Dead weight

So I really didn't feel great going into today's workout. I felt heavy and slow. Wade focused on upper body today. The rope machine was pretty cool. At one point, a little more than half-way through the workout I told Wade I was still feeling slow, so he took me outside. We did some shuffles, quick feet, and went on a "fun" run around the gym a couple of times. By the time we made it back inside for ab work, I was feeling like I was coming out of my funk. It was a reminder to me that excerise really is the best cure for being in a funk, even though most of us try to convince ourselves that not "feeling like it" is an adequate excuse for not exercising.

So, when I made it home to finish filling in my food journal for today I realized why the funk today. I ate more fat and carbs later in the day yesterday than I have been. What a difference it makes! I used to eat so poorly that I felt like crap most of the time, so changing a few things didn't really matter. Since I've made healthy changes to my diet, I can actually tell when I deviate from the formula. What a concept! :) I won't make that mistake again.

Last thought....
I have a 25 minute drive home from the gym every day to my little house in the country. Today there was a beautiful sunset. I mean beautiful! It reminded me how much my attitude about things has changed. Making the committment to this Challenge is a key component in my journey back to the kind of person I what to be. I want to be a person who seizes opportunity in every part of life. I want to be eternally optomistic, choosing to see possibility instead of impossibility. Strange how a sunset can get your mind turning. Bottom line, I feel great tonight, when a few short hours ago I felt like dead weight. Amazing what a little workout can do for you, isn't it? :)