{"id":4924,"date":"2010-08-16T09:22:43","date_gmt":"2010-08-16T16:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=4924"},"modified":"2010-08-16T09:22:43","modified_gmt":"2010-08-16T16:22:43","slug":"naysayers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=4924","title":{"rendered":"Naysayers"},"content":{"rendered":"

About 10 months ago I joined my Hood to Coast<\/span> team. Since then I’ve had a lot of people voice different opinions to me about it. Most have been in awe, and most are supportive. But there have been a few people who have said things like:<\/p>\n

“That sounds awful!”<\/span><\/p>\n

“You will be miserable!”<\/span><\/p>\n

“So and So did HTC and hated it!”<\/span><\/p>\n

“Running ruins your knees.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“You’re crazy for wanting to do this!”<\/span><\/p>\n

“Who wants to sit in a van with sweaty runners for 36 hours?”<\/span><\/p>\n

I’ve heard it all, many many times. I call these people The Naysayers<\/strong>. They are the doomsday people that IN MY OPINION are jealous. Jealous that I’m taking a risk. Jealous that I’m going to participate in something epic and possibly life-changing. I don’t intend that to sound mean at all. I can be a jealous person too, and I think for me–jealousy happens because I wish I could do it too!<\/strong><\/p>\n

I don’t know what to expect.<\/span><\/p>\n

I’m sure I will be in agony. I worry that my body isn’t ready for Hood To Coast.<\/span><\/p>\n

I will probably wonder, “Why did I want to do this?” at some point during the race.<\/span><\/p>\n

I could quite possibly regret ever taking on this experience but I’m going into it with positive thoughts and anticipation.<\/span><\/p>\n

I’m not a very competitive person but one thing I can for sure count on: I get the Race Day Bug<\/span><\/strong>. Before I participated in Reach the Beach, I had doubts about my abilities and whether or not I could even cross the finish line on my bike (55 miles). But I was the fastest I’d ever been on a bike. I was energized, pumped, completely excited about finishing. And even when my bike broke with 10 miles left until the Beach–I still loved every minute of the race.<\/p>\n

Somehow, I think Hood to Coast will be similar. At least–I hope so (crossing fingers). \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

QUESTION: Do you have Naysayers in your life? Do you have Naysayers that don’t support your goals or weight loss? How do you deal with them?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Check out an old post I wrote about Weight Loss Saboteurs<\/a>.
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The Return of Steak Sunday<\/span><\/h3>\n

Dinner last night was steak! It’s been awhile since we’ve had our ritual of Sunday Steak Night. With my tooth issues, the root canal, etc I was eating a lot of soft food.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I was in charge of the gnocchi while Michael did the steaks out on the grill. I measured out two servings of gnocchi and cooked them.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>We had the gnocchi with pesto. It’s an awesome combination with the steak.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>It was delicious!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I poured us both a glass of red wine to go with dinner– but just one. I wasn’t feeling like I needed more than one glass last night. It had been an exhausting weekend.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Quenett is my favorite Hood River winery. We always come home with several bottles after visiting Quenett. Last night I opened the bottle of Redd Red Wine. It’s an excellent red and goes well with steak. It has a lighter flavor than most full-bodied red wines. I like how there’s a touch of sweetness to it.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Redd Red Wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah (Syrah is one of my new favorite wines, too). If you are ever in the Pacific Northwest, I highly recommend checking out Quenett!<\/p>\n

QUESTION: What’s your favorite winery?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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