Quitting your exercise routine is as easy as falling off a bike. Getting back on, though is the tough part.
You might have noticed I haven’t written a Fit2Fat2Fit Blog in a while (or you didn’t care — either way, I understand). I got busy. Really busy. I’m in the middle of pushing a book — Banjo’s Dream if you are curious. And if you haven’t bought one yet, shame on you — it is amazing.) I’ve been working 18-20 hour days for three weeks running. Getting up at 4 a.m. when I crawled into bed at 1 a.m. didn’t seem like avery good idea. And then I got hit up the side of the face with a tooth extraction. Yes, I cracked a tooth I had previously gotten a root canal in. And it came out. In pieces. Over two hours. I felt like some kicked the living crap out of me.
I didn’t eat solid food for a few days. I didn’t eat much food at all for over a week. The dentist said no PLS workout for me for a few days.
See? Life gets in the way of exercise sometimes.
But exercise isn’t a sprint. It’s a life change (I bet you thought I was going to say marathon — I’ve run one of those — you don’t necessarily want exercise to be a marathon).And sometimes it’s easy to be knocked off your rhythm. Because all kinds things can get the way. A change in your routine. Illness. An injury.
The key is to get back into your routine as soon as you can.
I was nervous about this morning, but I did it. I finished out the 12 weeks by completing the last circuit — it was a taste of everything we did this year. I can’t remember if it was 20 or 40 stations (sorry, my mind wasn’t working too well this morning) but I did it. I felt tired. I lost a step. But I was there. I crossed the finish line strong.
I’m not going to allow what happened to me three years ago to ever happen again. Then I quit running after a marathon and gained 50 lbs. Not this time. I ain’t going back.
So stay tuned. Fit2Fat2Fit will continue.
Cudos for jumping back in