Day 2 (Holistic Health 10-Day Challenge)

Day One is typically one of my most difficult days to get past when I am starting something new. I tend to give in easily to temptations, particularly if those temptations have the name Hershey's or Peter Pan in them. I generally will convince myself to wait "one more day" to start the new habit, and that cycle basically goes on and on until "one more day" has formed into months and months of a perpetually well-intended habit gone wild.

Yesterday was an exception! I resisted some of the greatest temptations known to man that I would dare challenge ANY man, woman or child to attempt to conquer with the force and tenacity I did. Imagine eating only a 5.5 ounce can on yogurt all day, that being your one and only consumption of food, and then going to a food-filled, four variety cake laden wedding and reception and somehow conjuring up the will power to say no to everything but a slice of perfectly cooked salmon. Believe it, because it happened and I inwardly celebrated with myself. Not even a finger-full of frosting! BOOM! While I recognize that eating just yogurt during the day is not a healthy choice, I do NOT plan on doing that often. Trust me on that one.



I did manage to work in a little over 30 minutes on the treadmill yesterday. I realized with half shame and half pride that something happens to me when I run. Imperatively, I have to listen to music when I run. That's not a bad thing. However, I noticed if I hear a good song, I HAVE to sing with it. It's an uncontrollable reaction I have to a good song. Makes me look looney, unless I am alone, of course, so I'm thinking the treadmill may be the best permanent option for me for my running habits. The treadmill is actually becoming my new best friend. It doesn't talk back to me like Denise does. I am currently taking requests for an official name for my treadmill buddy.



I also realized that the music I thrive on most while exercising is Mexican. Specifically mariachi. There's something unidentifiably sexy about a man rolling his R's when he sings...I don't know what it is, but the pain in my legs goes away when he sings about la luna! Truth is, I have no clue what they are even singing about, but it's always the Spanish/Mexican/Latin music that gets my juices flowing and makes me wanna shake my tail feathers. I can't lie...a couple times I stepped on the outside of the treadmill and did. Did I mention my 15+ minutes on the Yates Dance Floor (also known as my kitchen) doing the Soulja Boy Dance?

Tomorrow I'll write more about my spiritual and social journey the past couple days. All in all, I feel like my first day on this 10-Day Challenge was a success. Using an iPhone app for my food intake and exercise outbreak, I am able to track my total calories so I can set more specific goals for myself. I'm looking forward to seeing how this goes. Until next time, I'm pressing on!