Starting Over

I stand and look in the mirror...my brows furrow in disappointment.  In less than a month, all my hard work has begun to disappear.  I no longer see my arm definition that I worked so hard develop and I know that my glute/hip muscles have grown weaker.  More than disappointment, I am mad at myself for having given up.  No one knows better than me that fitness is a lifestyle and not something that you do for a while and then give up.

 

So here I am starting over...not right back at square one...but still starting over.  It's time to set a routine and get back at it.  I have learned a few things in the last couple of weeks:

1. I LOVE chocolate and keeping it out of my diet 100% backfires BIG TIME. I need to allow myself a bit to keep me moving forward.
2. Planning healthy meals, especially lunch which I usually skip, is my weakest trait.  I read recipes, look on pinterest, and ask friends and I still SUCK!!!
3. I can motivate others but following my own advice is hard.  I do a lot of "do what I say, not what I do."

All of that ends right now!  As Jillian Michaels would say "If you have a flat tire, you don't slash the other 3".  I am going to get back on track and train like I was.  I am going to continue to train for the 1/2 marathon (I'm in taper mode now) and I'm going to cross that finish line stronger than ever!  I have a plan of attack and that is half the battle.  I do not want to look in the mirror and frown, I want to look in the mirror and say "Hell Yes!"

 

But let this be a lesson to everyone who thinks it's too late to start...It's NEVER to late.  Tomorrow is a new day and a fresh new start to a better you.  All you have to do is make the decision that you want it more than you want to remain the way you are!