Half Way

Can you believe the year is officially half way over-six months down and six to go. So it is time for a little check-in and a reality check.

The first 4 months of the year I was fairly pleased with my progress. I was improving my eating bit by bit and I was training for the half-marathon, so I was exercising about 5 days a week. Then 2 days before the race, I came down with the flu which kept me sidelined from the event. It was really disappointing. I'd put in a lot of work to get ready for it, and then I wasn't able to actually do it! Mentally, it was a pretty big blow.

Since then, I've made only feeble attempts to work out and my eating has gone back to S.A.D. :-( I have really been beating myself up over this. Lots of negative self-talk going on...and it is partially deserved. But I have decided to reframe my thinking. I had 4 good months so far this year and 2 not-so-good months. I can dwell on the bad and slip deeper down into it. Or I can focus on the good and figure out what helped me to do so well January through April-then try to repeat those behaviors.

This week I have set a goal. I do not want to eat ANY fast food this week and I want to do some type of exercise 4 times. I may have to use the treadmill inside, because it is so hot out now. But that's ok. These seem like attainable goals and there is no reason I can't get this train back on the right track starting the second half of the year with a bang!! Happy Independence Day.