I apologize for being such a slacker in the rest of my daily updates and I'm afraid this update won't be much of one. Unfortunately, I failed miserably at my new journey last week. I don't have any excuses because it's all on me; I was lazy. End of story.
Let me tell you, it is incredibly hard to get up early everyday and be at the gym by 6:45. I've always loved to sleep in and getting out of bed in the mornings has always been difficult for me. The past three years I was a housewife and a full time college student and also during this time Eric was working 3pm to 11pm shifts at work. So, naturally we slept all day and didn't start our days usually until he left for work. This makes my habit of becoming a morning person that much more difficult to break. I've gotten so accustomed to sleeping in that it's something I struggle with. Plus, my big, fully, pillow top mattress is like sleeping on a cloud. Did I mention that when Eric goes to work, I'll have the bed to myself? Yeah..hah.
The good news is, is that I'll hopefully be starting to work soon (not sure what schedule) but regardless, I won't have the luxury of sleeping in everyday. I'll have a part time job and school work to worry about and household duties to fulfill. I expect it will be all the more easier for me to get off my lazy butt and into more of a routine.
Another thing that's hard for me is keeping a food journal. But I know this is essential to me getting a healthy way of life on track. It's tedious and monotonous and gets old really, really quickly. However, I know as soon as I start seeing results, I'll have the incentive to keep doing it.
Lastly, the other struggle I've been dealing with is needing to also do strength training. I'm having issues stepping out of my comfort zone and actually doing this at the gym. Until I get to that point, I'm going to do a strength training routine I have done before at our house with the weights we have here. It's got specific exercises for specific days. Hopefully, as I become more confident in it and strength training itself, I'll be willing to do it at the gym...alone...on their weight machines.
Well, I suppose that's it for tonight. Tomorrow is Day 8. I won't be weighing myself in because I know I didn't do what I was supposed to last week. Maybe next week.
xoxo,
Megan
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