About a month ago life was crazy busy. We planned a short trip with the girls followed by my sister’s family visiting. That was on top of working and trying to raise two busy girls, manage a house, etc. To make matters worse I ended up getting sick for what felt like a month. The girls were not sleeping great and I was running myself down. I wasn’t getting over being sick so I decided to listen to my body and scale back on my workouts and make my sleeping a priority. After a few days I decided to get back on the saddle and do my morning workout. It was horrible. I was sluggish and it felt like I was starting from square one. So I gave myself off again. Next workout was a little better but it was still hard. I was about to give myself another day off but it got me thinking. What was going on? I felt a lot better and I was getting my sleep. There was no reason that I could not do a workout. I pushed through and got back on track. Now I am back to my old self with my workouts, looking forward to the for the most part.
See what was happening was my truth in the beginning started to become my excuse to not work out. I needed to take time off for my body to heal. What I did not prepare myself for was how hard it would be to get back to my workouts. I was weaker from being sick and stressed and starting to decondition. I had to work my way back up and not compare myself to how I use to be before I got sick. I love (love in how I feel afterwards and what it does for me-not before my workouts.) working out. It is not easy but my health is my priority. It is important to listen to yourself but don’t let your truth become your excuse.
Having your truth become your excuse does not have to be just with working out. When have you had a time where your truth became your excuse?