100 Days- Day 5

This morning, I was sailing out the door after meditation, psyched to hit the beach for a sunrise walk, and misty rain rushed over me as I stepped out the door! Bummer. Hm... what to do? I checked the radar and it looked like it was going to remain fairly light , as least for a while, so I decided to proceed. Why not? Let's go! ( There's a little video clip of the rain and sundry beach shots in today's photo dump on my Instagram if you want to see!) 

Day was  just dawning as I started moving and the drizzle and the breeze and the beauty made my spirits sing. "How wonderful to be outside when the rest of the world is sleeping," I mused.  Then another challenge arrived! I was walking in the water, near the shore and suddenly I stepped onto uneven ground and tumbled into shallow water, flaky sand. Ow!! The fall startled me, as pain shot through my foot and leg. Dang! It's either twisted or sprained! Another conundrum! What to do now?? 

I edged onto shore, and gently, gingerly started to circle my ankle. Definitely tender. "But can I walk??" I wondered. I stood up, discovering that it really wasn't too too bad. Definitely painful, but certainly not broken, and most likely not sprained.  I tentatively took initial steps and it seemed like I would be able to make it to the car. But wait! This is day 5! I'm committed! "I can't give up now! So does it make sense to keep moving on a twisted ankle that quite sore or do I run the risk of damaging it even further? Hm..."

After some deliberation, I decided I would continue the walk, albeit at a much reduced pace. I just simply didn't want to lose momentum! This 75 Hard challenge is actually quite challenging, and I've already completed 4 days so it makes sense then to try to "keep rolling along, singing a song," as they say- that is my ex-husband and erstwhile roommate says. And then the universe responded! A beautiful sparkly double rainbow appeared over the waters, in the west. I was so surprised, so pleased, so grateful. I've never seen a rainbow on these Florida beaches. What a kindness, what a boost! 

The day continued with sundry challenges- rearranged client sessions, snarled traffic, last minute errands, etc. 

I would like to say the day ended on a high note, but alas, the opposite is true. I ended up eating off plan in the evening! I can't say quite what did it. I think it was the lack of adequate sleep finally getting to me, the various challenges slowly chipping away at my willpower and the tempting aromas wafting off the meal I was preparing for friends- some roasted butternut squash, topped with fresh tomato sauce, served with Swedish meatballs and lightly steamed green beans dotted with butter, salt, pepper. 

My rebel kicked in and off I went. I even remember the thought with which I justified the intended course of action. "After all, this is super healthy food, and it's freshly made. A little bit would simply be nourishing," flicked through my mind and that was that. I savored the little bits I served myself- a modest scoop of spaghetti squash,  some green beans so tastefully seasoned, and a single solitary meatball. :)   Of course when evening came, I figured I'd already blown it, so why not sample some toasted Ezekiel bread with sliced turkey and several Biscoff cookies to go with my tea. It didn't help that my leg was throbbing by evening and I realized it wouldn't be a good idea to push myself into the intended yoga class. Oh well. Now I have to figure out what this means to my two consecutive plans- the 75 Hard and the 28 Super Juice Me Plan. For now it's time to rest as I am indeed fatigued from this blessed day!