Health & Fitness - Coming Home

Exhaustion is the word of the day. Wait! The week! It has been crazy and all I can think about is everything else I need to do when I get home. So much to do and so little time to do it. Grandma's funeral is on Wednesday, I have to pick up Clarence, finalize my 4 assignments and exam by tomorrow, and get caught up with all of my work.

I'm constantly weighing in on what I need to put on the side and health & fitness always comes up. It is so easy to just push it aside and use that extra time to get caught up. I already have those damn excuses building in my head, "It's only for now," "I'll get back on it," "I have to sacrifice something."

At the same time, I'm replaying the excuses of past and it seems like a broken record every time I tried to get healthy and fit. Something that I perceive as more important comes up (getting sick, personal matters, etc.) and I immediately revert back to the same excuses that I had used before. Amazingly, I believed every single excuse each time they came up. I believed that it was only a temporary situation and that I was going to get back on it. I actually believed that I would be able to just jump right back on it like nothing had ever happened.

This time around, although I am facing the same challenges, I have come to this with a better understand of not only the key elements of living a healthier and fit life, but also the gift of self-evaluation. I have been able to look back at my past and pin point my patterns, habits, weaknesses and honestly analyze how they affected my outcome and how I can adjust my current choices to ensure I become successful.

With that being said, I am not a robot or I have not found the pot of gold in health and fitness. I still face these every day challenges. Making positive choices and taking it a step at a time.

If I could ever offer a piece of advice when it comes to living a healthier and fit life, that would be to find a support group that understands what you are going through. Use them as your sounding board. Bitch, moan, grown, and tell them how you feel because they will understand and they will help you get through any challenge you may face.

If you are in need of a support group. I know of a free and wonderful group that I live by. Health & Fitness Support