Getting There – Slogging Along

Today puts me 1/3 of the way through my second week, or 2/3 of the way through the two weeks (8th workout out of 12).  And let me tell you, today was more difficult than yesterday.  Here’s the thing…

Yesterday, after my workout, I came home and immediately mowed the lawn.  It really needed it (should have been done on Friday) so I wanted to get it out of the way early.  After I came in, I showered, and from there on out I was exhausted all day.  I mean, falling asleep at the computer exhausted – literally.

I went to bed before 9 last night, and although I woke up a couple times during the night, I slept until about 7 this morning, and I still woke up feeling tired.  So there are a few things I think might be going on here.

I could be over-training.  I don’t believe this one to be the case, but it is possible, so I’m throwing it out there.  I could also be coming down with something.  We’ve had some illness in the house lately, and this could be me finally coming down with that.  I hope that’s not the case, but it’s possible.

It could also be the weekend catching up with me.  I went to NJ this weekend.  Drove down on Saturday and drove home on Sunday.  Before we left, we ate at Wood ‘n Tap.  Then we took my mother out to TGI Friday’s Saturday night.  We went to Perkin’s on Sunday morning for breakfast, and then we went out again on Sunday night because we were too tired to cook when we got home.  All of the driving, staying up late and rich food could just be wearing me down.

Either way, I stuck to my guns this morning and got to the gym.  I did 25 minutes on the elliptical, a somewhat light workout.  It didn’t really help me feel better like yesterday’s did, so there is one other possibility for my feeling this way.  It could be mental.  My mind could be rebelling against the changes I’m making now that the euphoria has worn off.  I suspect this to be the most likely cause, and it certainly is the one I have the most control over, so I’m going to start working on that today.

I need to focus on how much I enjoy the workouts, how much better they make me feel, and how much I want to do this.  I want to keep this in mind all day today, trying to recall the euphoric feeling I had after the workout with the trainer as well as the days before and the day following.  This should be my last thought tonight before I go to sleep so my subconscious has something to work with tonight.

I switched the trainer to Friday so I can sign up at that time.  I’ve come up with a few more questions I want to ask him, but they probably won’t have too much impact on my decision, which has already been made.  That means that tomorrow I’ll be back to a vigorous workout on the elliptical followed by abs, just like yesterday.  Then Thursday will be lighter so I’m ready for the trainer on Friday.

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