July 26, 2015
Without the stress of wondering what would happen if I got stuck in a cave, freaked out, or otherwise embarrassed myself, this week was relatively uneventful. When I think about our Moaning Cavern experience, I am grateful for that whole experience. It has given me a new appreciation for what I am capable of doing and confidence that I am up to the challenges that will present themselves. I don't think I'll completely be able to give up my hesitancy about trying new things that aren't on my list of things I feel I have to do for my life to be complete ( I learned during the drive to the caverns that my speaking my doubts and lack of enthusiasm provides a certain amount of entertainment for my fellow participants) but I do think some of the head noise will quiet.
Monday this week was the first day I chose not to do any of my push ups, sit ups or bicycling since starting my regiment in January. I was achy and tired and decided I could give myself another day of rest. It was hard to make that okay. I finally rationalized that since I started three months ahead of schedule, I was in no way shirking my responsibilities or commitment. I did get in 50 push ups that day however due to a partner challenge during Black Belt class. We had to try to out last our partner. I wasn't watching when my partner stopped until I got to 50.
A while back, I set a goal to be able to do one set of 50 push ups. I don't know why that was important, but it was. When I could not consistently meet that goal, I decided it wasn't really that important. It was only a number. I stopped trying and was content to just get my 150 done in whatever combination each day would bring. For the past two weeks, I have consistently been able to do 4 consecutive sets of 50 push ups a day. I feel no need to go beyond that, and am happy to check that off my list. I thought I had let go of that goal, but apparently I hadn't. Goes to show you how powerful our thoughts really are and how careful we need to be about what we focus and think about.
This week:
Push- ups: 1,070
Sit-ups: 1,000
Bicycling: 24.9 miles
Running : Couldn't run this week because my husband was out of town and I wasn't about to drag 6 kids out early in the morning for a run .
Classes: 2 Black Belt classes, two private lessons
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