Day 22

Well, I've not finished day 22 and I am really feeling great!  This day could not have come at a better time however because "justifications" of "rewards" for my effort have started to pop up in my brain all over the place.  Being aware of them now will help me to keep from getting ambushed by them in the future.  I will not  indulge these patterns.  

Over the last 2 weeks I've been focusing on eating better, working out and have even started running (gasp, used to hate running).  Yesterday I had a slight hiccup in that I ordered pizza and skipped running.  I told myself I wouldn't run because my feet were hurting, that cascaded into my ordering pizza because "I've earned it".  Man, need to really learn to keep that little part of my brain from sounding so good.  Thing is, I initially shot down the idea, then a few hours later (after it looped around for a while) I broke down and ordered it.  One positive came out of it though, 2/3 weeks ago I would have eaten as much as I could until I felt sick, yesterday I only ate 3 slices and then put it away.  Also, that was the first day I broke down in a week, all the other days I ate heavy fruit/vegetables, lean meats/fish, and whole grains.

I've also managed to keep up with my workouts, 3 times a week.  Additionally I've been walking to work (3 miles round trip) once or twice a day.  I've been starting to run and am trying to work up to going on a 3.5 mile loop non-stop.  Everyday I am running a little bit more of it and not having to walk as much.

My thoughts have been much more positive, I have more energy and have overall been much more positive about my goals.  I was starting to get really worn down by my work and have begun to focus and just getting whatever I can done each and every day.  This has help me tremendously in my motivation to keep going.  Looking back on the last few years I think this is a big part of my growing negativity.

Doing great, feeling great and will continue to do so! 

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