One day gone…10 thousand more to go…
So my night is coming to a close and I sit here pleased and delighted…
Day one is done, and I did great.
Yeah, I know…I have been on this journey too many times and far too long to know that one day does not make or break you…
Trust me. I know I have a long long long road still ahead of me…
But I DO know, as some of you know, that simply getting started is the hardest part…
So thats what I did today…
I simply did what I had to do….
Wrote in my food journal…Kept my calories in check (1139!) and returned to the gym…
(Amazed, by the way, that 1200 calories CAN and DOES fill me up…)
Sure, the first day back is hard after a break…I wanted to quit the elliptical after ten minutes…I wanted to quit after 20 minutes…But I didnt…
I just kept talking myself through it in my head…
I reminded myself that I HAVE done this before…That I CAN do this again…
And it worked…
I finished the day with a nice cardio workout under my belt…A completed food journal…And my calories falling just under 1200…I feel good…Motivated and focused…
I KNOW I can do this. A few months of hard work, some sacraficing and dedication, and before I know it, it will all become routine again and I will miss nothing…
I know this…
And the reward for my hard work will be so powerful that I wont mind the work at all…As a matter of fact, after a few months, it ceases to become work, and is just a part of my life…
I cant wait to get back to that feeling…
And today, well, today was a very good start…
Wishing you all successful days as well…
Way to go! I do think sometimes the hardest part is getting started.
I tried that darn machine-it is the hardest thing ever–I lasted 2 minutes my first time and 5 the next lmao. No gym now so thats not a problem any more.So, 20 minutes and more just rocks.
Keep up the good work–you can do it!
You’re doing great!!
Awesome Dawnie and so glad you are back at it!
I am amazed by your determination at the gym. I have been out of the exercise game for a couple months now and my first day back I couldn’t even get through 13 minutes on the treadmill, the next day 24 minutes, and look at you… you pushed through and just did it. I’m still pushing to get back to where I was before my time off. I can feel your excitement about how your day went and hopefully it will follow you into your days ahead. Keep up the hard work.
wow great start. Keep up the inspiration and motivation and you are right one day is will be life, not something you don’t want to do.