Back on the wagon (again, again)

It has been a rough few months, and my quest for health has been waylaid. While, I think the stress, family crises and distractions have been real, I am also cognizant of the fact that this has been another time when taking care of my health has come last. More than that, when I am honest, stress and crises usually drives me to sabotage my health. When things feel overwhelming in the rest of my life, I gravitate towards foods that are as icky as I feel. And for this most part this episode of crisis was no different... I did find myself eating fast food, wanting sweets and craving food constantly.  But for the first time in my adult life, I managed to stay somewhat physically active and still consider what I was eating--if only a little bit.  Now for some people this may not appear as a minor miracle, but let me assure you that for me it is. More than staying active, mainly through walks and bike rides with my kiddos, I craved the time to get back to the Y and workout. I am simply amazed by this still.

I do think that my desire to work out has more to do with the community created by the Y where I work out.  I have always felt so self-concious working out or trying to being "sporty".  I always felt like it was sort of a joke and that everyone in the room knew it.  But that is what is special about a place like the Y. It emphasizes community above all else. I look forward to being there and when I walked into the Y after 2 months of absence, I was still greeted by smiles and hugs. If only I could pocket that and take it with me as I go through the rest of the day.

So I am back on the wagon or at least trying to be. Watching what I eat, planning another few days of juicing, working out, blogging and I am doing this as I embark on yet another high stress time period. But my hope is that by putting health front and center might help me get through it more effectively. So my goal over the next few weeks is to work out minimally 3 times a week and cutting out sugar.  More mini-challenges to come.  Up this week: I will make it Reformer, Bodypump and Deep Water Aerobics (this one will be a knew one for me). I have also added an update to the "Just the facts" file... on my progress.

So stay tuned and I will try to too.