Conquering

Wake up. Feed the angry monster inside before it takes control of your mouth and makes you yell frustrated and mean things at unsuspecting family members. Drink that coffee, black, black, black. Get the boy on the bus. Tie on the trainers, grab your already packed gym bag and GET OUT THAT DOOR. Breeze through the gym door all smiles and light. Enter weight room. Sigh at the many numbers who have decided 9am is a great time to work out as well. Put on headphones, set volume a little higher and choose the rockiest tunes. Push, pull, bend, squat, lather, rinse, repeat until your legs and arms and gut are screaming in defeat. Leave the weight room, enter the cardio room. Hop on your favorite elliptical machine and hear the complaints from your quads as you amp the resistance up to level 10. 45 minutes later, clean off that machine, stretch those muscles, grab that bag and trudge, slow, aching, limping out of the gym. Keep the headset on and don't look anyone in the eye. (You can't talk to anyone, there is no breath, there is no words, left in you.) Get in car, drive home and realize ...

YOU DID IT. You made it through the whole thing. AGAIN. You did it. You really did. Feed the slowly re-awakening monster with that mid-morning snack and check the schedule for whatever is next.

Suddenly, the legs are less tired, the arms are slightly less weak, the mind is clear. Whatever is left on the day is just fine. YOU DID IT! YOU MADE IT! You can take on any obstacle thrown your way. If you can handle all that, you can handle anything else that comes along. Dance through the rest of the day, riding on the high of accomplishment. When the time for sleep comes, sleep knowing that tomorrow is yours to conquer.

FRIDAY'S FOOD DIARY
Breakfast
Ezekiel 4:9 Cinnamon Raisin Bread, 2 serving
Blue Agave, Organic (Wholesome Sweeteners brand), 0.5 tbsp
Egg white, 4 serving
Blueberries, fresh, 0.5 cup
Olivio Buttery Spray 5 sprays, 2 serving
Regular Coffee, 3 cup (8 fl oz)
Lunch
Beans, red kidney, 0.5 cup
Jennie-O Extra Lean Ground Turkey, 4 oz
Herdez Salsa Casera (medium), 10 tbsp
Dinner
Green Giant Cut Green Beans, can, 1 cup
Dijon Shrimp, 1 serving
Snack
Cottage Cheese, 1% Milkfat, 0.75 cup (not packed)
Libby's Tropical Mandarin Oranges w/ Splenda, 0.5 cup
Carrots, raw, 1 cup, strips or slices