A+ Test Grades...

I passed a test today, not the kind with writing utensils and paper, but rather the kind that life throws at you just to see if you are really paying attention. I was sound asleep this morning when my husband walked into our bedroom and not so calmly woke me up. He was excited, adrenaline pumping and his voice relayed that message to me even in my half asleep stupor. Our truck had been broken into... Sitting in our driveway, in a nice and safe neighborhood, we had been robbed. At first, I was like, WHAT? and then almost immediately realizing he was serious I jumped right out of bed.

A couple of items were stolen and the damage was minimal to none, however, the most frustrating thing is my son's backpack was stolen, I mean come on, who steals a child's backpack... But then I guess if you have the moral values that will allow you to break into someone else's vehicle and take things that don't belong to you then you have the moral values that say stealing a child's backpack is okay as well. My A+ grade comes from the fact that I didn't reach for my 'security blanket' of foods, I didn't freak out and grab the first thing that looked good to me. I took a deep breath, grabbed a bottle of water and went outside to wait for the police. Happy dance...

I have also felt really good today, no headache, which in and of itself is a mini miracle, drank my water stuck to my program and have done my little happy dances along the way. I got on the treadmill and met my goal, I made it 30 minutes and walked over a mile, I am impressed and proud of myself for that accomplishment and yes, I did a big happy dance, too...

I am struggling with whether I actually want to weigh myself tomorrow, the advice of the doctor was that if I needed motivation, that weighing myself on the third day may help, but I am worried that if I do not see progress I will be depressed, I am not sure what kind of progress I even expect to see and not sure whether progress is even possible this quickly. Something to think about and consider as today turns into tomorrow.

As far as the program and the my overall journey, today has been another easy day, with my motivation level increasing and my mini goals being reached I am confident that tomorrow's challenges will feel less intimidating if for no other reason than the memory of today's victories.

I received an email from a business client not to long ago and at the bottom of his signature was a simple, yet completely true, statement. Its a statement that I repeat to myself often and one that I  would like to share with you here.  - "The man on top of the mountain didn't fall there."

Oh how true that statement is!