After a long day of work, the last thing I felt like doing was coming home and working out. I had to pick up the kids from daycare, and then I planned on making dinner. The only thing that may have enticed me to run was the beautiful weather. It was, in fact, in the 70s and partly sunny. Great for running - finally the humidity was gone.
I picked up the kiddos, and my 3 year old was super crabby. And my 3 month old was squirmy and vocal as well. The car ride home was long. Rush hour traffic, whiny child and a hungry and tired mommy. I got home, and hubby was home waiting for us. I came in, unloaded my daily stuff and looked at my man (thinking do I really want to work out?).
Below is the breakdown of my "head-game"...
"Man, I don't wanna work out. But I should go and get it over with. But I'm so tired. It IS really nice out. I could just go for a little bit. Still, I could seriously lay down and fall asleep right now. Just quit complaining and go. You know you'll feel better."
So I ended my silly, internal dialogue and sucked it up and went. The hubby was happy to let me have my mommy-time. He's good like that. I started out a little slow, but I soon found my groove. At the middle of my run, I felt energized (like I could run forever). I envisioned myself running the 1/2 marathon that I'm so reluctant to sign up for. I pushed on and ran further than I expected to today. I didn't clock it, but I guesstimate I ran 3.2ish miles today.
So as I've entitled today's blog, The Truth Prevails...
Just go and workout, you know you'll feel better if you do. I did, and I do!
Good For You! Sometimes the hardest part is getting started. That is why I ALWAYS use my never fail 15 minute rule. I force myself to do it for 15 minutes and after that time is up if I'm still not into it (whatever IT is) I can quite quilt free but I always go all the way once I start. But I know that one day the 15 will come and I will quit and I'll do it w/o guilt because I tried.
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