Friday, January 28, 2011
Small victories past, present, and future
A good friend of mine, Melissa, just started a weight loss blog and posted a very important post the other day. She discussed how important it is to celebrate small victories along with the big ones. As I struggle to loss my first 5%, I have come across a very small victories that I would like to share. First, I have always had asthma and the weight I put on often makes it worse. Yesterday I forgot my inhaler and decided to proceed with my speed interval treadmill work out as planned. I ran for thirty minutes, sometimes at a speed two minutes faster than normal, without wheezing once! Hello victory! In fact maybe the biggest victory yet. I may not weight thirty pounds less but my heart and lungs are getting stronger and more fit. Second victory that I can think of right away would be the week I have gone without back or leg pain. My doctor told me I had a weak back that was sending pain down my right leg. In order to strengthen my lower back and get rid of the pain I hired a personal trainer at the gym and have now seen him twice. No pain!!! This is a victory because I listened to my doctor's advice and did something about a problem. I took the initiative to help my body. Third victory, today after having a very rough start to the day I ran upstairs and grabbed what I thought we my most recently purchased jeans. Little did I know when I went to put them on they were a pair of jeans that I wore a few months after ISA was born around the time I started running with
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A good friend of mine, Melissa, just started a weight loss blog and posted a very important post the other day. She discussed how important it is to celebrate small victories along with the big ones. As I struggle to lose my first 5%, I have come across a few small victories that I would like to share. First, I have always had asthma and the weight I put on often makes it worse. Yesterday I forgot my inhaler and decided to proceed with my speed interval treadmill work out as planned. I ran for thirty minutes, sometimes at a speed two minutes faster than normal, without wheezing once! Hello victory! In fact maybe the biggest victory yet. I may not weight thirty pounds less but my heart and lungs are getting stronger and more fit. Second victory that I can think of right away would be the week I have gone without back or leg pain. My doctor told me I had a weak back that was sending pain down my right leg. In order to strengthen my lower back and get rid of the pain I hired a personal trainer at the gym and have now seen him twice. No pain!!! This is a victory because I listened to my doctor's advice and did something about a problem. I took the initiative to help my body. Third victory, today after having a very rough start to the day I ran upstairs and grabbed what I thought we my most recently purchased jeans. Little did I know when I went to put them on, they were a pair of jeans that I wore a few months after ISA was born around the time I started running with Fleet Feet. So after spinning class I pulled them out to find that I could pull the side about three inches away from my tummy while they are buttoned! Victory victory victory!!!
ReplyDeleteMy journey started months before I started this blog and may continue after this blog has expired, but regardless of when and where I am I need to look at each little victory as it comes. I may not hit my first ten pounds lost tomorrow through weight watchers but I only put one brown sugar in my oatmeal this morning instead of two and I'll take that accomplishment today. Tomorrow is a whole new day that will have it's own accomplishment.
Colleen
you inspire me MORE than you can ever imagine! keep it up! little victories add up fast!!!
ReplyDeleteI think Oprah should start following this blog!
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