Laziness is NOT an option!

This week I have been in "celebration mode" from reaching goal.  Which is a good thing, except that I have also allowed myself to get a little lazy.  First of all, I am battling a cold and PMS.  So I should not be surprised to see that the scale at the gym says I am up about 3 lbs.  Especially if you add in the celebratory foods I have been using my new "extra points" for.  I had every intention of using those 28 points this week in a healthy way.  Four points per day, all protein and fruit/veggies.  But after working so hard all week and accomplishing my goal, I needed a break and I got way too lax about my food choices over the weekend.  So, by Monday, a good amount of those extra points were gone. 

I have also been too lazy about my exercise regimen this week.  As I mentioned before, I am not feeling well this week.  So I have let that become an excuse to not exercise as much or as hard as I normally do.  I have still gotten some form of exercise every day, but it is nowhere near my usual level of activity. 

Well, today something just snapped for me.  I decided that I was NOT going to accept this laziness anymore!  So what if I am not feeling well?  It's probably just a cold!  There is nothing wrong with my legs and my arms so why can't I still get on that elliptical machine and go for 45 minutes?  So I did.  I had a great workout this morning on the elliptical and I survived.  I started getting tired and lazy and just pushed myself harder.  Because I will not let my mind trick me into sabotaging what I have worked so hard for.  If I let myself get lazy and lax about the program now, it will only lead to a downward spiral and everything that I have worked for in the past year and three months will be gone.   I can not and will not let that happen.  There is no going backward - only forward.