Slipping

This week has been hard.  Not quite sure what has happened.  Haven't been to the gym and definitely haven't been eating clean!!  

I recently saw this article on another blog (and I did forget to grab the name so sorry for pinching it), but it gives the top 10 ways to be a Warrior Woman.  I think that is what I am needing at the moment.  Thought that I might put a couple up each day and have a look at them.

1. Be real.  Authentically you.  Be the girl you are when you’re alone in your room.  The girl who sings into the hairbrush.  Or dances like a wild one.  The girl who jumps on the bed with crazy abandon.  And cries in the mirror so bad the mascara runs like black rivers down her cheeks.  A girl who curses at the ceiling and vows to never speak again. The one who drops to her knees and prays that someone or something is listening. Be the girl who not only hears the music but makes the music.  The girl who doesn't just march to the beat of her own drum but runs, leaps and flies. She’s the leader of the band.  Not the groupie.  Open the door to your room. Let the rest of the world see this strong Girl Warrior.

2. Stare down your fears.  Look them straight in the eyes.  Laugh at them.  Call their bluff.  Walk right through them.  Don’t go around.  Don’t avoid.  Face them head-on. Take a deep breath.  Or a hundred  breaths.  Make your move.  And keep moving.  Shaky legs, a racing heart, lump in the throat or dry mouth are just the silly antics of fear.  Not real.  Feel the fear and do it anyway.  Find your brave heart and take it into battle. Give yourself a hug. Then go out and kick some ass.

So who do you think of when you think of a Warrior Woman?  A mythical goddess, Joan of Arc, The Sufragrettes or Wonder Woman?  These days the girls could be even looking at Katniss Everdeen for their inspiration of a Warrior Woman.  For me it has to be Sarah Connor from the first Terminator movies!!

Monday

Well life goes on......
I have been reminded that I have amazing friends.  One has put up her hand and gone 'oi - what's all this about being depressed'  It was wonderful to chat and be heard.  It is hard to reach out, hard to admit and even harder to really talk.  However with friends like I have, I am blessed to be able to do all three (when I don't let my pride get in the way).
Well the blast from the past did contact to say 'how bout it?' and he really did mean 'how bout it?'  He was merely looking for a 'friend with benefits' and as much as I have been that sort of person in the past with some people in my life (think pre-child dalliances), I wasn't prepared to allow myself to be treated that way.  mmm is that a sniff of self-esteem that I am feeling?
So what am I doing at the moment.  Well I have just joined the 12wbt challenge again.  This was something that I started in 2011 and had to stop once I developed Ross River virus.  It is a great challenge and I have seen some friends lose weight and gain great fitness from it.

It is Warm Up at the moment and then Pre-Season begins on 22nd Oct.  I have time to get rid of the unwanted foods in the fridge and pantry (oh - I am not supposed to eat them?)