A chain is only as strong as it's weakest link.
We've all heard that saying before but what does it really mean?
It means that a team is only as good as it's worst player.
Every single time I don't want to get more exercise minutes in, every time I want to hit the snooze on the 4:30 a.m. alarm clock I think about my team members and how I would let them down by not doing what I said I would do. My team is the motivation for this week!
I'm not sure why my hurdle this week seems to be an inner struggle but I have not wanted to get up and exercise. I haven't even wanted to eat really good! I know you probably haven't felt like that but for me this week it's reality. I have pushed through and I have eaten healthy (except for the bowl of Captain Crunch with Almond Milk on Sunday night -- not really that bad but I had to have sweetness & crunch) but all and all I have kept on track.
The voice in my head has wanted me to eat the M & M cookies in our little cowboy's cookie jar and my all time favorite On the Border Chips in our pantry but I haven't. In fact, I wrote myself a sticky note on the cookie jar and on the bag of chips, "Go out and exercise ~ don't mindlessly munch!" It's a reminder that I'm right on the verge of the next size down in jeans and to hold on and see the goal that's right in my grasp!
One of my new loves came from a sister Meltdown particpant who shared this awesome recipe. When warm weather hits it seems like I want to fire up the grill and not heat up the house. This recipe from Tammy came at a great time and I could literally just eat this as my meal.
Cut up cabbage, onion, carrots, asparagus, bell peppers, jalepenos, I put squash in too! I season it with Mrs. Dash Garlic & Herb plus a little onion powder & pepper. Put it all in a pan and grill it ~ super YUMMY!!! Thanks Tammy for sharing this great recipe with me and all of our Meltdown Participants. Our little cowboy even liked it -- he didn't know it was full of all kinds of veggies! He just knew it was cooked on the grill and EVERYTHING tastes better when it's cooked on the grill:)
Post a comment and let me know what your hurdle has been this week. If you haven't had a hurdle let me know what keeps you going & pushing through. We are all learning a healthier way of life and we gain knowledge from each other.
Thank you so much for the emails and kind words!! You are the best and we appreciate all of our Meltdown participants!
Have a blessed day ~ Stephanie
Good article as they are all on this blog. My hurdle was and continues to be the week-end. If I could just convince myself that Friday is a Monday I would do fine. Wow - if there is anyone out there who has NOT had a hurdle I want to meet them and shake their hand!
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