BACK TO REALITY...FOR REAL THIS TIME

Yeah, so I know my last post I said I was getting back to reality but it didn't happen until Monday when I hauled my weighty booty back to the gym. I needed to do something so I did the weight class and I knew it was gonna be painful the next day and...it was....VERY painful. I could hardly walk thanks to the hundreds of squats and lunges. I went back to the gym this morning and I did a cardio class AND the weight class so I'm a little less sore but not much. I'm thinking that by Saturday, I may be able to walk normal!

I think all this soreness is God's way of showing me how fast our bodies can go back to lazy mode. I don't think I was that lazy. I did walk and bike almost everyday on vacation but I didn't do any squats or lunges. My diet didn't totally fall apart but I definitely haven't been keeping my food diary, which helps that mentality of no one is gonna see this so who cares? Oh, my friend, God does. He sees it all. Everyone tries to live and act like God doesn't see our innermost feelings and our secret stashes of chocolate. We act as though we are entitled to the best body just by being alive. The truth is, for most of us, we have to work at it. For some of us (me) it's a daily struggle of good vs evil, or in my case, bad carb vs good carb, high calorie food vs low cal food and sweet tea vs water. It's a constant battle, 24/7. Even though I didn't go and gain 25 of my lost lbs in 4 weeks, I could have. God has given me the strength so that I can 'splurge' occasionally and know that, through His power, I can come back again to where He wants me to be. I'm officially back on track now.

So back to working out and eating right...Making better choices for a better future.