I suppose that things are getting somewhat better in the gym. My back is getting somewhat better while exercising. I am hoping that by the end of the next week, I will not have any pain in my back. I can handle a lot, but the type of back pain I am experiencing is just too much. It will not cause me to give up, but I am just praying that it will get better soon. Class was tough tonight, ok tough is being really, really, really, nice. Even so I did enjoy myself. I decided that I needed a small reward for myself tonight. I have been working harder than I have in many years, and I have totally come off Pepsi and sugar. Normally when I reward myself it is with food. I of course did not want to do that, so I decided to have the evening to myself. When I got home I let the hubby take over with the kids. I went into my bathroom locked the door, ran a hot bubble bath and soaked for an hour. It was wonderful and now I feel better. What a nice reward! Sometimes I just know that I can do this and others I wonder and the fear starts to creep in. I have realized that fear does not control me or my life. If I let it, then that is when I fail. I do like water, but even for someone who likes it, plain water all the time can get boring. I found a healthy solution that is really good. I bought some frozen strawberries (make sure there is no sugar added to them and that they are not in a syrup). If you put them in the fridge over night to thaw they form a juice. Take the strawberries, juice from one to two lemons and mix that into the water, and I promise it tastes just like strawberry lemonade. It is so good. I love it. I will not drink it all the time, but I will do that to make things different. Twelve weeks seems so far away and the goal seems impossible, but what is the alternative? If I do nothing then twelve weeks from now things are at best the same, worse case they are worse. By doing this and changing my life I will have accomplished something after twelve weeks. They will not be wasted.
Carrie
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