Getting antsy

I am on a great path to a healthy and active life. However, I am getting anxious, or impatient, or frustrated with not seeing quick results. Maybe I'm just speaking for myself but I'm getting antsy about not having those ripped muscles that I see on all of the champions. And then I worry that by the end of the challenge I'll be disappointed because I didn't step it up and reveal that 6 pack that's hiding under a layer (or several) of fat and loose skin. But I have to remind myself that there are WAY more positive rewards to this challenge than ripped muscles. I remind myself that we are examples to our husbands, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, cousins, friends, friends of friends, etc. But most importantly we are learning how to take care of ourselves and our bodies. We need not be ripped or the 2013 BFL champion. What matters is that we are slowly but surely learning great ways to fuel our bodies with the right kinds of food, and exercise daily. We are giving ourselves one of the greatest gifts we can. Just give yourself time and be patient with the process. I need to stop & enjoy the progress that I've made. I went from eating boxes of cookies & bags of candy several times a week and not exercising (maybe an occassional walk) to having just one cheat meal a week and exercising almost every day. My husband started an intense diet (and has lost about 35-40 lbs) after I started my first BFL challenge. And now he is going to start lifting weights with me. My children want to go to the track with me and run around. They want to do races with me. They want to go out and ride their bikes every day and jump on the trampoline.They cheer me on at my races, they say good job, and ask if I won (to which I always reply, "Yes I won!!!! Of course I won, I finished the race and that's winning to me.") We are 6 weeks in to the challenge and thinking that it's half over we may not see the results that we want with the lost inches and pounds, or the revealed six packs. But when I start to feel that way I'm going to try to stop that negative voice in my head. And remember all the things I've accomplished this far, and how it's a journey. The 12 weeks will be up shortly but that does not mean that it ends there. Give yourself time and be patient with your body. Do the best you can and try to learn from your mistakes. Keep up  the clean eating, and workouts. When you get discouraged write down how far you came and remind yourself of your goals (always write down your goals and review them often, maybe post them somewhere you see them daily).
Sidenote: I was in Wal-mart today and walked by the Easter candy. I picked up the largest bag of mini cadburry eggs and just stood there and stared at them. I jiggled the bag around and thought how many delicious eggs are in that bag? And then I could feel the obsessive sugar addicted mentality coming out in me like a demon. I had to put that bag down and get out of that aisle. A few minutes later I had to walk by that aisle again. I started having crazy and absurd thoughts like, "Why am I even doing this challenge? I'm not seeing the results I want to. My weight is staying the same. And I really want those cadburry eggs. Oh how I love those Reeses eggs, too. They are pretty much my favorite thing-I could eat all 6 of them in one sitting like a crazed person. And those Snicker bar eggs look pretty delicious, too." That was a pretty tough moment. But I walked out of there as fast as you can say ADDICTED. And I went and bought myself a Cliff Builders mint chocolate chip bar (thank you Carrie for introducing me to them). We all have our own struggles and mine is definitely sugar, and anything chocolate related. In fact, I have a friend whose husband nicknamed me "Cha-Collette. Pretty clever if I say so myself! But I'm doing better now, now that I'm away from the sugar. I will not buy that stuff or have it in my house. If I buy something on my cheat day it has to be a small serving or I somehow justify eating the whole bag. I've got issues, yes I do.