So, I’m conscious that I have neglected my blog for some time now. My main reason – I haven’t done any training. I got off to a flying start but very quickly crashed and burned. The news of my arthritis didn’t help, but if I’m completely honest, it wasn’t just that. Laziness set in, yet again.
I think I am inherently lazy. To a certain extent, I think we all are. It’s just that some of us tend to hide behind it and use it as an excuse. Tiredness, pain, boredom, bad day at the office – all excuses I have used time and time again.
I watched a Jessie Pavelka programme on TV tonight – Fat: The Fight of My Life. Now, I am by no means in the same category as the people featured in each episode, since I only have around 30lbs to lose, however the issues we face are the same. That vicious circle of eat, feel depressed, eat more. I’ve battled for a long time now with issues around my eating/weight, as those who are close to me know only too well. Unfortunately when you are in this frame of mind, comments like “you don’t need to lose weight” and “you’re fine the way you are” don’t help. It’s difficult to explain, but those of you out there who may read my blog and suffer the same way will understand.
Anyway, the whole point of this now rather long winded post, was to say that I intend to get “back on the wagon”! Oh yes, we’ve heard it all before. Yes, you have. This time, however, I intend to stick to it. As was mentioned in the programme tonight, if you don’t have your health, you have nothing – what better reason to get back into the gym?! Ah yes, the slight issue of The Dopey challenge in 19 weeks time – gulp!
dopey runner: yvonne 