the shadows somewhere but at least within my reach if I try hard enough. If you would have asked me last month if I would ever be healthy again I might have said no:(.
Another thought that stuck me today was how grateful I am for this body of mine. It has carried me through thick and thin (mostly thick though!) and I feel like I have asked it to do more than it is capable of doing by carrying all of this weight for all of these years. But when I got my test results back from the blood work that we did on the first day I was very encouraged that my body hasn't given up on me! It is still working as hard as it can trying to keep me healthy. To show my appreciation, I need to do all that I can in the upcoming weeks to learn how to lighten the load for my poor old body in the years to come:).
One last thought, it feels so good to be trying to be healthy. I once remember the Weight Watchers group leader telling us that "Nothing ever tastes as good as being healthy feels." Why can't I remember that when I am in the kitchen?
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