Day 5 - Temptation

I weighed in today. Down 3.4 pounds. Before anyone woke up, I went out for a quiet walk, no music, just time to pray. As I walked around my neighborhood, I prayed for my neighbors - their marriages, their jobs, their health, and families, that their children would have successful school years and stay healthy and injury
free.

Todays reading begins the Sermon on the Mount. We are called by God to love God and love others. I did
not always love my neighbors. I often walked and prayed for my neighbors, but it was more difficult to pray for some. I prayed that God would change some people, but didn't see any change. Finally, I prayed for the ability to live in peace with all of them, even if we all stayed the same. That was a prayer that God answered. I have a freedom in my neighborhood now that I did not always have. For a long time I was very self conscious about my weight and did not want some of my more fit neighbors to judge me by walking or running around the block. Now, that God has brought peace for me in the neighborhood, I don't mind running at any time of the day and I don't mind who sees. It's very freeing.

Breakfast was one of my favorites - egg whites, grapefruit and Ezekial bread. I am also enjoying my recovery drink while I'm typing since Kat and I completed our second day of the couch to 5k plan. The plan is still fairly easy - 5 minute warm up, 5 minute cool down and 8 reps of 1 minute runs and 90 second walks. This time we ran all of the runs. It took us about 30 minutes. It's fun to do that with her. Tonight I have dinner plans at the Cheesecake Factory. I've checked their menu, and see a few options that fit my plan. I volunteered to drive, so that automatically gives me an excellent reason to pass on the vino. I will not drink and drive.

Finished P90X Legs and Back. I had forgotten how fun that video is. Its still super hard, but manageable. I was also ready to quit before Ab Ripper X. Those little voices were telling me "you've done enough this week" and "it's alright to miss one day. I didn't listen, and finished Ab Ripper X too. I'm glad I did.

At the Cheesecake Factory, they have a full menu of choices within certain calorie counts. It was easy to select a meal under 600 calories. When it came, I was surprised how much food there was. There was 2 chicken breasts, a small serving of rice and some steamed asparagus. I split the plate in half and took one half home. After logging in the dinner, I still have over 1000 calories left to consume. So, I ordered a piece of coffee cheesecake and only took a few bites before putting the rest in a to-go container. All in all it was a successful day.