So, missed several days at the gym due to all kinds of stuff. Went back yesterday for the first time since oh, last Thursday? Yeah, that was rough. Only did 30 min plus a cool down and I really wanted to quit after 10. BUT, I did 30 min plus a 5 min cool down. And tonight I did 40 min plus a 5 min cool down. And I feel better. That's the thing, it makes me FEEL better.
And feelings are about to become a focus for about a month and a half when I start a small women's group that is working through a book by Marianne Williamson called "A Course in Weight Loss". I am doing this for several reasons: 1. because it came up as an opportunity and it's lead by a friend of mine (former colleague) 2. because it's all about getting into the emotional why's and healing that part of myself that goes back to old destructive patterns and 3. because now seems a good time to do that. Now, not when I feel like it. If I waited till I felt like it I can guarantee you I'd not go to the gym EVER and wouldn't take this class.
So, we'll see. It starts in a week and is every Sunday for a couple of hours in the evening and goes until mid-August. I anticipate that there will be times I like it about as much as I like the treadmill at minute 35 but....I am going to keep going. Because I believe this is another key component to my success in making this for real who I am. Not just a phase like stone-washed denim and jean jackets. (not that there's anything wrong with that)
One day. One step. One pound at a time.
~N
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