Heads Shoulders Knees and Toes..

Motivation:

"Men succeed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for their victories." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Diary:

Tuesday:
B: none
S: beef jerkey and nuts/seeds,
L: none
S: none
D: met my brother, who was in town on a sales call, for the All Star Game, had a few drinks and greasy fried appetizers at sports bar. (This really wasn't a great day, but it was fun.)
g: 2.25 miles on elliptical, walk, sauna - felt good to get back to my mp3 music. I felt very good.

Wed:
B: none
S: none
L: none
s: chicken salad sandwich, diet soda
d: bologna sandwich, diet soda, handful of popcorn
g: 2.25 miles on elliptical, walk 1 mile, sauna - felt good again.

I need to prepare and eat my breakfast. Let's go here, buddy.

Notes:

Now that I am back in the gym, my neck and legs are starting to be sore and they are telling me "hey, you haven't worked us like this for a while. We like it, but we are going to make you suffer just a little". My whole body is suffering right now, internally and externally. I think that if I stay true to the eating and workouts, then this will start to be better, but this is a stress for me currently.

I find that the days that I get my workout and my "motivational music time", I feel a lot better about myself. I knew this before, but the reminder has been a nice blessing.


Thanks to everyone for the kind emails and support. One email I will share with this group, as it came in very timely:

"Self-knowledge and self-improvement are very difficult for most people. It usually needs great courage and long struggle."--Abraham Maslow

The honesty required is sometimes frightening and painful. Anyone who remains faithful has great courage and deserves deep respect. But we do not have to wait long to begin receiving the rewards. New freedoms, good feelings, and friendships quickly develop, and we are promised to continue growing and to receive more benefits throughout our lives. What rewards have come from our courage and struggle?

That was a very nice message.


Well, I have been stressed out with work. I don't really want to go into it, but I feel I am being squeezed to do impossible things in very small amount of time. The load is growing and the demand for quality also is growing. This is creating for a stressful environment, and since most of my awake day is spent at this place, I am starting to get a poor attitude and self-image. I have to somehow find a way to get this in perspective.


more later,

Chazz