fit_in_time’s BodyBlog

To get FAT!  Today was our Holiday Luncheon.  "Soul Food" catered.  Fried Chicken, candied yams, turkey, greens, etc, etc, and then a Dessert Bar.  I probably had a little of everything, and then 2 cups of Pepsi, which I’ve been craving lately. 

Now, I feel run down.  I have definitely noticed that once you start eating clean, when you go back to junk, your body knows the difference.  Thank God!  That’s MORE incentive to staying on track!

So, as I sit hear, bloated, with my stomach cramping, I’m reminded once again of why I’m doing this. 

Tomorrow is another day….

When I was blogging on the regular, I found that it helped me to be more accountable.  So, I’m trying to get back to that.  Today was my cleaning day, but I received an unexpected invite to a Ladies Tea.  I spent most of the AM cleaning my kitchen/wood floors, and the next thing I knew, it was time to start getting ready.  BUT, I hadn’t worked out this AM.  My new mantra is to DO ME - so I jumped on the treadmill for a 20 min brisk run/walk.  I had to yell at the dog 50 times, and answer 50 more questions from my daughter, but I DID IT!  I DID ME!

I know it was only 20 minutes, but somethings better than nothing, right?  I certainly hope so!

Well, not really starting over, but I had to take a week off, cuz my knee is really bothering me.  I have a long-standing injury w/ my left knee.  If I go to hard too fast, the pain flares up.  The P90X stuff was probably a mistake for me.  Perhaps when I lose a little weight, and gain more leg strength, I’ll be able to do it, but the last time I did the tape, the jumping quickly flared up my knee pain.  The pain is right behind the kneecap, and I can feel it when I walk up the stairs, or bend at the knees.  (Does anyone have this sort of pain, or know what it is?) 

So anyway, I took about 8 days off, to get it together.  in retrospect, instead of taking days off, I need to just modify my workouts.  Whats scary to me is how quickly I’ll get "comfortable" with not working out.  However, I think the small difference is, now, while I may not always be "motivated", I’m constantly thinking about it, and telling myself that I’ve got to keep moving, keep pushing!  So, that pushing got me off my butt this AM, and back on the treadmill.  Just the act of moving, sweating, listening to my ipod while I workout is comforting to me.  I felt better, and once again, I’m reminded of exactly WHY I’m doing this.  FOR ME!

So, today, I’m starting, again!  I don’t want to go into January 1, having to say I’m starting over.  I want to hit Jan 1 with some solid days of workouts under my belt, and a new focus/committment to taking care of me, and living my best life ever! 

Have a Wonderful Weekend!

I’ve got to figure out a way to dedicate time in the eve’s to blog.  Or, I’ll need to schedule some "shared laptop time" with the kids.  I usually have to fight one of them off the laptop.  And by then, I’m ready for bed.  I have to tell you, blogging is what keeps me honest.  When I’m not blogging, I somehow find a way to mess up.

I’m still moving forward, albeight slowly this week.  Didn’t do much damage during Thanksgiving - actually, I did quite well.  But my workouts were off this week.  As for eating, I haven’t really been eating much of anything.  Work is starting to get crazy again, so this week, I actually skipped a few meals.  BAD, BAD BAD!

No worries though, tomorrow is another day.  I will post new progress pics before the end of Dec. Have a Great Weekend!