Does anyone else ever experience that moment during the week when going for a run or to a class or picking up a handweight sounds like the most awful thing that you could ever hope to do?
This has been my pattern as of late. I work out anywhere between two-four days a week, early in the week, and then peter off. I don’t think I’ve been burning myself out in the beginning as much as I’m just finding my weeks getting so jammed up that I choose sleep over working out.
I remember reading once where Hillary Swank said she’d always pick working out over sleep. She’s a mutant.
Kidding.
The husband and I have not been adhering to our previous schedule of working out together every other morning, hitting the gym by 6 a.m. or so. There has been no rhyme or reason, which is necessary when you end up working hours and hours and hours on end. Those of you who keep similar work schedules can sympathize with me here, I’m sure. I thrive on routine, so this slapdash approach to working out has to stop. If nothing else, my stress levels could use a bit more consistency when it comes to feeding them adrenaline.
I’m not training for anything, not working towards anything, so it makes it easy to get lazy about it all. Of course, it does open up other opportunities – I took a great spin class at the gym last week, for instance.
God this post is boring me, too. So I’ll end with this:
1) What healthy living blogs are you reading these days?
2) Anyone got a new clean recipe?
3) What do you think I should write about? Anyone have any questions? Because on top of slacking with working out, I am slacking off on finding inspiration for this blog…
It’s OK to slack sometimes! A few days off if you really aren’t feeling it can be a good thing.
I think you should write about: 1. real estate, and 2. baby angst. That’s what’s occupying my brain these days, anyway.
I’m not really reading any clean living blogs, but I continue to sort of be marinating in all I learned from reading The Omnivore’s Dilemma & In Defense of Food, and I’m currently on Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. And I spend a LOT of time on Tastespotting every day, poring over recipes and photographs, bookmarking my little heart out. (Not that everything there is “clean living” cooking, but I find that a great many of the recipes are Real Food with Real Ingredients.)
I say this as someone who sat in a martini bar last night and ate multiple bowls-ful of salty, cheesy snack mix chock full of fat and sodium and devoid of any nutritional value. But you know what? I’m not going to beat myself up about it. (Says the girl beating herself up about it.)
Just keep writing, you!
P.S. I have to get up pre-dawn to exercise or I won’t do it. I have totally had to prioritize exercise over sleep lately, and I find that for the most part, it’s okay. Weird but true.
I stumbled on your blog after google search on eloping. I loved how you chronicled your elopement and planning. So, I was happy to see you have a personal blog. I’ll definitely keep reading! I especially love your post on being “grown-up”!
Eliza – I LOVED Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. It totally changed how I approached food. I only wished I hadn’t read it in the dead of winter in Michigan when fresh produce is hard to find. It made me ache for a fresh tomato!
As I’m currently beating myself up for falling off the fitness wagon after being on it for the better part of 4 years (and losing about 80 pounds), I’m always scouring the net for good sources for eating better, remotivating myself, etc. I honestly haven’t found one that I’m in love with yet, but have always found good ideas at Cooking Light and sites like that for recipes to try.
As for what you should write about I have two main thoughts:
1. I am trying to really get back into yoga, and in a more organic way than I did before, which is to say I’d like to feel more connected instead of awkward and non-bendy among human Gumby’s and zen masters. I’d like to hear more about your “journey” with yoga – and please dont’ penalize me for using such a cheesy term as journey. I’m grossing myself out witht aht.
2. I’m also a writer, and would love to learn more about what inspires you, your process, etc. Not a “this is how to write” type thing, just learn more about that part of your life (not your job, specifically, just your writing).
I think that’s it. Mostly.
The exercise routine is such a gnarly thing. The only thing that will motivate me to keep up with exercising is to exercise. Blah.
And I agree, write about what you’re doing in your life. It’s interesting to read what you write because I learn what you learn. It’s nice, it’s like you’re doing all the pre-work for me until I’m ready to do it, like buying a house or the different foods you make and all that good stuff.
Personally, I would really enjoy an update about “Neighborgate”.
Have you gleaned any more insights into the whys and wherefores of your crazy new neighbors and their “found art” installation? Did that poor lonely little pony ever get a bath, and has a friend been moved near him to keep him company? And does the corrugated pink flamingo still annoy the crap out of you?
Seriously, I’ll bet others would love to hear the rest of the story, too.