A Little Kick In the Pants

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I’m not a big fan of excuses but some aren’t excuses…they’re just life.  I had a fabulous streak of healthy eating and consistent workouts through November, December and the beginning of January.  It was my pride amidst all the insanity.  My break from the crazy to have a bit of normalcy.

Then sickness…ickiness…illness…allergies happened.  Oh the joys.  Lots of sleep and rest are the only cure.  It’s much easier to breathe that way.

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Yet since the illness has fled my “resting” habits have not.  I’m out of the gym habit.  I don’t think of fitting in my workouts first…I think of relaxing.  I don’t think of eating to perform the best in Zumba…I enjoy a bit too much chocolate.  I don’t think.  Pure and simple.

Writing this out is my wake up call.  My kick in the pants *edit* I’m taking Hunni to the doctor for his hurt back. I’ll be at the gym this evening during How I Met Your Mother* I ate a filling breakfast. And my workouts for the week are scheduled.  See… Open-mouthed smile

  • Monday – Zumba & New Rules of Lifting
  • Tuesday – Cardio & Stretching
  • Wednesday – Off! (Travel)
  • Thursday – Cardio
  • Friday – New Rules of Lifting & stretching
  • Saturday – Zumba
  • Sunday – Yoga

I’m okay if a few things get switched around but I’m starting off simple and building back to my cardio 6 days a week with some lifting too.  I just need a kick in the pants to rebuild the habit.  Here’s hoping it doesn’t take 21 days to rebuild a habit that already has a foundation.

Last Week’s Goals

  • Mrs. Fix-it. I hung hooks, fixed cement, created electrical switches and all around pretended to be Bob Villa.  It was kind of cool. Smile
  • Daily Face Washing. This took some consistent self-reminding but it was necessary.  I like wearing make up so I need to take it off at night.  IMG_2115Now to find a face wash I really like to complete the task.
  • Practice Planking. Uh, oh.  The lots of rest was lying on my back or side…not holding a plank position.  We’ll have to add this to the following week.
  • One day of meals without media. I had a total over 8 meals without media.  The last minute hail Mary for a full day was Saturday.  Nice to enjoy breakfast in bed with Hunni and the puppers, lunch with Emily while shopping and dinner reading my book.  So nice.
  • Things are rearranging. Our front office looks so nice.  So open. So spacious.  My office has room to move.  The classroom supplies were organized.  I was a busy bee this week.
  • Say it, do it.
    • Zumba – 3 classes   1 class
    • New Rules of Lifting for Women – 2 days
    • Other Cardio – 80 minutes  
    • Yoga – 60 minutes

This Week’s Goals

  • Happy Date Day.  We don’t do traditional Valentine’s Day with cards, flowers, candy, etc.  In fact we have to work that day until 8PM.  But we are making arrangements for a nice date night midweek.  It’s a good change-up from our regular week.
  • Kick in the Pants.  See above.
  • Commercial Planks. Commercials are boring…even most Super Bowl Commercials.  Yet they are the perfect time for practicing my planking.  That and some stretching will make commercial breaks go by faster.
  • Organize clothing.  This is on my organization radar and I have the time to do so.  My drawers are begging for it as well.
  • Make a menu, keep it up.  I’m hoping “there’s an app for everything really applies.”  I need menus as a guide but have been lazy and lacking with time and planning for more than eggs or pasta stuff.  This week it’s back to business.
  • Read!  Forget watching YouTube videos until all hours of the night with insomnia. Or infomercials and repeats on TBS.  I have a book goal and I need to get cracking.
  • Plan a friend date.  It may not happen this week but I need to plan time fun time with friends.  It keeps me kind of sane.
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