4 on the elliptical, started at a moderate/easy pace and getting progressively harder. Ended with sweat dripping so I figured I was working at a pretty good pace. Then lots of core/abs and stretching.
So I attended the nutritional class again last night, and have come to a few conclusions. First, I'm really starting to hate the phrase "It's a process" or almost as bad "It's a journey" These phrases make me feel left in the dark. What is the process? Just give me the clear cut steps to it and I'm sure I will be able to accomplish it. Left on my own I'm confused by conflicting information that leaves me stuck. I don't know what steps to take to get out of the pothole of misunderstanding. Maybe it is because I work in an Engineering department for 8 hours a day, which is completely process driven. You need to have a process for everything. Clear cut instructions for every job that needs to be accomplished. They want it so easy that someone can walk in the door... read the instructions and complete the job without failure. After 15 years of this I'm now so conditioned that without some sort of work instructions, the fear of failure stops me cold. And that brings me to another thought that has been rolling around in my head. Auntieem had posted the other day that she is someone who charges toward thing that she fears. This statement has been playing over and over in my head since I read it. I couldn't sleep well last night because it got me thinking so much about this. It seems so foreign to me, how can someone be so bold! It also reminded me of my friend that I lost 5 years ago, he was very much like that... so fearless, and I had promised myself that I would try to be more fearless in my life.... but here I am 5 years later, still the same and now getting all stuck in stupid ruts that I can't seem to figure my way out of. Wow this probably has more to do with other things than the nutritional class... sorry for the rant. Maybe I need to seek some professional help.
Nutritional class talked about the benefits of eating raw... getting the live enzymes of raw foods into your diet because then your body doesn’t rob your immune system to help digest food. It makes sense, we are continually eating dead foods, robbing our immune system to help digest the food, then leaving our immune system susceptible. It gets worn out and then we get all the auto immune troubles. (arthritis, fybromialga, lupus, etc) It really gave me some things to think about.
Tomorrow will be a crazy day... going to my daughter-in-laws graduation among other things... hoping to be able to get our run/walk in with my daughter, before hubby wants to go out on a date | 