Determined

You know you are determined when you are out running, stop at a bench to breastfeed a crying baby, and then keep running. (That was me, yesterday.)

Yup, just keep moving forward . . . that's all you can do! No excuses!  

Just for the record: 2 months postpartum running feels like painful torture. My stomach aches on the inside from lack of muscles and extra chub-rolls. My legs feel like I have never run before. My feet feel like they are being crushed. I am SO SLOW it makes me want to cry. I am packing an extra 50+ pounds and I  FEEL. EVERY. POUND. The mental battle raging in my head is loud and violent. It is hard, REALLY hard -- just to keep going. 

BUT, I have done this before (a few postpartum times).  I have been exactly where I am before and I can remember the pain of starting over. It is HARD. However, I turkey-trotted my body almost daily, and I was able to  accomplish my goal before. (Photo is proof and motivation.)

So I can do it again, yes? 

I WILL DO IT AGAIN. 

YES! 

May I master my mind to make it happen! 

(Because it is a mental thing, even more than physical.) 

One step at a time . . . moving forward. 

Determined.