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I started tracking my workouts in June of 2013. I started caring. I started thinking. I started educating myself.  On the back of the journal is a quote, "continuous efforts, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential." -Winston Churchhill (see above).  So I got the journal and I'm tracking my WODs and there was a cool quote on the back and I still did things my way.  I'm still doing things my way. But my mental game is shifting. I'm asking myself the whys and I'm more aware of and recognizing my habits. This is liberating. I'm more in control.   Mindfully relentless...continuos effort. I happen to grab my journal tonight to read it and check my time from this mornings workout.  And happen to read the quote on the back, "continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential."  Continuous effort is the key to unlocking our potential.  Mindfully relentless.  I'm on a journey...this is li...

Tomorrow I go back to reality. I've been off work from my main job for the past five days (thank you parent-teacher conferences). This is normally a very joyous occasion; however, I almost always slip back into my habits. Because I'm by myself and no one can see me.  So I haven't gone to the gym for the past week. I signed up to go. And I just didn't.  Do I dwell on this...do I beat myself up...do I feel disappointed?  The answer is no. I'm on a journey and I guess after 4 weeks of 4 WODs/week I needed a week off.  Time to continue the journey. School starts tomorrow, I'm signed up for my 530a wod, and ironically there's smoked chicken and veggie steamers already in the refrigerator. (And freezer.) And my water bottle is in my car already.  I guess I do better with structure because I, also ironically, fell down into the depression hole. It was so easy to do nothing. And to pick a part my body in the mirror. Why is that easier for me...I'm still learning...

The Kansas City Royals won their post season wild card game last night. The city is lit up!!  So I'm celebratin' too, right?  So I stop and get my regular McDonald's breakfast order and celebrate with my coworkers this morning. Mind you, I've been eating mainly leftover meats and steamer veggies for breakfast the past 2 weeks.  20 minutes after enjoying my bacon egg and cheese biscuit with a hashbrown and diet coke, I needed to use the bathroom. And then I got a headache. And felt tired.  So I got some ibuprofen from the nurse and dealt with my choice.  Snack time rolls around at 10a and I've got my sausage mcmuffin to eat. I think to myself, don't eat it, it'll make you feel bad. But I ate it anyway. Because it was there. So I ate it. And had to use the restroom about 15 minutes later.  I looked at the clock when I was finally starting to feel normal again and it was about 1045a.  I ate my lunch of lettuce, hotdog, peas, snap peas, sesame sticks and l...