As many of you have read, I decided to take it easy yesterday. I didn’t do the workout because of some back pain issues that I’d been having. Well, today was the same story.
I took 3 rounds of Ibuprofen yesterday (like my Auntie E “prescribed”) and it seemed to work wonders!! I don’t recall having much trouble or pain.
This morning was a different story though. I woke up and my back hurt! (Man!!) I was kind of hopeful that I’d be able to start back up, but that was crushed once I got moving. Again, I decided to take it easy today and let my body heal. I’ve already had 2 rounds of Ibuprofen and it’s helped thus far. Hopefully, by Monday, I’ll be back in the game and ready to start my last two weeks. I’ll just have to take it day by day.
Onto something else. Lately, I’ve been thinking about what I should do next. Should I do another round of Insanity? (Even though it’s proved to be hard on my body.) Should I do another round of P90X even though I find it kind of boring? Or, should I try to do something else altogether?
I haven’t officially made my decision yet but I am leaning more toward doing another round of P90X. It has proven to me that it works (I lost 32 pounds from doing it the first time.) I am still just as motivated to work hard to get the results that I desire, but I’m a little hesitant since when I tried it the second time, I wasn’t as motivated to continue.
(I have a feeling though that I will be able to go through it again with more determination simply because my state of mind has been renewed and I’m practically in the home stretch of my goal.)
Either way, even though I’ve been having a TERRIBLE week, I predict that my future is still bright!! Pastor Chris (My Pastor at World Harvest Church) was talking about Landmark Moments in your life and I truly believe that a Landmark Moment for me was when I decided to get healthy. Thinking about it, the decision I made was life-changing and such a benefit that it’d be oh so hard to forget or stray away from. I committed my mind and body to a specific goal and I’ve been going strong since January. (It’s been almost 8 entire months!!) This is by far the best thing I have done for myself in terms of my physical “man” and I am pretty sure that my decision and persistence to reach my goal has inspired others as well. I never thought I’d be able to do something like this: getting my life back, so to speak.
I guess what I am trying to say is that though these past few days have been extremely rough, which could even include some gain on my part, I am still looking at the big picture. In the grand scheme of things, even if giving up a week for my body to heal means that I gain a few pounds, it means nothing if my eyes are still on the prize. Yes, I want to be at 130 by the end of this year, but it really doesn’t matter as long as I continue. My body can only do so much and I’m not going to force it to work hard if it really needs to rest.
I believe that when life changing moments occur, a certain degree of dedication is assumed. As an example from Pastor’s message today, a Landmark Moment for Moses was seeing the burning bush. I can only imagine that once he saw that, he became dedicated! When a woman has a child, no doubt she becomes dedicated to being the best mother she can be. When things were looking rocky for PJ and me, that was a Landmark Moment for me and I became dedicated. I became dedicated when I decided to get in shape. Take a moment to reflect on the Landmark Moments in your life.
As I come to a close, I just wanted to remind all of you that it’s not too late. If you read this and you are still trying to decide whether or not to take that step into becoming healthier, by all means, just take it. It will be one of the BEST decisions on your life. If you are continuing to progress to a goal, congratulations!! It takes a lot of effort and determination and you’ve accomplished a lot!!
Signing Out,
It’s Possible!!
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