Go with the momentum!

Date:  5/1/2012
Weight:  211 lbs (Scale at trainer says 209 though!!!)

Triumph!!!  Shaun and I have a friendly competition we do on a monthly basis with Kevin, at Flexible Fitness Solutions.  Kevin sets an attainable amount of weight to lose over a 4 week period.  The goal is obviously to work together in order to achieve the goal.....not at this house!  We are a trash talking, sneaky sabotagy, psych each other out kind of couple.  This may seem awful, but it's what keeps our head in the game. We wager who pays for dinner after the weigh in.  It's not even who loses most, just met the goal or didn't.

The first month my aim was to lose 4lbs, I lost 5.  All along listening to Shaun tell me how he's gonna mop the floor with me.  He was to lose 4 also, but only lost 2!  Ha!  I win, I win!  Truth is, Shaun felt angry at himself and mostly....old.  He said this isn't as easy for him as it was when he was "my age".  I gave little sympathy and kept my eye on the next month, needing to lose 3lbs.  Come weigh in, I hit it right on the head...209.2!  So pumped can't even wait for Shauns turn.  He lost a whooping 13 lbs.  Little Mother Effer!  Are you freaking kidding me!  He lost it like it fell out of his back pocket, just misplaced it.  I wonder if I  will come across it under the bed where his socks pile up?!?!?!  I am positive I worked harder to lose the 3 lbs then he did for those 13.

I let myself have a little pity party before remembering I had also reached my goal!  This thought hit me while I was out for a run last Friday.  I have a typical route by my house that is a straight shot there and back, about 3 miles.  When I got to the end of the road, I said to myself, "Self, you are feeling pretty solid right now.  You can turn the corner and make the run longer or head back."  I decided to go with the momentum and keep running.  It felt amazing.  I added almost an additional mile onto my run, no sweat.  Well, yes sweat.  A lot.  But no problem!  I was so jacked about it!  I reminded myself that when I hit a goal, to not discredit the work I have done.  I've hit the ground running and I'm feeling good, so let's just keeeeeeep going!

Be Happy ~ Be Well
Katie