LET'S DO IT!

OK, I am feeling back to normal now, so I'm ready to hit it again with full force. Tomorrow will be my first day back in the gym and I CANNOT WAIT!!!  I'm so jazzed up, I can't hardly sit still. I've been mentally envisioning myself lifting weights and doing cardio for the last two weeks, and tomorrow, I actually get to do it.  BLISS!!

I hope in my absence you have kept up with the great work you began before God popped me upside the head.  One of the things I have learned on this journey is there are countless people who can help me along the way, but ultimately it is me, myself, and I that will either get it done or not.  My workout partner can plan a helluva workout for us, but if I don't show up or give her 100%, then truly, I'm only cheating myself.   Since I have spent my adult life cheating myself in many areas, I figure it's about time for me to start taking myself seriously and getting it done.

Now, that being said: self-discipline does not come easy for me; I have to hold myself accountable ALL THE TIME.  And, I have my inner voice that just pisses me off really.  She'll twitter in my head "get your shoes on...get your shoes on...get your shoes on..." until I just throw up my hands and go get my darn shoes.  Then it's "Where's your water, where's your water, where's your water?" And so on, and so on.  My favorite is when I'm DYING to have a taste of something completely sinful and delicious, she throws the last visual of my weight on the scale to the BLINDING forefront in my mind's eye.  To keep my own personal level of annoyance at bay, I try to do these things before she wakes up. ;)

So, it's a beautiful day outside.  I challenge you to a twenty minute soul-cleansing walk.  It doesn't have to be brisk or even elevate your heart rate today.  My challenge to you is clear your mind.  Take deep breaths.  Get re-centered and get  your head back in the game.  Refocus on what is important.  For twenty minutes, I want you to stroll around the block and chase any negative thoughts out of your head.  Positive thoughts in, deep breaths out. 

If you're ready to roll tomorrow, wake up, get dressed in your uniform to the shoes (no house shoes or flip flops...) find (and fill) your water bottle, and schedule exercise times for yourself.  I challenge you to two twenty minute sessions tomorrow.  And, don't worry. I'll be right there with ya!