Just last week I had decided that this week I was going to get back on track. I was going to start filling in all the workouts I have missed during this Cross Training phase. I was going to get back at it.
I got my workout done Monday and then Tuesday I came down with something, I was also running errands all day Tuesday and by the time workout time came, I was running a low grade fever. I have spent most of the week recovering from that.
It always seems to work that way, you make great plans to get back on track with your workouts, but life happens. Life sometimes throws a wrench in things. However, in all of this, I have stayed on track the best I can with my nutrition. We have had my brother-in-law in town so we have had a few extra dinners out, but the rest of the time I have been staying on track with my nutrition. Other than my steady diet of cold medicine and cough drops.
After 4 years at this “healthy” thing, I have figured out a few key things.
1. No one is perfect 100% of the time, if they say otherwise, they are lying.
2. Life happens, enjoy it and get back on track when you can.
3. Give yourself a little grace when you do fall off track.
You only get one body, treat it the best you can while enjoying the special moments of life. Am I to my goal weight yet? No! But, I have managed to keep 80 pounds off for over 2 years, and that is a HUGE accomplishment in my book! I’m not gonna lie, for the last couple of years my New Years resolution has been to get to my goal weight. I may not be there but I am way better than I was 5 years ago. I keep getting back up and dusting myself off. I keep setting goals. I keep moving forward. I do not let myself wallow in poor nutrition or exercise choices.
Whatever you have going on, you are just one meal away from being back on track. We are one week into November, I know the holidays are coming up, my plans are the same as they were this week, stay on track, enjoy time with family and friends, and then get back on track right afterwards. I might gain a little, I might lose a little, I might eat an extra piece of that super amazing pie, but I will keep moving forward.