Up and Running
I thought a lot about the post in which I wrote that I haven’t been exercising . I kept thinking to myself, how can I put this on the back burner when I know I need to get my body moving again? I need to take some of my own medicine!
When I exercise, I feel more energetic and my moods are much better. Just ask my husband! I used to run three times a week, do a couple of weight classes at the gym and do yoga. As work got busier, that was pared down. A lot. The less I did, the grumpier I became. I had no choice about doing the work, but of course exercise is always optional.
Soon I was down to one weight session at home, squeezed in before making dinner and after a Herculean day writing at the computer. Not a successful combination as I could barely even lift the weights above my head and who am I kidding anyway? Once a week is not going to cut it!
But I really needed a break. I just loathe routine. I told myself that I can’t push myself to capacity 100% of the time and that I deserved a break.
So I took one. It lasted two months and 5 pounds.
So I’m up and running again now. The kids are out of school already and I get up really early to run before they wake up. I have to drag myself out of bed (I am NOT any early riser by nature), but I already feel better.
Really, I do!I still haven’t quite found the old spring in my step I had this winter, but at least I’m up and running.