I am on my final month of the challenge and although the results I received from Susan on Saturday were good, I still have a long winding road to go.  Since the weekend of September 11th, I have been struggling with a very personal issue and am still trying to recover.  Sometimes, I think it’s better for me just to give in and give up on some things, but something inside me keeps me going.  I know if I was not in the challenge, I most likely would have been a distance memory in Susan’s mind.  However, since I have not given up and when even on travel, I still make it a point to get some type of physical activity in my week.  Plus, I know that the challenge is working because today I put on a pair of pants that a month ago, I could not wear.  Oh, and when I went home for my “feast day”, my monta was too big for me as compared to last year.  I am happy to say that I finally found something that works.  And this challenge is working.  You just have to stick to your plan and the rest falls into place.  I think if I had not been so involved with other issues my results Saturday would have probably been a bit more dramatic, but again, I am just being hard on myself.  If anything, I am my worst critic.  Do any of you feel this way?  Also, if anyone else in the challenge read these blogs, I had talked to a few people after class and inquired about other recipes for making large quantities of food for the week.  So, if anyone has any recipes or ideas to share, please let me know.  I thank everyone for the input.  Making salads a head of time, boiling my cage free eggs, and baking my potatoes helps a lot. 

 

I would also like to mention, because of the challenge and being exposed to the spinning classes, I am close to purchasing a road bike!!  Susan and Kurt have been very helpful, I even was able to test one out.  I never knew anything about road bikes and didn’t even know there was a difference between a mountain bike and a road bike, of course I knew the tires were bigger on a mountain bike.  Anyhow, I’m so looking forward to getting out on the road.  I still laugh at myself because I had asked Susan if you had to try out for her O2 team and she just giggled and said there are no tryouts, you can join any time.  I hope to bike up to A Mountain and Mount Lemmon some day.  I never thought I would even have thought of doing this.  I want to feel the wind in my hair and be one with the road!

 


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