Well to the surprise of no one reading this I am sure, with the tone of my writing and the lack of posts since being back to work in November of last fall, I am struggling. A lot.
There is no one reason, and no one to blame but me. I still have so many worthy reasons that I need to get healthy, starting and ending with my family, yet here I struggle. I don’t like to write whiny, negative posts. We all have so much negativity around us, I don’t like to add to that. However, for me personally, its easier for me to fall further off track when I don’t remain accountable, so my hope is to return to blogging this week.
I am not following any particular eating or exercise plan atm, although I am paying for ww online, but haven’t tracked in two weeks. I have exercised only 2 or 3 times a week this last month.
I am feeling with a couple nagging injuries, my left leg/hamstring since November from running , my lower back which has been an issue for 10 years, and some other junk. Nothing that should stop me from doing something.
It’s time to get out of my way, stop making excuses, justifying my inaction, and be responsible for my health.
Time to find a goal? A challenge to aim for? I need something to be working towards otherwise I always just end up faffing about! I’m 3 weeks into a kettlebell class – it’s a lot of fun
Mini goals and taking things one meal / one work out / one day at a time will help jumpstart your routine!
I so get where you are. i went through a period last year where i just lost it. I got sloppy with tracking. I got lazy about exercise. I put on over 20 pounds. The best thing i did was to say it. When I told people i was struggling that marked a turning point for me.
So, congrats! You’ve already started to get back on track. I agree with the comment from the previous poster, a goal is very helpful. I’m a little bit competitive and for me a goal helps me, maybe that can help you.
I also i’m recovering from a series of injuries and it’s been hard. I miss my exercise routine but i realize that i have to go really slow until i’m ready for prime time again. In the meantime i try to keep myself moving toward little goals. It’s no fun being hurt but even recovery can give us reasons to move forward.
I agree with the others. Perhaps there’s a goal you can set yourself? Something you will enjoy as a treat (i.e. not something that you will see as ‘work’). For me, I have entered a lot of races this year and have also booked a two-week hiking trip. Those things will force me to train. But it doesn’t have to be that extreme. You might have a one-off goal to achieve. Something group-oriented, rather than simply completing a personal training plan, which is always difficult.
Then, if the big day comes and you haven’t quite trained enough, just enjoy it for what it is – an opportunity to be out and about enjoying the event or activity
I felt the same way as you recently. I, too, had an injury to my left leg (detailed extensively in my blog) that kept me from being as active as I wanted. I used it as an excuse but also the depression that resulted in not being able to run and be as active as I like really dragged me down. But blogging definitely helps!
Don’t give up. Think how far you’ve come and where you were. Do you want to be that guy again? I think not. Celebrate each success and analyze each failure, but do it quickly and then move on. Make a plan that doesn’t involve a number on the scale. Baby steps and build on them!
Small steps is what it takes. Be generous and gentle with yourself, but keep making changes. It will eventually all fall into place.
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I feel like you could have been writing about me!
do we “self sabotage” on purpose? or does the desire go through fazes?
well done for putting your frustrations out there. sometimes saying what the problem actually is, is the first step in resloving it. I too started back on the healthy, welathy and wise lifestyle as of yesterday. Fingers crossed we can both turn these frustrations around!
I think you are almost there with the getting going again. It has to come from within you. You have to make the decision to do something different. It doesn’t matter how many times someone else tells you ‘you should do this/that’, you have to make the move. My twopence worth would be to suggest that you think about one thing at a time, be it food, exercise, ….. From the food point of view, try to involve the whole family. Make small changes to your diet, perhaps a change a week – more fresh produce, fruits, vegetables, nothing specific just colour on your plate. And lots of water. Flavour it with apple cider vinegar or lemon juice or lime juice. And do this for the weekdays. Come the weekend, have some treats but don’t go really overboard with that. Again, that is personal, internal decision time. From an exercise point of view, dare I say it, but if you can, get up 20 minutes earlier in the morning, even if it is every other day, have your shorts and t-shirt, socks, shoes already there, put them on and walk. Don’t worry about anything specific again. Remember, 15 minutes a day is far better than 0 minutes a day. If you feel like it when you get home, take the children for a walk in the park, play tag, ball or something that is active. This will benefit your whole family. Good luck with getting going again. Oh, one last thing, invest in a foam roller and use it. It hurts like nothing on earth to begin with but will help with tight leg muscles and tendons. Just some thoughts.