Fit-to-Fat-to-Fit Blog: 4/26/12

Goal Weight: 195 lbs.

I overslept yesterday and didn’t run.  No real excuse other than I was dead-dog tired. The rest of the day was another crazy day (I’m stacking crazy days up like cordwood these days) and fatigue has started to take its tool.  Forget burning the candle at both ends. I’m burning the damn thing in the middle.

I was mad at myself all day for not waking up and running.

I think the thing that got me so down was that I felt a real fear of going back to where I was before — too busy to exercise.  Too busy to eat right. Too busy for whatever.  Too fat to live my life like I want to live it. My biggest fear when I oversleep? Before I know it, I’ll be back to 248 lbs. and no energy.

And to Hell if I’m ever going back THERE.

If I am going to be successful — if I am going to reach my goals, I have to have energy. And the only way to get that energy is to make daily good choices.

I’m happy to report that I made a very good choice this morning.

I got up at 4:30, ran 5.13 miles in 54 minutes and burned 861 calories. I explored a new route and enjoyed the cool morning air.  I’m tired but the satisfaction of getting out of the bed feels so much better than yesterday’s disappointment.

If you want things to happen in your life, you have to get out of bed and make them happen.  Make wise choices. Take the hillier route.  Enjoy the run.

This morning, I did.