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Today, I maintained the integrity of my maintenance calorie budget, I remained abstinent from refined sugar, I exceeded my daily minimum 64oz water goal,

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January 16th, 2015 Protect The Cubs

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January 16th, 2015 Protect The Cubs

Taking a rest day yesterday without feeling guilty about it, was refreshing. It's not always the easiest perspective to adopt. But I adopted it all the way. I really think it helped give me a wonderful boost today. I felt super motivated to do exceptionally well today.

I experienced some stress today and instead of ignoring it, I met it head on and handled it. This is a learned thing for me. It's not my natural way, I promise. The perspective I try my best to embrace is one of a mama bear protecting her cubs. The elements of my recovery and success, are my cubs. If something stands a chance at threatening my cubs, then I must face it down, handling the situation before it handles me. Again, a learned thing.

One of the major benefits of losing 275 pounds then gaining back over half, and now losing most of the regain weight to date, are the numerous lessons and experiences along the way. It's enriched my trek in some fairly powerful ways. I'm very grateful! Maintaining balance with my food and exercise despite stressful and emotional things is imperative, because life happens. Stress and emotions come into play occasionally. What is the wise saying? It isn't what happens to you, it's how you react that matters most. It's a very important thing to remember. Those cubs, protect 'em!

It's not easy. It takes intentional effort.

My weight training today was short and sweet. I'm really pleased with my lower body strength. I was handling 200lbs on the leg press fairly easily. I might have been able to do a little more, actually. Clearly, my lower body is much stronger than my upper body. I don't think I can expect measured results just yet, I mean really, I just started, but-- I grabbed the 10 pound dumbbells for my hammer curls and they seemed perfect. Maybe the increased blood flow to certain muscles is waking them up after being dormant for so long. It's a theory.
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I dined out tonight at a little Italian place. I called ahead and confirmed they had gluten free pasta on hand. I'm not 100% gluten free, but I do make an effort to avoid it most of the time. When the server said "I'll be right back with some fresh bread," I quickly caught her before she got away and declined. My plan in this place is pasta with marinara. And since I had a good amount of calories remaining, I enjoyed a couple of meatballs. The plate arrived and it was at least twice what I needed. I was counting on a 3oz plate of pasta (1.5 servings), it was 6oz, easy. It took enormous self-control to not finish the plate. I'm experienced enough to know what 3oz of pasta looks and feels like and when I reached that point, I had to push the rest away. Still, it was tempting. Finally, the server took it away. "You want a to go box?" Uh, yes and no...I mean, no thank you! 

I often mention the weekly teleconference support group I co-facilitate with Life Coach Gerri every Tuesday evening. Openings come available with the start of every 10 week session and we're quickly approaching the start of another! If you're interested, send me an email: transformation.road@gmail.com I'll be happy to answer any questions you might have about this dynamic group!
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Tomorrow evening will be a fun experience. I have a date with my oldest daughter for dinner in Tulsa followed by the Garth Brooks concert! I'm excited! My challenge will be to get my workout in before we hit the road.

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Thank you for reading and your continued support,
Strength,
Sean
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