One thing I've learned in life is to allow myself to fail, to fall down, to slip up and land flat on my... rump.
It's really easy to mess up. What's not easy is picking yourself up again and getting back on the horse, or roller blades, or exercise schedule. Just because you don't make it the first time doesn't mean you won't get there eventually. Mistakes make us who we are, they teach us and give us character and scars. I know there are people who pride themselves on perfection... but that doesn't sound like fun to me, at all!!
I hope I'm never perfect... my flaws make me who I am, and I'm doing my best to try to love them.
So, this Thursday I'll check in... and hopefully (keep your fingers crossed) I'm not too far from my last measurements!
A few updates...
I've started walking the stairs at work instead of taking the elevator. I know not everyone has this option, but it's a really easy and simple activity change. I understand if you work in a building that has 30 floors, this doesn't really seem feasible. Here's an idea from my friend Brandy, she works on the 14th floor... so to make it easier she rides the elevator to the 10th floor and walks the rest... and usually beats the elevator.
I wore a belt this weekend that hasn't fit me the last two months. (Score!!)
I'm getting really bored with my workout routine.. so when I change that up I'll let you know. I'm thinking either a belly dancing work out... or ballet. Time to mix it up and make it a little more fun.
Soapboxing it:
I just need to get on my soap box really quick and talk about this....
I recently have been looking at these "Get Healthy" websites and blogs to try to, you know, get healthier and stuff... and I've been bombarded with statements like "Get off the couch", "Sleep in your work out clothes so you can go straight to working out in the morning" and "Stop driving, run home from work".
First of all, the couch is where I do the majority of my crafting... because it's comfortable. I know that this statement may have been directed to "Couch Potatoes", but I feel like they should be a little more specific. Just because we like to sit on the couch and watch TV doesn't make us lazy or fat... it just means our life is not focused around exercise. I can do a chunk of my exercises on the couch in front of the TV..... but that's just me.
I WILL NEVER sleep in my exercise clothes... EVER... I'm just not that dedicated... I know it may make sense to those who want to get up at the crack of dawn... but I don't. I enjoy working out at the end of my day, after dinner. I feel more awake and more driven to actually complete my workout. I refuse to live my life around an exercise schedule.
Run home from work?? Seriously?? I'm STARVING by the end of my work day... and I also don't work in the best part of town... there's no way I'm running home from work. This sounds completely ridiculous to me. I guess it makes sense if you live a block or two away, but I think for the most of us... that's not gonna happen.
Just because I don't schedule my life around a workout doesn't mean that I'm unhealthy, it means I have sooo many other activities in my life that there's no way to center myself around just one. For those people who think a life centered around exercise is normal, it's not!! For those who feel like their doing something wrong for not living this way... you're not!! Just do your best at fitting at least 30 minutes of exercise into your day... trying is what matters.
Not all of us can dedicate our lives to the Workout Gods... and I'm sick of the expectation.
Okay.. off the soap box.
Here's to getting back on the Exercise Wagon!
Much Love from Texas!!
XOXO
~Heidi
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