Ouch.

They say the first day is always the hardest, but I don't find that to be true.

It's somewhere around the 5th to 8th day I find the hardest.

However, the second day? ALWAYS the sorest.

Ouch.

Hence I did not go to the gym this morning, but got some extra sleep. My body clock is still off from air travel over the previous weekend, but it will settle again soon.

Exercise today? Not phenomenal, but I still put effort in.

I still got up somewhat early, and took the dog for a walk. It wasn't a sweaty walk, but it was still something.

Then during lunch hour, I walked in the blazing sun to the shopping center next door. I sweat more doing THAT than I sweat taking the long walk this morning.

When I got home, I was running around the house doing all sorts of things, and realized that sweat was dripping off my face. Great warm up for an hour of yoga! Just a basic video on youtube, but it definitely felt good for my mind and body.

Most excited thing today? I was able to get an exercise ball to sit on at work! I started the morning looking for a spare one I saw lying around, to find it was taken. However, someone kindly helped me find an individual that was not using theirs, and alas, my very own exercise ball!

Because of the chronic neck pain I suffer (and yes, I had another lingering headache today!) I could already tell that the ball was going to help relieve pressure from my entire spine, and I did start feeling relief!

What I'm Trying to NOT Beat Myself Up About

When I don't live up to my initial expectations, I ALWAYS end up beating up myself about it (badly) which in turn destroys my motivation and focus; i.e. all those times I gained the weight back!

I know that this lifestyle change will cause me to change my daily routines. I did pack my gym bags and got all of my food ready last night, but this morning, the soreness and exhaustion just got to me. I'm trying not to beat myself up about it.

Fact is that my body is just not ready for those workouts almost every single day this week. But it might be next week! We can only wait and see!

 The fact is that even though I had a low-intensity day, I was still 100% on point with food, and I managed to find SOMETHING in the form of exercise to sweat.


Feeling good for the night,
XOXOXO