I was able to make it to work, but promptly took it to the closest car shop that I could find.
I looked around in my truck, grabbed a meal replacement, a bottle of water. And marched inside.
I spoke to the service dude, who perhaps was the kindest, most amusing service person I have ever encountered. I told him what had happen to the car, he said okay, have a seat and they will examine it.
A few minutes later the came back. I would need a new serpentine belt (which I knew cause I saw that the entire thing had come off), a new radiator, a new pull Tilley, and they would also learn that we would need a new water pump.
Great. No money. Large car repair bill. Total the repairs came out to a large sum of 1300 dollars.
Dean had just purchase a food order for two people (that would mean one for him, one for me)... I thought maybe we could cancel his order as it hadn't been shipped out yet. I tried, but no luck. Then my health coach called the health coach line on a conference call with me attached, and they were able to cancel it. That's good. The bad, it could take up to 14 days to get the money reversed back into our account. Not good, but better then nothing.
Car still broken. Still no money. Dean was able to apply and qualify for a credit card at the shop. Total lifesaver. We used that to pay for the repairs, and we will be able to purchase another order in the coming weeks, once we get our money back from this order. We will be able to pay off the bill as well, since my hours are picking up back at work, I just have to trust and believe that we will be okay.
Bad news: the ordered had been cancelled, even though it turns out that we didn't need to do that after all, so we missed out on a super deal. The amazing sale ends today!
Okay, now lets get to the weight loss part of this journey, that's what this blog is for, right!
So, I was stranded, starving, and bored. Wonderful combination. Not. (dejuvue again. This time, there was no fast food places around, other then the occasional mini mart located at the gas station)
This service man was super nice, and he knew that I was stranded and that a look of utter despair on my face. Turns out that this company was having a BBQ for all of the workers, and he invited me to partake! I respectively denied, telling him that I am good, I have a meal replacement with me, and I had lost some weight on the program, and I don't want to screw it up! He laughed and He said: "Okay, well I am going to go add to my weight and eat a hamburger!" He must've been over 300 pounds by the way.
When I found a chair in the lobby, I noticed two vending machines, one full of snacks, one full of sodas.
I thought... It's amazing how we as a people often by things that are quick, easy, convenient, so much sugar, so much taste, so much of just a temporary full filling, so much disease and poison, so much weight to add to the body. I thought how that "easy" treat will add pounds and possibly disease into life. I continued to think: I am okay, I am going to sit here, drink my water, and eat my meal replacement!" My meal replacements represent a return to health. No poison, and weight to lift off of my body!
I thought about choices, and what they represented. One represented unhealthy habits. One represented healthy habits. I choose healthy habits. I AM WINNING!
Really, Really, Really Bad Choices PERFECT CHOICE!
As for the weight loss thing, I am disappointed to announce that I did not meet my goal to be under 200 pounds. This is okay, as I had an incredibly stressful week, sort of went off plan by not eating enough, and all of these things can effect the weight loss program. But, I did loose another four pounds. I also notice the size of skirt I wore to church today, size 18.... I was in a tight 24WP, so I will chalk it up to a miniature win.
These are two photos of me, taken today.
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