Progress Not Defeat

I hit a huge wall last week. Like, knock me on my ass and become pissed wall.
I blew out my back on a Tuesday afternoon and then spent the rest of the week at home resting, stretching, going to physical therapy, and trying to loosen things up. This is an injury I am all too familiar with. Basically I stained my lumbar on my right side. It's like a giant muscle spasm that lasts for days. It feels great, I promise. The thing about it that sucks the most is that it effects everything that I do. Walking, rolling over, moving my arms, and sneezing.(I way praying to the Lord above that I didn't have to sneeze.) But I go into some PT the next day and it really made a difference. A week out I was back in the gym doing a light work out. And it felt great.
However, during my time at home I got to thinking. When I get to thinking I tend to over do it. I started looking at my body in the mirror and not being happy with it. I took some photos and I didn't like what I saw. Sure my arms, legs, and back look at lot better but that tummy pouch. It hadn't budged in three months. I could see that above and below it looked better but the part I hate the most hadn't changed at all. Son of a bitch!
I know that my nutrition had not been 100%. Not news to me. I also was ready to quit CrossFit and join another gym where I could work at my own pace and get there when I get there. Ya see, I want to be an athlete and I'm not getting there fast enough. I'm at the gym and I put in the time. I should be getting that stomach I want and I should be stronger and faster. But my husband put it all into perspective for me and here is my new mind set:
I was a band geek for most of my life. I never played sports. (JR. High basketball doesn't count.) I have never been part of an athletic team or had to compete in any sort of true athletic competition. Most of the people I want to look like have been athletes their entire life. I have not. I started at zero.
The good news is that I'm not at zero anymore. In fact, I'm a long way from it. I still have a ways to go but I'm not at the beginning and that is a good thing.

On a differnet note this is an awesome video!