Wellness Wednesday

Well....wellness hasn't exactly been on my side (by my own choice), but hopefully that will soon change. Last week was pretty rough. As Christmas got closer, nutrition and workouts got worse. I had no energy at the gym, and spent a lot of time eating whatever was around. Everyone sends tons of treats to the Critical Care office, so there was always "stuff" there and my ability to say no was non existent. My daily runs at the gym weren't lasting more than a half mile at a time, and I was pretty much feeling defeated. This continued throughout the weekend, but promised myself I would do my best to change the situation on Monday.

I kicked off Monday by training with Jody, and she near had me pass out. We went into the workout with a goal of 800 calories and she was determined to get there. It was the closest I've ever been to vomiting at bodyco, but felt so amazing afterwards. It was something I really needed and she again showed me that I can push my body more than my mind thinks I can.

Since I will be working today and tomorrow (Christmas Eve and Day), I planned Christmas dinner with mom and grampie for Monday afternoon. We had a good visit together and though there was definitely a void without dad around, was happy to be able to spend time with him. I stopped by and decorated dad's grave a bit afterwards, but it's still super weird without the headstone being there yet.

Monday night I also found out that I got accepted into a Weight Loss Pilot Program at the Obesity Prevention Center at Children's. I put in the application a few months ago, not thinking much of it. There were about 1,000 people that applied, so I didn't think I had a chance, but here we are! Hopefully this is a good sign going into 2015 that it will be better than the craziness of 2014. Basically what it involves is the program controlling my food for 16 weeks, attending weekly education sessions, weekly weigh ins and providing them feedback, which will then be developed into a book. I am excited to give this a shot. :) Hopefully i'll be blogging more to keep myself accountable and y'all updated!

Yesterday I headed back to the gym and got a 5.5 mile run in. My goal was 7, but got out of my house a little late and had to work at 10. Coming off of not even getting in a mile the week before I was ok with 5.5. I also realized that if running on the treadmill I need to do so at bodyco to keep myself accountable. The complex gym is always hot and I often find myself giving up after no time at all. By driving to the gym I at least feel obligated to give it a go and not quit so quickly. Also, not that people are "watching" me at bodyco, but since it's a small gym can be pretty noticeable if someone walks in and out within 5 minutes.

I hope you all have a great Christmas!! Sending you all my best wishes from BCH!