Truth moment: I haven't worked out since my blog post,
Pity party for one. For those of you who hate doing quick math in your head, that's
13 days of coming up with excuses and pretending that there wouldn't be any consequences for my actions. At first it was legit. I was sick for a couple of days and it would not have benefited anyone for me to hit up the gym. But those days quickly turned into a week and I was on a one-way street to destruction.
The worst part about my lack of exercise is that I noticed a difference in all aspects of my life. During those 13 days, I felt off because I wasn't sleeping as well, food impacted me differently because I was eating out for too many meals, and I was noticing that I was unnecessarily bringing negative energy to my life. At first I thought it was because of the awful weather we've been experiencing in the Midwest but then I had my "ah ha...get real" moment yesterday morning when I was walking up the stairs at work and noticed that it took a little bit more energy out of me than it should have
and my pants were feeling snug!
That had nothing to do with you, Mother Nature. It was all about me and the decisions I was making;
It was time for this girl to get back to the gym, especially because I signed up to run the
Chicago Women's Half Marathon & 5k in June.
I'm glad that I made a you-turn from the destructive road that I was on and am now headed in the right direction. I ran a few miles last night, participated in my favorite fitness class
WERQ, had dinner at home, and slept like a baby! I felt so great when I woke up this morning that I did
Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred with my roommate and made myself a delicious veggie omelet for breakfast. We all have bad days that impact the decisions we make. But we have to be true to ourselves and take ownership of them. As the saying goes: life is not about making the right decision. It's about making a decision and make it right. So, this girl decided to make things right by deciding to get back on the bandwagon/my workout routine because...