"But this one was harder."

At school this week, one of my 6th graders Jaden asked me to put his logic test on the achievement board. I couldn't understand why he would want me to put up this test since  he already had a math test up there with a much higher score.  When I told him he already had a great test on the board he just looked at me and, in his young wisdom, said, "But, this one was harder."

Life Lesson.

It was something I needed to relearn. We are more satisfied when we overcome difficult obstacles than when we succeed at easy things. I think I already knew that, but Jaden's reminder fueled me today as I wanted to quit after every segment of my workout. It was hard. I told myself over and over that I could do it because a part of me wasn't sure if I could. Well, I finished. And then I collapsed.

This week I did all 5 Fit Blast workouts. Woot! It feels so good to accomplish that goal I set for myself last Sunday. I was far from perfect with my nutrition this week but checking the workout box everyday and doing all 5 Fit Blasts feels amazing.

Every single day this week was a battle against that inner voice telling me I wasn't good enough. It seems like every other person in the Fit Blast FB group is killing it at a level 2 and 3 and little old me was struggling through level 1. It was really hard to not compare myself to them. But, the thing I have to realize is that I'm just at the beginning. I worked out more this week than I have in the past few years combined. That's a big deal! It feels so good.

Sometimes I'm angry that all my pants don't fit after just a few weeks of exercise (hah!) but I know this is a long journey. Each day I move toward my goal even though my progress is slow. I'm more proud of this progress than accomplishing all the easy things I do in my life. Give me this mountain!