Goodbye Nancy

So yesterday, I had one of those days. Yup, one of those my world is falling apart, I can't do anything right, how am I going to fix everything days. I woke up feeling unable to deal with anything, worried about every problem big and small, and feeling sorry for myself. 

I know I hit a stressed out point, but for once, I didn't turn to food. I ate what I planned to eat that day and every time I thought about putting more food in my mouth, I said to myself, that is stress talking. What I really wanted to do was curl up under my covers and sleep away the bad day. But I made myself go workout and you know what? 

It pulled me straight out of my funk! I guess when you're lifting weights, busting your butt through circuits, and deciding to step up the weight, your confidence comes back  :)

And Day 9 of this challenge is coming to a close. My workout is done, I ate my planned food, water done, wall sits done. 9 days! I don't think I have ever followed anything for 9 days straight without some deviation. I have to say, I think having energy and not feeling hungry makes a big difference. I'm not saying this is by any means easy, but I'm doing it like I said I would. I am following through on my word and don't have to worry about looking stupid for saying I was going to do something and quitting before the finish. 

I am finding that staying positive and being my own little cheerleader is essential. We had this mindset video that we had to watch/discuss last week as part of the challenge, and ever since, I've become more conscious of my own inner dialogue. I have a lot of negative thoughts. 

There's a lot of can'ts, it's hard, why can't i's, not yets..... 

No wonder I've fallen short, when my own mind is putting limitations on what I can achieve. So I am trying to change that and have a more positive outlook. You really don't know till you try and if I fail the first time, I can learn from that and try again! Because right now, I'm proving Negative Nancy wrong.

I am planning my meals. 

I am hitting my workouts. 

I am being social without ruining progress. 

and I am proud of myself!