Friday, February 10, 2012

Updated promises

Hi. Remember me?

It's been a little while, so I can't blame you for forgetting. But I'm here with some updates.

Last week, my doctor cleared me to, as he said, "go be a gym rat." His words led to some pretty strong mixed emotions from me.

First of all, yay! I can get back to being myself! Going to the gym, back to cardio fusion, dancing it out in high-impact Zumba.

Then I had my second of all thought. Oh crap. What's my excuse now?

See, I've kind of enjoyed going home right after work. Having weeknights free to grab dinner with friends or go home and catch up on TV. But now I don't have an excuse. Officially.

I went to Zumba Monday night. I was terrified. Though I'm healing well, I'm still pretty sore and definitely not ready to get completely back into my everyday high-impact workouts. But I gave it a try. Stamina-wise, I did OK. Better than I thought, even. I did try to keep the bounciness to a minimum. I was again reminded, though, how good it feels to sweat.

So I'm going to ease back into my workouts. I know I need to listen to my body and see how I'm feeling, but I think it will be a big step in getting back my motivation. My food was OKish this week, but this weekend I'm heading to the Ronald for the first time since November. It's a challenge even when I'm feeling super strong. I'm worried this weekend, when I'm feeling vulnerable, it could be tough.

Next week, I'm going to do something I haven't done in a long time. I'm going to blog every day. Usually you can tell by my blogging frequency how well I'm doing. Next week, I plan to rock it. Stay tuned.

Have a great weekend, all!


4 comments:

LT said...

Welcome back E! Zumba hasn't been the same without you, so I'm glad to have you back!

Anonymous said...

You are our hero (heroine) regardless of whether you blog or not. Keep the spirit and accept the good with the bad. You'll get back on track soon enough. I find this time of year right before Valentine's day a hard time to be disciplined. But afterwards, it's easier to get focused on goals.

Anonymous said...

great go to healthy snack you could bring with you to the ronald to avoid temptation:

Nut thins crackers- awesome with salsa, they taste like tostitos with none of the fat and calories. wheat and gluten free. They come in different flavors. They are sooooo good.

100 calories almond bags in plain and cocoa. so awesome for a quick fix or sweet tooth.

so proud of you as always!

Portillovjte said...

great go to healthy snack you could bring with you to the ronald to avoid temptation: Nut thins crackers- awesome with salsa, they taste like tostitos with none of the fat and calories. wheat and gluten free. They come in different flavors. They are sooooo good. 100 calories almond bags in plain and cocoa. so awesome for a quick fix or sweet tooth. so proud of you as always!