Day 14 - No gain, no loss, lots of pain, but I am still all in!

So it's been a week, roughly, and I stepped on the scale last night.  No significant gain, but no real loss.  I can't help feeling a bit disappointed by that. Last week, I did slack a little bit because I was sick.  But I have been pretty good about sticking to the Keto diet.  I also did do some workouts.  On Monday, I went for solid run in my neighborhood, I made sure I got my 25 splat points in!  So come on! What's the deal here?

On that note, I did notice that running in my neighborhood is not the same as running at Orange Theory.  I went to OT today and for the same exercise duration I hit 45 splat points.  So clearly I'm pushed more in OT than when I run out of studio.  Regardless, it was a good run and I do like the cold chill while I'm running outside. 

In general, running is hard.  It hurts in the knees, my feet, and virtually every step comes with some form of pain.  I have to will my way though each minute and keep fighting to finish my workouts.  But that seems to go with everything in my life.  I've never quite had any sort of easy path.  I've always had to work hard for anything and that has always lead to a good result.  So running is no different for me. 

I've been doing a bit of introspection lately, and  I have been analyzing the things that I complain about. I feel like they are relatively insignificant compared to others.  I'm clearly not appreciating what I have and where I am at in my career, nor have I really taken in how fortunate I am.  I have a great job, I have a nice house. I have a wonderful wife that takes care of me.  Come on, what do I really have to complain about?  So this is being added to my overall self improvement goals. 

When I rebooted this fitness campaign I set these goals

• Loose 35-40 pounds
• Learn to care about the right things ( Eat right: Keto Diet )

So adding to that list is "Learn to appreciate what I have".   I think this goal is a solid way to stay motivated. I need to stay positive, push my limits and really show myself what I am made of.  I'm getting super pumped up and motivated just writing about it.  So I'm pretty sure this is going to work. Ha! 

Today,  I pushed a bit harder than normal in OT,  I smashed a whopping 45 Splat points, and I picked up my running Push Pace to 6.5.  That was my all out before!   Granted I felt like I was going to die, but I didn't!  This is kind of funny, I never see the coach go up to other people and ask if they are okay, or how they are doing.  But this coach Aaron,  he definitely keeps an eye on my heart rate.  When I'm pushing at 103%  to 107% in the red zone,  he comes over and gently pats me on the back and says "how are you doing, are you okay?".   So he is either a really nice guy or he thinks this fat old man is going to croak if I get to 110%.  LOL.

No matter what, I'm proud of what I accomplished so far.  I'm roughly 15 pounds down.  I am an accomplished human, and I have learned to care about my health.  I'm on a road to recovery and now I'm not feeling that down that I didn't loose any poundage over the last week.  I do look forward to pushing through and hitting my goals.  I just need to work hard, appreciate life, and keep learning!