Work, school, homework, family obligations, housework, work, school, homework, family obligations, housework. Ugghh! When am I supposed to find time to exercise? How can I justify not making the time to exercise? I need to make a re-commitment to myself. My typical size 8-10 frame has expanded to a 12-14. I have no energy, none of my clothes fit, and I feel miserable!! I’ve got to do something!!!
So, I set my alarm for 45 minutes earlier than normal–5:15 A.M. instead of 6:00. And, just as I was settling into some delectable REM sleep, the annoying little buzzer on that damned alarm clock went off. I hit the snooze button. Nine minutes later, the same annoying buzzing sound. Then reality struck! Today was the day I promised myself I’d pull my ever-increasing sized arse out of bed and perform my morning exercise routine–the same routine I abandoned two and a half years ago when my family moved back to Wisconsin from Iowa. Yep, today was the day. No more excuses of I’m too busy, too tired, too this, too that.
After struggling with 25 crunches (I used to be able to get in 50 before I even began to think about ‘feeling it’), I launched into an upper arm workout and was horribly dismayed that I could only perform twelve push-ups and I had to exchange the 7 pound weights for 5 pounders. My ‘break’ from exercising had turned into a stint of 30 months of not doing much of anything for my body and boy was I paying the price!!
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