The middle stages begins

I am now entering the middle stages of my fitness journey.

Here is where the excitement of the initiation fizzles a bit and I have to learn to tunnel through.

So, Major bummer news. I have to stop working out for the next 5 days.

I have a terrible strain in my butt muscles, right at the top of my "gluteus Maximus". It has been hurting for about two weeks now, but I've been ignoring it. I now can barely stand up without feeling excruciating pain. It's unfortunate. I am struggling with accepting that I can't workout. I have to do this as I researched that working out on an injury will not give me the results I want. I just have to be okay with giving it a rest.

I think it's a big opportunity to focus on my eating. I have been looking up the best kinds of food to eat and I plan not to follow anyone's diet. I am going to make small changes on a regular basis until I find the eating diet that works the best for my body. I am changing my sorrows around and seeing the positive.

I did push myself just a little too hard the past week. My mentality behind it needed to be checked and this strain is the universe checking me. Slowly becoming obsessed with the mirror, I am not always pleased with the results of my workouts not happening fast enough. I see the changes for sure, and I am proud of how I have gotten to this point. But in the back of my head, I'm in a major rush to finish the journey and enjoy the final results.

The lesson here is that i didn't gain this weight overnight, and I won't lose it over night either. I really have to enjoy the whole journey, including the setbacks. The journey is the most important part, and I have to learn patience and respect it.

Pushing myself is one thing, but over doing it is another.