A whole whirlwind of events have thrown my fitness schedule totally off track. And while it would be easy now to just say "what the heck, I've lost two sizes I don't need to be so hardcore" I will not allow myself off the hook so easily. When everyone really starts to notice some changes in you its easy to become complacent and not work so hard any longer, but the key is to remember those goals you set for yourself at the very beginning of it all. I was religious with my workouts and eating habits before Steve came home from Germany. However, having him back, a vacation, and a move all made it easy to put what was most important to me for so long on the back burner. I have no one but myself to blame for my half ass efforts lately...and luckily a couple weeks of slacking isn't really enough time to pack on the pounds or make me completely forget about my goals.
Once again that little light bulb went off in my head this morning and I realized that just because life is busier now, doesn't mean I have to give up my workouts or get lazy when it comes to eating right. I just have to adapt my schedule to the way life is now. Working out all the time was partially something to help me pass the time while Steve was gone, I mean most days after work I had nothing better to do anyways.
But now the office is open later, and I know my bf would appreciate a nice meal most nights of the week, so now I just have to experiment and find the best time to work in my fitness time. Too many people give the excuse that they just don't have the time to workout or plan meals in order to eat right, but in reality if we all managed our time better and really prioritized, we could do the things we wanted. So that is what I will have to learn to do.
The one thing I have tried to keep up with the most, in the midst of all the craziness, was my running. For two reasons. The obvious being that I am still planning to run a half marathon and I've got to keep my endurance up. The second being that I actually like running and it helps me relieve stress. When I go a few days without a good run, it shows in my mood. Those long outdoor runs give me a chance to think things out, to examine whats going on in my life. Unfortunately for me, a night run (always take a flash light if its dark!) with Steve has cut running out of the picture for a while. Now something is torn, or strained or bruised and thinking it was a sore calf muscle and running through the pain on Friday has probably made it worse. Apparently wearing heels doesn't make this injury feel much better either, so I guess I'll have to settle for being 5'1" at work this week. To top it all off, now the weather is taunting me. For months I have run in the rain and FREEZING cold and now this week the sun is out, the birds are singing, and mother nature is laughing at me. I'll have to settle for low impact cardio and weights until this bum ankle decides to come around. Maybe a little retail therapy will do the trick ;-)
yay for retail therapy!!!! girl i hear you on getting back to the grind. i too used working out as an awesome way to pass the time when jeff was deployed. he came back, we went on a month long vacation, and it took me nearly 6 months to get back into the groove. i think you are doing great; keep hanging in there!!!!
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