Ugh.. I've been too lazy lately

[catscratch]

So I just started exercising again after a several month break.  Just didn't feel like doing anything for awhile, in part because it's been a sort of bad couple months.  Not to say that EVERYTHING has been bad, no siree, but enough to weigh me down. 

But lately I've been trying to get back on track a little.  Once or twice a week now I'll go on a 2 mile jog (during times when it's NOT so hot I want to pass out).  I walk 2 miles 2-5 times a week since I work at a bar at night, buses don't run at that time, and I don't own a car.  And just the other day I started doing pushups again!  I'm feeling pretty good about this! 

I had been lying around too much, being too lethargic, and I noticed it was starting to affect me.  Lack of energy on a regular basis, lack of enthusiasm for stuff.. bleh! 

 

After my first 2 mile jog last week I remember being awake and in a great mood, ready to rock!  That's the part of exercise that I'd really just forgotten about completely: how it makes you motivated to do other things.  Now I love to cook but I noticed that lately I'd often be too lazy to make something GOOD.. or just not care enough.  After picking up 2-3 instant meals from the grocery store in the last week and a half I realized that I wasn't saving time, I have PLENTY of time.. I was just wasting money and treating myself poorly.

Yesterday I did 20 pushups, ran 2 miles, walked for 2.5 miles, than did 20 pushups when I got back.  After showering I made a delicious meal with some cajun spiced blackened chicken with a homemade guacamole spread and a side of sauteed baby bellas, onions, and broccoli.  HOLY CRAP I WIN AT DINNER!  I was so impressed with myself.  Not only did I get some exercise in, feel motivated enough to make an amazing dinner, but just the thought of how well I did makes me happy.  I'm boosting my self-confidence through endurance, and my morale through productivity and THAT is the best feeling ever!

If you read this, thanks!  I haven't posted in quite a long time but just needed to put this down somewhere in writing.. and why not where a community of like-minded people would enjoy it most?

[Harleytrypp]

Woot!!   Rock On!!   It's all about Newton's laws of motion.  

[Synbeth]

This is awesome! I'm just now starting to get back into things too after an embarrassingly long hiatus. It's amazing what even a little bit of motion can do for your energy levels. Now if only I could cook something so epic...

[catscratch]

Now if only I could cook something so epic...

 

 

It's actually not as hard as one might think!  I actually really enjoy cooking.. I love thinking about the things I have and what I could make with them.  Maybe I'll think of something I'd eaten in the past and it triggers an idea of what I could make in the future.. It took me nearly the entire walk back home to come up with the chicken and home made guacamole thing!  I wandered through the better parts of the grocery store just sort of keeping an eye out for inspiration.  The actually COOKING of the meal just takes practice (or some googleing: how to cook chicken/how to sautee etc etc).  The best part about cooking is that you determine what you eat.. thus you can make things both tasty AND healthy!  Sorry for the rant.. I just really like to cook :3

[deerskin]

That's so awesome! Congrats on getting back on track! It's amazing how if you let one thing slip in life, the rest just kind of slumps too. I don't know if it's a self respect thing, or what, but you're right: you can totally elevate your entire life with an exercise routine. Keep rockin' it!

[cyberdecker]

Congrats! I remembered this today, that really starting the day with something will help on the rest of the day! I was also lazy, but today I resumed my training and I felt great. 

 

I think that the hard part is just starting, the rest will go with the momentum. 

[catscratch]

I think that the hard part is just starting, the rest will go with the momentum. 

 

Exactly!

[BetaByter]

Congratulations on your come back! =) I will play Eye of the Tiger and root for your success.

[ScrabbleGirl]

Just a little digital high five from a fellow flaker. Back at it today though! Good luck

[Otaku_Wanna_Fly]

WOOOO-HOOO! You go, Raven!  Reading this is motivating me!  Haha, keep it up!

[Huntress]

You're doing great. In fact what you're doing proves that this isn't a fad for you. This is something you love and this is the way you want to live your life. We all have our ups and downs. What matters is that you come back and that you love it when you do. Keep on rockin!!