Course Correction

So my journey of healing, while maintaining a decent level of fitness continues. My diet last week was really great: hardboiled eggs for breakfast; some nuts for a snack; salads for lunch; and a lean/healthy meat with veggies for dinner. Hey, I even lost 2 pounds!

Walking, push-ups, and jump-roping? Didn't happen last week.

Then Sunday came. I had a little too much fun. Well, is there such a thing? But one mimosa after another led to me eating my friend's leftover desert. Since when do I eat other people's leftover deserts?!! I got home too late and unmotivated to prepare for my upcoming week. Because, as you probably already know, eating healthy takes a little preparation.

Then I had a great idea on Sunday night. We should just order pizza, and I would be able to eat the leftovers for lunch the next day (and solve my problem of not having a salad to eat). Yes, it was just genius. So we did.

But Monday morning I woke up realizing this was a mistake. Maybe the magic of the mimosas had worn off, but I knew that diet still had to be a priority for me if working out isn't possible. I am known for not being a morning-person. But I made no excuses. I boiled the water, prepared the eggs, grabbed some leftover nuts, and ventured off to work with the pizza still in the refrigerator. It was hard to leave behind food, knowing I was wasting it, but I was determined to get back on track. And I got through my Monday, even ended up eating the school lunch- a chicken salad.

So the lesson that I learned, and continue to learn, is that when I mess up, I can't stay in that unhappy place or drive deeper into the jungle of bad decisions. I have to do what I can to correct myself and maintain a steady course towards the elite fitness I desire.

After all, I AM an athlete!