{"id":44820,"date":"2012-09-13T10:28:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-13T10:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/uncategorized\/the-skin-i-live-in-100-pounds-down-day-12\/"},"modified":"2024-02-26T06:58:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T13:58:37","slug":"the-skin-i-live-in-100-pounds-down-day-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/journal\/abraham-mcdonald-the-skin-i-live-in-100-pounds-and-down\/the-skin-i-live-in-100-pounds-down-day-12\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SKIN I LIVE IN; 100 POUNDS & DOWN! Day 12"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Sh*t Burgers Will Make You Do!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you get when you cross a McDonald\u2019s drive thru, a late night taco spot and a 24 hours Rally Burger?\u00a0 Baaaaaaabi! Let me tell you! An episode of magnanimous proportion!\u00a0 Oh! Tonight\u2026was no F\u2019ing joke.\u00a0 Fits, fights and a whole damn break down.\u00a0 Found myself in a corner parking lot having to pull it together!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, I can laugh now, but at the time, I truly felt that life had something against me.  There I was, on the Battle Field as Ms. Sparks (Jordan) would say.   Warring with myself, fed up with shrubbery and nuts and berries- and ready to cut any brave food attendant who would suggest that I order a salad.  I mean it was an all out War!  I wish I were playing.  I do, truly.  But I\u2019m so serious.   Here I am, Day 18 of my full-body cleanse; forward thinking, working-out and hell, even encouraging people.  Hhm, thought I had this thing down packed\u2026lol.  That\u2019s a lie! Or is it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wrote a song `bout it, like to hear it, here it go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I pulled into the McDonald\u2019s ready to order- I was gonna have a few chicken nuggets and fries\u2026 Oh yeah, I was serious.  This damn cleanse had been in line for too long as far as I was concerned.  Ordered, pulled up\u2026 getting ready to pay, thank God there were several cars in front of me\u2026 thought to myself, self, \u201cthis is to fattening and overpriced.  So I pulled out of the line and across the street into the taco spot I would frequent not so long ago.  Hell, even got greeted by Sam \u201cwhere you been?  Looked at the menu\u2026\u201dyou ready yet\u201d Not yet I thought as I fawned over the luxurious and glistening taco platters and nachos etc\u2026\u201dyou ready boss?  Looked over the menu some more and pulled out of yet another line\u2026 Heard Sam yell \u201cthanks for nothing\u201d as I (clearing my throat\u2026) pulled into Rally\u2019s instead.  I thought, well I know Rally\u2019s will do the trick.  Took my time, licked my lips as the attendant whispered almost seductively to me (at least in my head that\u2019s how it went) \u201cready to order yet?  \u201cYes! I\u2019ll have the crispy fish sandwich and thee (yes\u2026and thee\u2026lol) Hell, you know Rally\u2019s\/Checker\u2019s and their two for 3$.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyways, as I was saying\u2026lol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, I\u2019ll have the Crispy Fish sandwich\u201d and then it hit me\u2026 as I looked at the calories for every item\u2026 I thought about how long I\u2019d have to workout, ride a bike, hear Coach\u2019s mouth\u2026and Lord knows I\u2019m not in the mood to hear my self say I quit\u2026 I finished my order and then, you guessed it; backed out of yet another line.  I pulled into the adjacent parking lot and sat there.  I thought about calling my life coach, my DHerbs specialist and even my God.  Ultimately I called-on myself, and the little bit of strength I had left in my body.  I sat there for about maybe 90 seconds; trying to find a reason other than I don\u2019t want to quit (my weight-loss journey).  Tonight \u201cI don\u2019t want to quit\u201d unfortunately was not enough, but I landed at something much bigger\u2026 crying out, literally Lord I don\u2019t want to Die!  In literal tears I thought about how weak I looked\u2026but God is so\u2026Ahhhhh.  He\u2019s so absolutely amazing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took tonight\u2019s experience to show me just how Strong I Am.  Not weak at all, not whack or lazy, but full, rich and determined.  Tonight I proved to myself that I am the warrior He\u2019s called me to be and also the decision I\u2019ve made, I\u2019m sticking with it!  Sometime we don\u2019t even know we\u2019re in the fight of our lives until our lives are on the line.  I quickly hauled my whole ass up out of there and damn near ran through the door to a piece of watermelon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look, I never thought I\u2019d be telling anyone about my weird excursions, I almost chose not to write about this one.  But then I thought to myself- \u201cwho am I to not tell the truth about the process of making it to my goal?  People all and every day surround us with this picture perfect image of how \u201ceasy\u201d it is to make things happen and that simply is Not the truth.  You want to get to your goals, what ever they are, well damn-it it\u2019s gonna take work, and sweat and tears and pushing and falling and getting back up again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I definitely don\u2019t want you to be mislead, eating fresh and making better choices is a great thing and I\u2019m happy I\u2019ve made the decision.  I also however want you to know that I struggle just like you do.  Making drastic life changes and choices often suffers adverse reactions and can feel mountainous.  I like to share my little war anecdotes, 1, because they\u2019re funny and 2, because they\u2019re real.  Make no mistake- I\u2019m happy with my choice to eat clean and feel that it\u2019s the best thing for me. I\u2019ve begun to see the changes in just a short while and I feel them too.  How else would I be able to run from rehearsals to stage, filming and teaching to boxing and workout sessions if I didn\u2019t have a new-found energy.  The hard times come with it is all.  :)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I thank God for the \u201cafter midnight \u201c test I got\u2026 It shows and proves to me that anything and every curve ball thrown at ya boy is gonna get knocked out of the park, every time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a winner because I\u2019ve chosen to Win!<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now! I\u2019m off to bed before a burger comes flying through my damn window\u2026. and I catch it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Night y\u2019all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tonight\u2019s post is dedicated to a gladiator, a king, a warm spirit and amazing energy, Michael Clarke Duncan.  You will be sorely missed. 12\/10\/1957 \u2013 09\/03\/2012<\/em><\/p>\n

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