Push it Real Good!

Good Morning People,

This is week four of this journey. I have to admit i was a little upset with myself last week. I only lost 4 pounds, i was looking to lose around 6. I had a few little cheats as ill call them and im sure they are the reason why i didnt lose as much as i wanted to. I am currently in death con 5 mode, ready to give it all i have plus a little more. The next four weeks im going to push myself until i reach these goals. Mardi Gras is right around the corner and this shirt is still hanging in the hallway, i must wear it. I also have roughly 18 days to run this mile, im closer and closer each day. Ive learned that we often our our worst enemies. I have got to push myself so i can be satisfied with the outcome. This morning i was excited to get to the gym and workout. Our warm up consisted of 25 jumping jacks, 10 squats, 10 push-ups, and 5 Burpees, three rounds. Its strange that the warm up is no longer that hard for me. When we first started i thought i was gonna die after the warm up, but now it just leaves me wanting more. Our workout this morning consisted of Sit-ups, ring pulls, squats, and push ups. We had to stay at each station 4 minutes doing each work out 20 sec and then a 10 sec break. My goal for each station was to get to 5 reps for 8 rounds in the 4 min. It was an extremely hard workout. round 1 and 2 are easy, after that the pain sets in and you really just wanna lay on the ground. Every workout im constantly amazed that i am finishing it. Never had i imagined that I would be the person i am right now. I mean im buying fresh meat, fruit and veggies. i used to buy frozen pizza, wings, white powdered donuts, and 2 gallons of chocolate milk. Now Im this healthy fat guy, im sort of like a hybrid Tahoe, big but good for ya. I had the pleasure of talking to my wonderful mother this morning, who by the way said she did not want to be mentioned in the blog. She knows that is an impossibility for me. My mother is doing zumba, and im so proud of her. She said she feels like Beyonce, clearly shes not, but she has a few moves in there. As i walked around Walmart this morning, im sure everybody heard our conversation, as we tend to talk loud on the phone with each other. One of the greatest things we talked about was a lifestyle change. I told her im not on a diet, thsi is a lifestyle change, a transformation, we have to start paying more attention what we put in our bodies. if we treated our bodies like we do our cars we would be much better off. My mother is such an amazing woman, who by her actions has taught me so much. People often say that im such a funny guy, i get my humor from my mother, she cracks me up. As children she was always pushing us to do great things, and to be great people. three years ago she almost died, and now she is up doing zumba three days a week. She is an inspiration to me because she continues to push her sel;f and learn new things. As i journey forward, ill continue to have her words of wisdom in my head. I am going to push, and push untill i cant go any further, the first step is getting up. Salt and pepper said it best.