Weekend of Realizations

I apologize for the long time since the last entry. I have been crazy busy the past few days, so I didn't get a chance to update. For those that don't know, my dad had a knee replacement on Friday. He went through it really well, and is walking REALLY WELL with a walker :) We are also in the process of getting another dog, but she is up in Michigan, so we need to "make arrangements" for all of this to happen as well. And yesterday was WGI finals in Dayton, and I went with some friends. So finally, here I am, finally able to write! Yay!

It has been a few days of realization for me. First of all, yesterday I realized WHY I need to count calories constantly. On Friday, being at the hospital all day, I took the calorie counter and wrote down all of the calories I was eating. I was very well aware of how many calories I needed to burn, yada yada yada. But yesterday, I figured what the hell? I know what I'm eating, and I'll be fine. Um... no. I went way over my calories, and I didn't burn more calories than I ate. Bummer. But, lesson learned, I now need to track absolutely everything. Got it.

I also, as I told my mom earlier, feel like a totally different person lately. I make the time to go workout, I don't over-do it, and I feel confident. Going out with friends yesterday really was nice, I liked having the time to do that. And I am feeling confident when I go places now, instead of feeling so on-edge and wondering if people think I'm too fat to be a part of the guard world. I felt really good! And that's only 8 pounds later... not even the full amount of weight I want to lose. Who knows, maybe next year at this time I'll be in the world class finals performing? :) I'm thinking about it. It's definitely under consideration!

Well, since dad is home, I feel like I need to be hanging out with him, so I will take off from here. I hope everyone had a "weekend of realizations"!

Oops... forgot a quote!

"When we accept tough jobs as a challenge and wade into them with joy and enthusiasm, miracles can happen." - Arland Gilbert