So I've decided to count last week as a soft launch on the road to fitness. I had a number of obstacles in front of me that resulted in a loss of willpower, patience, and use of one leg.
So I started off decently, but everyday I was tapping into those damn Girl Scout Cookies. They are evil. I swear they put something in them that make them addictive, and even when I placed them out of sight, I still dug into them periodically everyday.
The spiral continued when I did something to my left leg, causing me to have some righteous pain walking up and down stairs, so my workout efforts were more at a 40% instead of at least 80% for the first week. After consulting WebMD and checking my pride and the mantra, "No Pain, No Gain," I decided to rest and instead of half-assing it. Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation.
Over the weekend, I had to reassess my life and my motivation. What reminders do I need to stay the course and stay focused? Overall, I reminded myself that I really did enjoy just working out and eating food that I cooked. I do love that. I also love looking halfway decent in my clothes too. I decided to say that last week was a soft launch. In business terms, its a way for a company to try out their plan with customers, with an official grand opening after working out the kinks. In fitness terms, it's identifying the strengths and weaknesses of what you started, so that you can correct those issues and be fully committed.
So I decided to start over. Day one again. And with exception to the surrenders that I am afraid of doing but at least did five on each side, it went ok. I am really hoping that I can get my head in the game and stay on track, because the only person that I am hurting is myself.
Well, I hope you can make it
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