Back in the swing of things....

This was me today:



I finally just told myself to get serious about this! Since school got out I been having the drive to start working out & start making better food choices, but I haven't been consistent. And I really want to!!!

This past year and a half has been very crazy....pretty much the craziest year & 1/2 that I've even been through; With major family stuff, school, my job situation, and on top of that 3 hurricanes in 3 months. It's was pretty crazy....

When your world seems to be falling apart(sometimes literally) & there is so much stress & no electricity, even. You have to make the best of what you have.

Lack of time really encourages you to run through a fast food place.

Lack on energy discourages you from working out because you are too tired because the stress has used up all you normal "exercise energy" and also keeps you from making the effort to prepare food that would be a better choice than fast food.

And like I said electricity also effects the choices for a few reason...
1- it means stores are pretty much closed or only open with the bare minimum (which are not usually "healthy choices",
2-lack of effort again...with no electricity (AC, hot water, microwave, stove, fridge, freezer, lights, etc.) you really only eat what it already made or easy to cook on the grill, & when you don't know how long it is until power is back on you have to kinda ration the food. Who knows when the stores will open, & if you can get there(without trees blocking the road, & if you have enough gas to get there because the gas stations are closed or out of gas!
3-In Florida in Aug., Sept., & Oct. with no AC, it's not too fun to get all hot & sweaty(even more than you already are) by working out.

I could go on, but I think I've made my point...I wasn't working out consistently & I wasn't eating health consistently.

Things have calmed down a lot since I left my previous job back in March. And a couple times I've started to get back into the whole workout routine but then something has stopped me...Well, today (actually late last night) I decided that I am sick of it!!

I want to get back to myself! I want to exercise. I love how you feel after you are done exercising...And I want my clothes to fit me better again!

I haven't gained that much weight...I know I can get back to where I was I just have to DO IT!

So I'm so excited! I ran on our treadmill today. It's been really hot lately & rainy (of course, this is FL) so I haven't been able to run outside, so I'm glad I have a treadmill! Like I said I'm so excited I ran an entire mile without stopping or even walking! I usually always walk a little bit! But I wouldn't let myself! I wanted to get through it! I had to do it completely running!

At one point I was saying "Lord I can do this, You'll help me through it, This is nothing!" I got through it & I'm so excited! I know 1 mile for some is nothing, but I have never been much of a runner & like I said it'd been awhile since I've had a consistent workout schedule. (through out the year I've worked out here & there, but that doesn't really do much for you)

I think writing about it here will help out too! I actually was reading From the Morning and THIS POST was really encouraging!!! It helped me see my workout time in a different light!

We'll see what tomorrow holds!!