Day 18

Over the Hump.

Lately, things have been rough. To start, I had a couple days of really bad homesickness. Plus, with my leg acting up, I haven't run in over a week. Add to that the fact that the scale was being a little bitch. Put it all together, and you have what we call a "plateau." A big, fat hump in the middle of your life. Like a Wednesday, but fatter. Wwweeedddnnneeesssdddaaayyy.

Weight loss stalled... Desire to eat everything in sight increased... Frustration multiplied... Self control out the window... Straight jacket may be required.

But yesterday, despite being a mental wreck, I got over the hump. Of course, I didn't realize that yesterday, because I was about 2 legumes shy of being a total nut job.

Today though, I see it. More importantly, I feel it.

So here's what I think got me out of my funk.

1. Water: I basically went on a water binge, and sure enough, woke up yesterday dying to pee and finally  below 132.

2. Hope: I don't even own a pair yet, but my new obsession, Vibrams, have given me hope that someday I will be able to run pain-free. And that hope is simply intoxicating.

3. Remembering that tomorrow is a new day: What I didn't mention in my blog yesterday was how awful I felt at yoga last night. Absolutely terrible. But when I left, I said to my instructor, "It's all good, because tomorrow is a new day." And sure enough, yoga this afternoon was fantastic.

Today, I feel amazing and I'm so proud of myself for sticking to my goals, dealing with my frustration and getting over the hump. I'm amped for my weekend of soccer and I can't wait for next week when I replace my runs with Taekwondo, rock climbing and swimming.

Current weight: 131.5 and STOKED for ice cream on Sunday!