Last night I went to a happy hour send off party that was in my honor with my coworkers and bosses. I drank lots of Jose Cuervos and I ate lots of chips and salsa and a big heaping of enchiladas as well as desert and bagels. When I got home I was disgusted with myself and very unhappy. I had done so good this whole week and in one day all my progress would unravel.
This morning I woke up and had gained 1.2lbs from last night (water weight, fat, who knows..pretty sure I ate well over 4000 calories last night). My first impulse was to get back into bed and binge some more and give up.
BUT I DIDN'T...I laced up my shoes and hit the track. Today was supposed to be my rest day from working out, but I knew I needed to compensate for last night. I ran for 2 hours and as I lost my breath and felt like passing out...I kept repeating this mantra:
THERE IS REDEMPTION IN PAIN.
I RAN FOR MY LACK OF SELF-CONTROL, I RAN FOR MY PAIN, I RAN FOR ANGER, I RAN FOR MY DISGUST...I RAN FOR HOPE I RAN FOR POWER, I RAN FOR MY SUCCESSES THUS FAR. I RAN BECAUSE I OWED MYSELF AND MY BODY BETTER.
I AM NOW BACK FROM MY 2HOUR RUN WITH 1400 CALORIES BURNT (GIVE OR TAKE PER MY HRM MONITOR).
I COULDN'T FEEL BETTER...I AM PROUD OF MYSELF....
YESTERDAY WAS A MINOR SET BACK BUT THIS MORNING WAS A MAJOR VICTORY...I RAN AWAY MY WEAKNESSES.
WHENEVER YOU FEEL LIKE GIVING UP...DON'T!!!!..
BECAUSE YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF NOT TO!! I HOPE THIS INSPIRES ANYBODY ELSE THAT IS GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING..
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