Workout done!

I had a rough night's sleep last night, and an early wake up so I wasn't exactly chipper while I stumbled my way to the coffee maker this morning. I'm pretty sore from my workout yesterday too, so even getting down the stairs was tough. I honestly thought about just calling it a rest day and staying in my jammies on the couch all day.

That's when I remembered why I'm doing this. I remembered what we've gone through to be able to have children. I remembered why we wanted to start a family in the first place. I remembered that it's no longer about fitting into that bikini tucked in the back of my closet, but it's about the choice between diabetes and being able to have children.

That's all the pep talk (coffee didn't hurt either) that I needed. I marched, well....hobbled, my sore butt up the stairs and got those workout clothes on and killed my workout! Turbo Fire HIT 20 kicked my butt, but I was still rearing to go. I decided to take a short jog around the neighborhood with my dog to finish off my workout. Whohoo! I went from dragging and no energy to feeling pumped!

I'm always amazed at how much of what holds us back is mental. I felt like I couldn't possibly complete a workout. Heck, even going upstairs to change seemed like it would take too much energy, but I did it anyways. I told that little voice to shut the heck up and now I feel so much better for it. In fact, I still have energy to clean my kitchen!

Wanted to add a little transformation tuesday pic for y'all. I still have a ways to go, but I'm definitely seeing great results and will continue to work towards progress.

Before:

The day my hubs left for Afghanistan. I was depressed and at my heaviest ever. 

After:

I now feel confident in sundresses!

I even completed an amazing Mud Run! 

I still can't get over how tiny my legs have gotten.

Welcome home Mr. S!!! Although I lost weight, you can see, I still kept my curves! I felt gorgeous here!

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My husband motivates me.

I've been feeling a bit nervous about my upcoming race this weekend. This is the time that I'm kicking myself for each run that I've missed and each more mile I could have run. Thankfully, my husband called me today and had some words of wisdom for me. He made me list out what I was afraid of. The only thing that I could come up with was that I was nervous that I wouldn't be at the same level as others doing the race. Saying it out loud, it sounded a bit silly. This race is for me! It's to prove to myself that I can conquer something I never thought I could, not to prove anything to anyone else. Not knowing if we will get the chance to speak again before the race, he left me with one last piece of wisdom. He simply said. "You got this. Now, go get 'em girl!" I love that man! He has a way of reassuring me when I question myself. He sees the strong woman that I am, not the one who second guesses herself. I am awesome, and I'm beginning to realize that.

So, my workout for the day was a 3 mile run. I completed it in about 40 minutes, which isn't exactly where I'd like to be, but it's not bad either. As my husband says, "Even at your slowest, you're lapping everyone on the sidelines." So go me!

What did you to today to improve yourself?

Overcoming Fears

I am registered to do a Mud Run next weekend, and I'm terrified that I'm not ready for it. I've been working out consistently for a few months, but something about running this race has got me shaking in my boots, or rather, my Nikes. I hate to admit it, but I've begun to question myself and if I am truly capable of completing this race. I've even considered what excuses I could make to get out of it just to prevent the possibility that I might fail.

I've had to shake myself back awake and out of the fear that I've put myself in. I may not be the best runner. I may not be completely successful at all of the obstacles. At the end of the day though, I know that I will be thrilled with myself for completing the race, even if it's not perfect. I'm going to put on my big girl panties and lace up those sneakers and dive right into it!

Moral of the story today: You don't have to be perfect, you just have to believe in yourself enough to try.


UPDATE: I DID IT!!!
It was incredibly difficult, but I felt amazing afterwards, although sore. I believed in myself, and killed it! I may not have been the fastest or most fit person there, but at the end of the day I succeeded in my eyes, and that's all that matters.