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Sometimes mental games are more difficult than the physical

4/15/2013 - 4/21/2012

Swimming - 3
Biking - 1
Running -3
Strength Training - 0
Weekly weight loss - 0
Total weight loss - 45.5

What started out to be a good week turned into 3 days of "skipping the gym."  I had a great workout on Monday and started out Tuesday with a great swim and thought that I would run outside since most of my running has been on the treadmill.  About 25 minutes into my run the pain in my hip / thigh area became unbearable so I decided to walk a bit.  After that it went downhill.  I ended up doing 50 minutes but most of the 2nd half of that run ended up being a walk.  Of course this started the conversation with myself "how do you expect to be able to do a marathon if you can't run 45 minutes..."  This has always been my biggest battle - negative self talk.

I have significantly changed my life - I left a life of crazy stress and no life / work balance, I have lost 45 lbs, I have made my goal weight, I have moved 1/2 way across the country to start a new life, I have recovered from back surgery......yet in my mind there are still so many demons in my head.  Some may say I was running away, but I was trying to save my sanity.  But with all the "wins" / successes you realize that life is not perfect and is still a work in progress.

I have to combat the negative self talk and remind myself of all the things I have accomplished and all the things I still want to accomplish.  I have to remember that change takes time, it won't happen overnight and there are always set backs but remember where you started.

I have a few very supportive people in my life that remind me of that and I'm so glad that in my moments of crazy I can get sound advice / direction from them.

I have always been a black or white, all or none, type of person and I'm learning to live in the shades.

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  1. Joy WizziwaApril 21, 2013 at 8:51 AM

    So true...living in the shades...I like that!! This is exactly what the DC United coach was talking about yesterday at the open training session yesterday...sometimes it boils down to the mental side of the game...and you have to find ways to work through them. For each person it is different... :) Here we go...it is a whole new week!!!

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