All tagged Wellness
Just like every other 9-year-old in the world, I hated going to sleep. My brother, Jeremy, is 6 years older so he was allowed to stay up much later than me. When 8:45 rolled around and it was time to put down my book or walk away from the TV to brush my teeth and get ready for bed, I’d trot out my acting skills in an attempt to convince my mother that I was wide awake and should be able to stay up. This never worked.
I’m down two more pounds this week and while it’s great to be at 15 total lost, I’ve decided the weekly weigh-ins are a bit too frequent. I want to focus my energy on growing my strength and stamina and measuring my progress through how my clothes fit and how I feel.
Now that my scale is working properly and I’m settled into the habit of moving regularly, I’m rolling along with 2 pounds lost this week.
I’ve managed to maintain a strong workout routine, which at nine weeks is about 7 weeks longer than any past attempt at fitness.
I lost two pounds! And more importantly I’m feeling more positive about working out again.
Instead of continuing the pity party I started yesterday, I woke up this morning with fresh perspective and decided to figure out a way to reinvigorate my exercise routine. I quickly realized this meant I had to do something I’ve been putting off for more than two years—take a class at Yoga Studio 43.
Damn, I’m getting discouraged. So much so, I’ve been considering dropping this entire deal and burying my head in a bag of movie theater popcorn.
This week was very tough. I managed to get to the gym consistently, but we’re in the last push of the boys’ baseball season, so our entire week revolved around the ball park.
I’d be lying if I said this was getting even a little bit easier. Every day is a struggle to get out of bed to drag myself to the gym. The difference this time— I’m doing it.
The scheduling gods hate me and my plans to keep making progress. Jason is going into work earlier and earlier all the time and working the weekends too. I’ve managed to still get 4 workouts in this week, but it’s not been without challenges.
Always looking for excuses to not workout, any other time in my life I would have not gone to the gym those four days. Instead, knowing many of you are checking in for my progress kept me accountable and I got my ass moving. Thank you for keeping me honest.
