Week 14 Wrap Up and Regrets

Week 14 has finished and week 15 is beginning. For the week, I am down 2.0 pounds. This brings my total loss so far to 42 pounds. Today, I am wearing a dress I just purchased that is TWO sizes smaller than what I was wearing 3 months ago. It feels good :) 

 

Aside from my pants falling down twice this week (The first time, I put my hands in my pockets with a little too much force. The second time, I put my cell phone in my pocket...who would've thought the weight of a cell phone could make some pants fall down. This is also one reason why I am wearing the new dress today...so I don't have to worry about pant issues until I can get a belt this weekend) this week has been very good! Oh, and I forgot to workout on Saturday. I'm not quite sure how that happened. I woke up with every intention of working out, then I just started doing other things, which led to running errands and then making dinner and then my friend dropped off her daughter so we could babysit...I went to bed and thought, "crap, I forgot to workout." Oops. I guess it happens sometimes.

 

Two days this week, I was able to do some jogging intervals. I couldn't do the intervals for the entire cardio sessions, but I was able to do it for half the time and then power walk the rest of the time. It's when I hit that pain that I can't quite push through that I have to stop and walk (the shin splints are really hanging on). But it's a lot better than last week. And a heck of a lot better than the week before that. So, it's improvement. I think I should be back to normal by next week...I hope :)
And my yoga classes are starting to get exciting. We've been working on crow pose for a couple weeks now. And on Monday, we worked on handstands! We did the first part of handstand with a partner, where they hold one leg while you lift your other one up. Honestly, I felt confident I could hold my leg up....but did not feel confident/trust my partner enough to support the other leg :/ Let me lose about 30 more pounds (or give me a really strong partner) and I'll try again :)

 

 

 

So, I've talked about Donald Miller before (author of Blue Like Jazz and A Million Miles in a Thousand Years). He has a blog that he (and several other contributors) write in pretty much daily. I love to read these blog posts. They're really interesting and often make you think and reflect. I read one from the archives yesterday (Click HERE to read the blog post) and it really got me thinking (and if you're my facebook friend, I shared the link on there yesterday). This post is about the top 5 regrets people have in the last weeks of their lives. There's a nurse that works only with patients who have 12 weeks or less to live. She started to ask her patients if they had any regrets or anything they would have done differently in their lives. Here are the top 5 responses:

5. I wish I had let myself be happier

4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends

3. I wish I had the courage to express my feelings

2. I wish I hadn't worked so hard

1. I wish I had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me

You were just given the most common regrets people have by the time they die. Think about those responses. How many do you feel right now in your current situation?  There is a VERY good chance at least one of these regrets has stuck out to you in one way or another. Everyone I spoke with about this so far is currently feeling at least one of these regrets. I loved reading this blog post so much because it gave me hope. 

 

Here's why this list give me hope. WE'RE STILL ALIVE! We aren't dying in 12 weeks (that we know of). Our lives aren't done yet. You are still breathing. You are still capable of changing any potential regret you may have. Call your friends! If you currently wish you had let yourself be happier, then let yourself be happier! Starting today, do what you need to do to make yourself happy. If you wish you lived a life true to yourself, you still have your life to live! Go live it the way it's supposed to be lived. Other's expectations should not control how you are supposed to feel. You can change that. You were designed to be YOU and no one else. Society's standards shouldn't mold you into something you aren't meant to be. You are YOU and only YOU. Most anything that you wish you could've done, it's not too late. Have faith and do what you need to do to be the best you can be. :)