The Day After....

So its the day after Thanksgiving. So sad that this is actually a day to gauge yourself. Did you eat to much? Did you fight the rush and get that tv for $99? Do you just say forget the workout plan because, well you already screwed up the diet, its almost Christmas, its on the resolution list now..etc..etc..etc.

Well I woke up today and said, not anymore and never again. I've had too many of these day afters. Some were not necessarily days after Thanksgiving but sometimes days after a brreak up..days after a bad fight with a friend or family member. The days after were always the same. Sometimes very poor choices were choices I let dictate my future. Not today! Today, I woke up after having a successful-didnt-stuff-my-face Thaksgiving and found out, I lost 2 lbss ..THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING! That is worth repeating since we are Americans and the reason for the season seems to be over eating - I LOST TWO LBS THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING! Well hallelujah! Now what does this mean to me? I can mess up? No, today really was the first day of the rest of my life. I know now that I can beat the odds, because the odds are based on statistical data that I won't let apply to me. I will go against the grain! Why, because change isn't easy and neither am I.

I went against my better judgement (at first) by joining Beachbody because I went to school for something else, I am not fit enough yet, I am not 100% knowlegeable about what I am doing, etc etc, excuse, excuse, blah blah, blah blah. I am done with that. That thinking is what got me to spinning my wheels and they spun into my 27th year of life. No more. I am proud of my progress and I KNOW I can do anything!

What's on the horizon? Weight loss - without any excuses after my last feat, I will get the 30-40 lbs off that I want and I will run the half marathon next year!

Life stuff: I will continue to do what I feel is important -- help people, solidify those friendships that have brought me through and be a better friend. I've only made it this far because of a numbered few who always love me. Thats a blessing.

Home life stuff: I don't think I'm the best wife, but I know I have a great man giving me the chance to be a better wife. I'm going to do that. Day after day until, like everything else, I get better at it:)

That's what came to mind on my day after! Hope everyone else had a great one!

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