One Successful Day

I am happy to report that I've been low carbin' it for this entire day - successfully so! No drive thru crap for breakfast or lunch. I didn't even get myself something sugary while at the Dunkin Drive thru for somebody else.

I started the day with chicken, tomato & pepperoni breakfast - yes, I did - and proceeded to get groceries, do dishes, clean up the kitchen, get laundry done, talked to mom, called people regarding her business stuff, called her health care people, called her local pastor, and booked interviewees for this weekend's radio show.

And I had the whole day to do it with. I didn't have to crunch it all into four hours of after work crunch time. I. FEEL. GOOD.

I've had to do some uncomfortable things lately...like admit I can't do everything (why do I keep thinking I can?) and slowed myself down a LOT. Tomorrow, I will have a prepared breakfast AND lunch to keep me from getting messed up and to help me navigate past that Island of Drive-Thru Hell that I have to drive by every day to and from work.

I know from my past experience that preparedness is my best help with this stuff and I'm glad I had today to do things that would help me face tomorrow prepared for at least a good eating day.

It's only been one day without carbstuff and, while I still needed a midday nap, I feel...so good. Accomplished. And even energetic a bit. :)

If I Can Do it Anyone Can

Raise a pint (of water or whatever) for me. I completed an hour of Navy Seal training. I didn't talk much about doing this...I just went and did it. I had no idea whether I COULD do it, but although I was slower than, like, everyone and am not half as able to put out the number of push ups, sit ups, tricep death squeezes and running minutes that a lot of the other people there can do...I stayed the whole hour and gave it my best.

Pushups? It turns out I can do 11. A guy who later introduced himself said when he started the training a few months ago he could only do 1. He looks way more fit than me so I was surprised by that.

I kept up fine with crunches and sit ups... but I'm slow with the running and I'm slow with the get off of the ground thing. I can fall down to the ground easily, but trying to get up (I have a lame knee) without help proved unsuccessful. So, I have to thank the many teammates I had and the two trainers this morning for their hands in giving me leverage to get off the ground every time.

The hour went by so quickly - probably because there was nonstop action. By the time we were dismissed I was torn between being angry that I decided to go there (I had a very moody morning with a lot of apprehension about trying this thing out) and being stunned that I did as much as I really did during my time there.

Today was only a guest pass kind of day. There's a class which begins January 2nd - one of my only true days off of the year. Do I want to spend it putting my face in the dirt and the grass and flailing my limbs around uncontrollably?

Maybe. :)