Darkest Hour

I was wondering if any of you guys and girls had had that one moment when you thought why in the h$ll am I doing this to myself and were willing to share it with us? Mine was when I was about one month into the whole fitness routine. That morning I got on the scales and had lost a whole whopping 3 lbs for a month's effort. I went downstairs and did my warm up routine and climbed on the treadmill with a real bad attitude. I was grumbling the whole way and on my last lap which I usually set to an incline of 10 and a speed of 3.6 which makes me hurt and I had sweat just pouring off of me and probably said some not very nice words along with out loud why in the h$ll am I doing this to myself and I should just quit while I'm ahead. My 3 year old girl comes out of the living room and runs up to the treadmill and I'm thinking great now I've scared the baby, this day just keeps getting better! She looks at me very intently for a couple of seconds and then *kitten* her head to one side and says, "Momma you are so beautiful!" I want ya'll to know I flew up that mountain like I was a gold medalist and I have never looked back! So if you're at a point to where you're asking yourself why in the h$ll you're doing this to yourself, it's because you're beautiful and don't ever, ever let yourself forget it. I wish all of you the best and I know you can do this!

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  • munchlaxx
    munchlaxx Posts: 102 Member
    Sometimes all it takes are some sweet words to get the motivation going. :)

    3lbs in a month is not bad at all. I am lucky if I lose 2lbs in a month. According to your ticker, it doesn't seem like you have much to lose! Keep it up. :)
  • canucksweetie
    canucksweetie Posts: 14 Member
    Thats beautiful, thanks for sharing!
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