10/13/09 – 8,192 (whoo hoo!!)
Food Journal – No
10/14/09 – 8,461
Food Journal – No
10/15/09 – 12,517 (double whoo hoo!!)
Food Journal – No
10/16/09 – 8,035
Food Journal – No
10/17/09 – 5,467 (sigh)
Food Journal – No
Happy Weekend Edition, Mintdom!
Even though I have not posted since October 12, I HAVE been keeping track this week while I was away. I love that my steps were in the 8,000, but my body (especially my left knee) is screaming at me! I have been icing my knee since yesterday, and after it calms down, I am going to try the elliptical machine. I am also doing some of the knee exercises that I found on Spark People (www.Sparkpeople.com). I know that I NEED to be diligent in this and I am comMINTing to myself to do so.
“Never Quit. “Don’t ever, ever quit. Recognize that stopping now, regrouping to try a new approach isn’t quitting. If you quit you’ll regret it forever.” -Rudy Ruettiger
Check out Rudy’s story here http://www.rudyintl.com/
I spent this week with an awesome group of leaders in the real estate world, helping to put on a retreat. We held team building exercises from the beginning to the end, both indoors, and outdoors in the rain – talking about never quitting! It was wonderful to watch individuals (and even competitors in the real estate world) come together as a team! We held the retreat at Nemacolin, in Farmington, PA, not far from Pittsburgh. If you ever get a chance to go, go; it is fabulous!
One of the team building exercises was for each market center (there were nine) to put on a musical skit. Here is an example of one of the market centers. You can find others by going to www.YouTube.com and search KW Rocks ALC Retreat. You can also find them on Facebook. They are a hoot!
Although the retreat was work for me and my body is screaming at me, I loved every minute of it! The group that I was working with is not only energetic, smart, capable, dependable, and upbeat, but they are also ALWAYS upbeat, and positive. We are very blessed with that same kind of leader, and one that thanks you with time at the spa!
I am excited to be home in my real life, and to regroup with a fresh outlook and approach to my health (trying the elliptical machine, and some new recipes), and mostly to be back with you!
AffirMINTion: I love trying to ways to reach my goals!
Make it a GREAT day, IF you choose to
Life is good!
PS I cannot stop without posting these two items. One is a poem from an unknown author, and the other are the lyrics to the song ‘The Climb’ I hope you enjoy and are as inspired as I am with these words!!
“When things go wrong as they sometimes will;
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill;
When the funds are low, and the debts are high
And you want to smile, but have to sigh;
When care is pressing you down a bit-
Rest if you must, but do not quit.
Success is failure turned inside out;
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt;
And you can never tell how close you are
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit-
It’s when things go wrong that you must not quit.”
~ Unknown
http://tinyurl.com/ItsYourClimb2
The Climb
By Jessi Alexander and Jon Mabe
(from the movie Hanna Montana sung by Miley Cyrus)
Miley Cyrus – The Climb Ringtone
I can almost see it,
That dream I’m dreamin’
But theres a voice inside my head sayin’
You’ll never reach it
Every step I’m taking
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
My faith is shaking
But I gotta keep tryin’
Gotta keep my head held high
Theres always gonna be another mountain
I’m always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a up-hill battle
Sometimes i’m gonna have to lose
Ain’t about how fast I get there
Ain’t about whats waiting on the other side
Its the climb
The struggles I’m facing
The chances I’m taking
Sometimes might knock me down
But, No, I’m not breaking
I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I’m gonna remember Most, yeah
Just gotta keep goin’
And, I, I got to be Strong
Just Keep pushing, on
‘Cause theres always gonna be another mountain
I’m always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a up-hill battle
Sometimes i’m gonna have to lose
Ain’t about how fast I get there
Ain’t about whats waiting on the other side
Its The Climb
Yeah
Theres always gonna be another mountain
I’m always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a up-hill battle
somebody’s gonna have to lose
Ain’t about how fast I get there
Ain’t about whats waiting on the other side
Its the climb
Keep on movin’
Keep climbin’
Keep the faith baby
Its all about
Its all about
The climb
Keep the faith, keep the faith woah
Mintdom 