Slow starts

Yesterday started off with a slow start.  After forgetting to set my alarm for the first time (in weeks) I had to get up and rush to get ready to make it to work on time.  For me the day moved in slow-motion, or maybe it was my still being half asleep.

So as I'm sitting at work dragging and freezing (due to the air conditioner) I contemplated on ordering lunch out.  How severely will this impact my goals?  After an hour long debate I decided that it would not destroy my ultimate long term goal and called Deli & Bread (my favorite deli) and ordered a large Garden Vegetable Soup.  After lunch I 'woke' up, had more energy, and the rest of my day went by pretty quick.  Either that or I was just looking forward to getting home and working out.  Since I missed my morning workout I decided to do my Shape Magazine Redefining (Cardio-Scuplt) video and then followed that with a Diamond Head Hike on my Nordic Trac.

And boy did it feel great!  I feel as though I'm returning to the days (from a few years ago) when I was working out almost everyday.  My personal trainer has told me numerous times (and it's even on my marathon training schedule) that I need to do strength training more than once a week.  For weeks (maybe even months) I've been avoiding it.  Talk about a slow start but I'm finally getting there.   It helps to have someone there doing it with you but since I don't have a current 'workout buddy' it's been tough.  But I finally realized I have friends out there near and far who support me and motivate me to accomplish my goals.  So a big Thank You to all of you! 

I am now on the road to a better, healthier, more fit Robin... even if it's one slow step at a time.