Flexing my will power

It has been 10 days of the 30 day challenge! WOW! There have been a few moments of guilt where I may have had more than the two alcoholic bevs when going out or I may have had some yummy peanut M&Ms but everything in moderation.

I have gone 34 days with no pop.

I have gone 10 days with no coffee...the longest since I started college!

Hot tea is my new drink of choice and it's just as comforting to me as coffee.

No french fries in 10 days. Although I did give in to a late night drive thru of a 'Taco Fresco' from Toxic Hell a.k.a. Taco Bell.

And I have omitted cheese from several of my meals just to help my digestions. :)

On the exercise front I have done pretty well with a good routine of Pilates every day except for Monday and Saturdays. I am going to start jogging...not running...but jogging to get my heart pumping. Baby steps now.

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Something to check off my list that I have wanted to do before I turn 30 was to go skiing and I DID! On Sunday, I ventured to Mad River Mountain with Corey, Angela and Ashley. The Boss Ladies opted to go snowboarding and Corey and I went skiing. Patience and a positive attitude is how I skied. Having a positive visualization of me skiing down the slopes and doing well is how I ended up not hurting myself and only falling a handful of times...ok, maybe two handfuls of times.

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The speed and the adrenaline rushing through my veins was exhilarating! The patience of my helpful instructor, Corey, made me feel a little more confident that standing up in those skis, going down the easy hill and then lifting up, UP, and AWAY to the intermediate mountain was all possible on my FIRST time ever skiing. That was quite the workout too especially for my wings on my arms. HA! Let's hope they fly away soon! :)

Snow Boss Ladies: Angela and Ashley 1.31.10

CONFIDENCE. That's what I need to build on because I realized how powerful the mind is and how it can make you succeed or fail. I was going up the lift with Corey and feeling all proud and excited how well I was doing for my first time, and then we hopped off the lift and veered to the right to the treacherous area of the free style terrain area and THE DOUBLE BLACK DIAMOND.
Yea...I am sweating now just thinking about it. I read the sign posting with warning after warning about going down the free style terrain could "lead to injury and possibly death". Yea... the confidence was dwindling.
Well, with some coaxing and an accidental push with my poles, I started going down this hill that I couldn't see the end to. Scary. The cold and chilling wind was piercing my face and the warm tears streaming down my chubby cheeks from the speed was so intense. Then I saw this snow laced ramp that just screamed DEATH to me... so I veered to right, away from it which cracked my confidence in several pieces to bring me tumbling down the hill. Poles flew, skis scraping the snow, and my gloves trying to grasp on to some sort of dignity. After coming to a halt halfway down the DOUBLE BLACK DIAMOND and after a few hoots and hollers from the cool snowboarders in the air being lifted to their free style terrain, I looked up and around. No one was coming my way but I needed to get up as soon as possible or else there could be a deathly collision. I was missing one of my poles a few feet behind me and determined to get it back now instead of having to fall back down that hill to retrieve it. After slooowly lifting myself off the snow, I managed to go step-by-step up the hill, grab my pole, regain a little courage and head back down the hill... meeting up with Corey and somehow tumbling again right in front of him but with a smile on my face because I went down the DOUBLE BLACK DIAMOND, kind of.

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The power of confidence is amazing. Reading that sign, seeing the double black diamond symbols and freaking myself out, made me tumble down that hill. Knocked a little sense into me that positive thinking takes you a long way. A long way up and can get you back down to safety.

I am ready for another great week of my 30 day challenge, feeling happy and healthy.

beijos...