A Few Complaints...

We have been at this now for 131 days, and there are 59 days left to go before the finale. We passed the two-thirds point five days ago. To be totally honest, here's my personal assessment after 131 days:

* I'm tired of taking so many supplements in the morning that I have no room left for breakfast.

* Speaking of breakfast, I'm tired of eating eggs every single day. My stomach actually starts hurting in anticipation of eating them.

* Parsley tea - I've had quite enough, thank you very much.

* I want a hamburger - it doesn't matter what you put in, on, or around a patty of ground turkey, it's not a hamburger.

* I get tired sometimes of the whole competition component of it - can't we all win?

* I get tired of the pain. While it is true that I have more energy and vitality, it has not been without a price. I hurt - sometimes in different places, sometimes everywhere all at once. Every new pain brings with it the fear that I have torn/ruptured/broken something that will keep me from finishing the course, and especially those involving my twice-operated-on lower back.

* I'm tired of my much-diminished social life, especially with our friends at church. We used to go out to eat pretty much every Sunday, and at least another weeknight every couple of weeks. Now the fear of sodium and fat has paralyzed me to the point that I don't trust anything that I didn't cook myself.

* I get tired of having to live up to expectations. No one will voice it, but the fact is that, because I have set such a high mark for myself, I'm expected to be out in front on everything. Run faster, jump higher, more reps, more stamina, more pounds... sometimes flying under the radar looks pretty inviting.

All that being said... this has been the ride of a lifetime, and I can't wait to see how different I will be in two more months!