2 Days until the WLC!

Today has been a day of reflection and looking forward.  I have a sinus infection, which kept me on the couch after a two-hour stint at the doctor's office. It seems as though my body and the world around me is in a state of flux.  It's Valentine's Day. It's the official middle of February. The days are getting longer. The sun is coming out more.  It's time for a shift in thought and action.

The Spring 2013 Whole Life Challenge (WLC) is 2 days away, and I am excited.  Mentally, I am ready. Physically, I am begging for something new.  Saturday will be a day of extremes for me.  I will need to get my base numbers down on paper; look them in the eye and acknowledge where I am.

There are easy numbers, made easier by my trip to the doctor today. My resting heart rate is 56.  My blood pressure is 106/62.  I know my cholesterol, because it is something I have fought with for most of my adult life.  It was part of the reason I was a vegan for 2 years, which actually made it worse.  Apparently my body is easily inflamed, much like my personality!  

The most difficult number will be the one on the scale.  I haven't even decided if I will do that.  I haven't been on a scale and known the number for about two years.  Yes, I went to the doctor today. And, yes, they measured my weight. However, I don't look at the scale and tell the nurse not to tell me what it said.  I am still trying to work my weigh, oops....way through my plethora of eating disorders, which means convincing myself that the number doesn't matter.  Being healthy and strong is what matters.

Those are the reasons I choose to participate in these challenges.  They make me eat healthy, work out in a smart way, and take care of myself mentally and physically.  I figure the more I participate, the more concrete the changes will become.  Eating healthy, heck...eating period will just become natural and not so much a struggle for me.

I know I will suffer through the first two weeks of this challenge just as I suffered during the first one last fall.  I also know that I will thrive once I make it down that first path.  The clouds will surely dissipate, the fog will creep back through the trees, and my smile will shine brighter than before.  This will surely be the best spring I have experienced, and I will be blessed to experience it with my friends and family either walking it with me or supporting me from the grassy boulevards.

Let's see what tomorrow holds............