A New Week

Happy Easter ... Easter represents so many things but to name a few, a new beginning, a rebirth and spring! So it is fitting that this Sunday is the beginning of a new week. I looked at my schedule last week and I completed my workouts in the morning Monday - Friday. I had stated that if my travel schedule allowed it I would run but the day did not allow me the time. I did have a great day I went to Gettysburg for the first time and took a walk through history! So what will this week hold?

Sunday - Walked 40 minutes (complete)
Monday - Bike (in the evening ... will be traveling during the day, Virginia back to New York)
Tuesday - Bike - in the morning
Wednesday - Swim - in the morning
Thursday - Run in the morning
Friday - Swim in the morning
Saturday - Rest Day (traveling all day)

I have to admit I love having my workouts done in the morning so there is no pressure to get it done after work but I am still not used to the alarm going off! I am hoping over time it will get easier.

Here's to a new week!!

Keep moving forward and GO Syracuse Orange!!

Day Two

Day two is complete and I accomplished my goals. I got up in the morning, completed my workout, a swim; did the first day of my plank and push up challenges (not easy) and had a good day. I came home after work without having the guilt looming because I didn't complete my workouts and I was able to relax. I had dinner watched a bit of TV and laid my workout clothes out for tomorrow morning. Tomorrow is a bike day. Now the pressure is really on ... can I get up again, can I do it two days in a row!!

I went to bed early last night and I was so tired I think I was a sleep as soon as I shut the lights off. When the alarm went off this morning I had to lay in bed for a moment and think why did I set it, where was I and why did I have to get up? I admit I did not jump right up. I hit the snooze button three times. I finally got out of bed at 6:15. Hey I never said I was perfect!!

Day One was Sunday, I had said I would run that day or at least run/walk. I have to admit I moved forward and completed my allotted distance but I did more of a walk/run. My hips were hurting form my run the day before...so I took it a bit easy but I did move!!

So tomorrow is a new day and a new challenge...

A new day, writing my own story

Today is a new day. A new training plan. A new day to work toward my goals. A blank page that I can create any story I want to write a good one! I have been struggling a lot lately. My workouts are barely happening or not at all. I look at my training schedule and I am excited if I complete three days a week. And those three days are not intense workouts ... mostly completed just to get them done. I hate the way I feel. I am disappointed in myself and I am not happy. I don't even like myself right now.

Why can't I commit to my workouts? I want to workout, my body hurts from not running, from not swimming even not biking consistantly. I need to commit to my workouts. I need to put my workouts first. I need to make a promise to myself and if it doesn't happen there needs to be consequences.

"Your Speed

doesn't matter

forward

is forward"

Moving forward is all that matters!!! And now for my contract, my commitment to my workouts...my commitment to myself:

I Maura Donovan hereby commit to my workouts, a lifestyle of being active and demonstrating self control when it comes to eating. I will terminate my intake of food for 2 hours before I go to bed.

My goals:

1. Workout at least 5 days a week; swim, bike or run

2. Complete some workouts in the morning

3. Add push-up and plank challenge

Major obstacles that get in my way:

1. not getting up in the morning

2. Talking myself out of workouts

3. Me, myself and I

What will happen if I don't commit:

1. I won't be Living a healthy lifestyle

2. I will be living a lie...I will be a hypocrite

3.My diabetes numbers will not come down and this can cause sooo many problems

Schedule for March 20 - 26th

Sunday - Run 30 minutes
Monday - Swim in th morning
Tuesday - Bike in the evening
Wednesday - Swim in the morning
Thursday - Bike in the morning
Friday - Run in the morning
Saturday if schedule allows run in morning

Two steps forward ten steps back

Have you ever felt like you take two steps forward and then ten steps back. It's either my weight, my diabetes, my workout plan, my debt, trying to buy a house ... I haven't felt like I have been ahead in a long time. Often days like this bring about the why bother attitude, I can't make a difference!

I don't like to be the "why me" kind of person, I know many people in this world have it worse than me. I try to look at life as the glass half full but today I am not feeling it.

It is a beautiful day and I am loving that but I wish that other things would come together.