Putting Myself First

This past week was not my best....probably the first of many pitfalls.

I started off great with mountain biking and swimming at the beach.  I had made plans to wake up early on the holiday (Fourth of July) and go for a nice hike, but it was raining so I just rolled over and went back to sleep.  I finally woke up but felt like being lazy and do absolutely nothing.  But I finally decided to get up and do laundry and clean house (and believe me...it needs to get done), but after an hour I was roasting in my house (I swear I live in a furnace sometimes).  I got lazy.  And laid down in the air conditioned bedroom and watched tv.

The next day was no different.  It ended up as the beginning of a crazy, hectic, and very stressful week at work (my co-worker drives me nuts).  By the end of the work day I had no inspiration, no motivation, no desire to do anything.  Just wanted to put my feet up and relax (if there even is such a thing).

By the end of the week.  I had done nothing.  No exercise.  No walk.  No stretching.  Absolutely NOTHING!  And then my husband asks me, "What are you doing?  Why aren't you working out?"  I replied, "I'm lazy.  I just don't feel like it."  He says, "aren't you planning on going on a trip soon?  Don't you want to look your best?  And I realized, he's right.  I need to get up off my butt, stop being lazy, and do what I set out to do in the first place.....Putting Myself First.

How do I even do that?

By finding inspiration from family and friends to help me get past all the garbage and set me back onto my goal....a new healthy, fit ME.  First step.... a 6.2mile run around the neighborhood.  Was it my best?  No.  But I did manage to climb a big hill...and by climb I mean ran.  So that was a good accomplishment for me, especially since I haven't ran much in weeks (giving my knee some rest).  I then woke up bright and early this morning for a killer workout from my personal trainer (thank you Missy).  I have this feeling I'm gonna be sore tomorrow.

And tomorrow...I am going to attend my first Lihue Exercise Class after work (I even sent a message saying that I was attending) so I have to show up.  My friends, Craig and Tonja, helped inspire me to look for my own 'Fit Club' here on Kauai since I can't attend their club in California.  This will be my first class and I am looking forward to it.

Putting myself first.  Forget about the weather.  Forget about a stressful day at work.  Forget about being lazy.  Set myself a daily goal... a small one...and accomplish it!  I will get where I want to be one small step at a time, one day at a time by putting myself first.