Day 809: Choices
Today is day 809 of Nutrisystem. Gratitude and attitude .. 2 really important things if you want to be successful at anything in life. Before 2017 I didn't feel like I had much to be grateful for, other than surviving leukemia. My life was such a mess and I was in a hole I didn't think I'd ever get out of. The fire was the turning point in my life and that is where my attitude of gratitude began. How could I not be grateful for the remodel of my home ? The new furnishings ? What had been a dark place suddenly became my happy place. Still, it took me a while to finally get around to taking care of myself. I survived cancer but didn't bother to start taking care of myself. I was always going to start that diet next week or next month or tomorrow .... which never came. So I'm pretty grateful to my mom for taking the picture that jolted me into action. I've said this before: she gave me life and she saved my life and I'll always be grateful to her for that. I chose this quote today because gratitude was on my mind, but I'm not 100% sure what the author meant by this quote. I get that you can choose to be grateful and you can choose your attitude, so is he saying it should be easy ? Gratitude comes easily for me now but there was a time that no matter what ray of light fell on my life there was no feeling of gratitude. When you are just trying to survive each day that is your sole focus and nothing else really registers. Attitude is the same- I may have projected a sunny disposition but I was dying inside and hated the world and everyone in it that was happy. So I feel like gratitude and attitude could actually be a challenge as opposed to a choice at times. Sure, you can "choose" to be grateful for any little crumb that is thrown your way but let's face it - when your life sucks, your life sucks and you're not going to feel gratitude. You're also entitled to have a bad attitude when nothing goes your way and it seems like every step forward is followed by 6 that take you backwards. Some days I have a problem with these motivational quotes, because it's so easy to nod and say "oh yes, I agree" when life is going well. When you're in the depths of Hell a motivational quote isn't really going to help you climb out. So I use these little gems to remind myself where I've been and where I'm going and that's about the extent of their usefulness.
Breakfast was a 2.1 ounce 160 calorie cherry cheese roll and a 5.3 ounce 80 calorie Light & Fit creme brulee yogurt. Morning snack was a 120 calorie chocolate shake with peanut butter powder. Lunch was a 3.8 ounce 220 calorie pepperoni pizza melt with a chef salad. Afternoon snack was 1/2 cup cottage cheese (80 calories) and 2 Alyssa's oatmeal cookies (90 calories). Dinner was an 8 ounce 210 calorie teriyaki chicken & noodles with roasted veggies. Evening snack was a 2.1 ounce 130 calorie carrot cupcake. Total calories for the day are 1090 and I got 80 ounces of water in.
First workout of the day was the start of a new series with iFit trainer Casey Gilbert in New England. The series was filmed last fall so the scenery was quite beautiful ! Second workout of the day was back to Vietnam with iFit trainer John Peel. Last and most amazing workout of the day was a live one with a trainer summiting Kala Patthar, which is a minor summit in the shadow of Mount Everest. The entire workout was at 10% incline but the speed was 2.2 mph or less the whole way. It was fun doing a live and I'm looking forward to starting the full series that they've already filmed ! Today I logged 95 minutes, 4.6 miles and 640 calories. I also got 20 minutes of lower body workout on the Total Gym. I'm giving my shoulder another week as I still have some pain and I don't want to undo all the progress I've made over the past couple of weeks. Fitbit says I did over 18,000 steps.
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