Day 3

So today marks day three of eating right and working out and I must say it feels great. I have to remember that even though my muscles ache it is for a good cause.  I want to be much healthier and leaner. Notice I said eating right not diet! That's because this time I am not following any fad diets or trying to restrict myself to the point I just give in.  I am,  as a wise women once told me, "living a life worth living". Now don't get me wrong there will certainly be days when I feel too tired or just don't want to do it.  It is on these days that I must remember the way I feel post work out.  I often feel pride, more energy, relaxed and I often enjoy it.  I must also remember how I feel when I eat the right things and when I over indulge in those things which aren't so good for me.  When I eat light meals more often I feel better and my sugars stay pretty steady. However when I miss meals and then eat so much my tummy hurts I feel blah, and guilty.  Now I am not telling myself to never eat that burger or piece of cake again because that would mean all or nothing thinking. Instead using a dialectics way of thinking I mean both. Some days I will forego the sweet or salty snack but every now and then I will allow myself that temptation because I know everything in moderation is the best policy. You see I have a goal, it's one that I have talked about for years.  I love curling, correction I love to watch curling, I never actually played the sport.  For years now I have sat on my couch watching the Brier or Scottie's and said next season I will have lost enough weight to play.  This went on for a good 4 or 5 years, and every September I still sat at the same weight (or higher).  It isn't that I believe I couldn't play at this weight I'm sure I could go out there and struggle getting down to deliver a rock, pushing my stomach to the side and passing out at the end of brushing a rock.  You see that's not what I wanted.  I wanted to go out there in the best shape I've been in a long while and feel good about myself.  Feeling good in my ability to get off the ice after I release the rock and to sweep a draw from hog to hog without passing out. So here I go I have 22 weeks until the Chestemere curling season begins and my church mate and friend takes me on the ice for the first time to learn some basics.  I am following the Fit to Curl program put together by John Morris and have added some of my favorite activities to the calendar as well.  I hope that I will reach my goal of feeling confident and being in  great shape by October 2012. Cause you see, it's not even about numbers instead it's about health, as a nurse I should know this.