Two steps forward...

Having successfully worked out for four days, I was quite disappointed to miss exercising today. I did, however, learn a valuable lesson. If I want to workout, it must be one of the first things I do. Otherwise, I will get too busy and it just doesn't happen.

As I write this, my young son is asleep in my arms and it is shortly after midnight. If I am to get exercise tomorrow, I must get to bed soon. How does it get to be so late?!

With only a few more days until Christmas, I need all the help I can get so I can have enough energy to get everything done. So off to bed I go. Sleep well.

Victory

Well, I guess it isn't victory yet. But I did t-tapp this morning!! Even though it wasn't the very first item on the list, it was close to the top and instead of getting caught up in the urgency of so many tasks, I focused on what I really wanted to accomplish

As wonderful as it would be to say the rest of the day went smoothly, that wouldn't be completely accurate. Regardless of how the rest of the day went, however, I felt better knowing one essential could be checked off the list. Yeah!

Not Again

The day started before I was ready for it. Even though I put on sweats with the intent of working out, it didn't happen. Eventually, responsibilities of life necessitated a change out of the sweats, having never completed the workout.

In spite of repeated failure to consistently workout, I am NOT going to give up. Especially if I have to keep writing about failure (even if no one is reading); the accountability is helpful.

Only 15 minutes a day; surely I can make that happen. In time, I will! This journey is not just about exercise, I am discovering. It is also about self-discovery, choices, and managing time instead of letting time manage me. When the exercise structure is finally established, not only will I be in better shape, but all areas of my life will be influenced and improved. That is a goal worth striving for and a journey worth taking, even if there happen to be a few (or several) bumps along the way.

Ugh...

Well, I am doing terrible with spending even just 15 minutes exercising every day. And, I can tell; I don't feel as good and my pants are getting snug again. Between migraines, sick kids, sleepless nights (like tonight), and everything else that goes along with having eight children, it is really difficult to take the time.

As I write this, however, I again recognize that regular exercise will help me have more energy, which means I will be able to get more done, sleep better, and probably have fewer migraines (right now I average two a week). Being busy is really just an excuse. It is easier not to exercise. It is easier to choose the path of least resistance than to be intentional. The Bible is right, though. I will reap the consequences of not exercising; I already am.

Even though tomorrow is Thursday (technically, I guess TODAY is Thursday, but you understand) and Christmas is just days away, I am going to try again! After all, if at first I don't succeed I just try, try again. That is how Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. He didn't look at failures as obstacles. He just kept eliminating what didn't work.