Small blessings :)

I was reminded tonight at Crossfit how quickly emotions can affect us in every way!! This weekend in my bummed-out Army loathing slump, I ate like someone who is training for a junk-food eating contest :) I also proceeded to take my sleep schedule and figuratively throw it in the trash. I spent the day today quite tearily feeling sorry for myself, and moping. I am embarrassed to admit it, but sometimes we all have to admit to our craziness!

THEN I got to Crossfit today, and started the workout. About three minutes in, I was feeling dizzy, terrible, and like I wanted to start crying. I was so discouraged!! For the first time in my whole Crossfit lifetime, I stopped in the middle of the WOD (in reality, I didn't even make it to the middle, it was closer to the beginning, haha). My first DNF!! I was somewhat crushed.

As I tried to figure out what on earth was going on with me, Blake (our head trainer and one of my best friends) asked me how my weekend had gone, and if I had eaten enough, or gotten enough sleep. Well, I sure knew the answer to THAT question!! I started to explain that the stress of Nat being gone had momentarily driven me to throw everything I know about healthy lifestyles out the window, when all of a sudden.... cue the tears!!! There I was, crying in the middle of the gym!!

Embarrassing as it may have been, I realized that sometimes you just need a good cry with friends. Even though it is hard to admit that we are struggling, being able to open up and accept love from others when we need it the most is so healing. I felt so much love from everyone tonight at the gym, and I was reminded again of how blessed I am to have such wonderful friends.

After a trip to WalMart on my way home, and a house-cleansing of the leftovers of my weekend, my diet is back on track, I am back to my "infant sleep schedule" as Charlotte calls it, and my heart is healed :)

I am blessed!