Danger Zone

I recognize it. It's upon me. There is great danger or giving up or dropping out. Due to several reasons beyond my control.

*Christmas spreads - it seems everywhere I go, there is some kind of awesome dessert or summer sausage with an exotic cheese ball. The temptations surround me. I feel heartburn coming on already.

*Kids out of school - it is so much harder to get in a workout when I am not on a constant routine.

*Tom OOT - when he is OOT, it makes it waaay difficult to get the to the gym.

*My most compelling reason? I fell and hurt my knee. Bad. They don't call me "Grace" for nuthin. While running, I tripped over my sister's flower bed trim and my knee landed directly on the edge of her concrete step. My knee is black and blue and HURTS. I've got this really embarrassing limp.

Now you see why I call it the danger zone?

Well, thank goodness for this blog and for Amanda who called me out in a comment on my last post. I promise you: this blog is keeping me honest. And people like Amanda and Katie and Amy and Chere don't realize what a favor they are doing me by reading here once in a while.

I am going to do my best to make it through this 3 week stretch and NOT give up.

Do what I can to stay out of the danger zone. And Amanda, I will get to that weight thing.

Tomorrow.

Day 12-14 Setback City

Oh how easy it would be just to kind of slip out of this challenge if it wasn't for this darn blog.

Though workouts have gone very well, and in general the first 1/2 of my days have been good, it's being surrounded with good eats that have been my setback.

A slice of pumpkin roll here

A chip with dip there.

A small slice of pizza.

And one more.

So all in all, I'm doing much better than I was before I began the challenge.

I wasn't working out at all...
I was drinking pop at will...
I sometimes started my day with donuts
and did not pay much attention to what I am put in my body.

I will not get down.

I will just start anew tomorrow...

the beginning of week 3.