Time to jump back
The last couple of weeks have been very bad from a fitness and eating standpoint.
It's funny how you can't make it to the gym the day that you receive word about your dog's and grandmother's deaths. Admittedly, I made a batch of cookies and ate a huge number of them instead of working out that day and was so busy making hurried preparations to leave town a couple of days early and then go directly to Korea that both my eating and fitness habits went down the drain until departure. I knew that once I left food and fitness situations were going to be sketchy, so I had sort of planned for that lapse. I hadn't planned for getting some sort of Korean Death Flu while I was over there that is only just not started to give up its grip on me.
So, with all that, I unfortunately have only gotten to use my new gym membership once, which prompted a "motivational" email to by sent to me by them. Yeah, thanks for assuming it was a motivational problem instead of a death in the family/traveling abroad/illness problem.
Enough is enough, I say! I've gotten out of shape and have gained a noticable amount of weight in the last couple of weeks, which is mildly depressing and demotivational. But in three and a half hours I will be heading out the door to go to swim practice. For some reason I haven't missed the pool but I have missed my friends. Maybe I'll even stop by the 24-hour location after work tonight too.
Sounds like a small step, but I know that just a workout or two is enough to change up my attitude, movtivation, and body image and hence my momentum. I'm also making a willful effort to snack on things like broccoli, strawberries, and Cheerios instead of Cadbury Mini-Eggs (ohh, beloved seasonal candy!). The working out will help with this too, as I always crave healthier foods when I'm active.
A turnaround is looming ahead of me. Time to get back on track!