Exercise Summary: 4.6km Run/Walk; no time recorded
The above summary says it all. Yesterday was not a good day on the road to health and fitness (pardon that godawful pun!). Sure, I went for the 4km run/walk and while that sounds good, I did it as an afterthought rather than as a planned activity.
You see, the Dark Side revisited yesterday.
The Dark Side is how I used to think:
“I really should go for a run, but I can’t be bothered.”
“I really shouldn’t be eating this crisps and lollies while sitting in front of the TV watching sport, but I will.”
Disappointing.
- I planned to swim 500km yesterday. Nope.
- I planned a 5km run today and try and break 23:00 mins. I can still do that but my mental perspective isn’t what it could be.
- I can still do the 100 Push Up Exertion test today too.
I know that sounds like I’m having a whinge, and perhaps I am, I mean, I’ve only not done the swim and I could do that today too.
The point I’m castigating myself on is the attitude. I am seeing the old self this weekend and I know, really know, that the only way to break out of it is to get on with what I’ve planned. But yesterday I just didn’t want to. I mean I really didn’t!! (okay Bill, they get the picture!)
So this post probably isn’t all that helpful. Except, perhaps, that I can recognise it immediately and therefore do something whether I like it or not.
It’s back to don’t think, just do.
So if anyone else gets “bummed out” occasionally, how do you get through it, over it or around it?
On with the shirt, shorts and shoes. Time to head outside!
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Andrew is getting fit 06.29.08 at 6:20 pm
I’ve had this problem many a time in my journey and if I fall off the wagon I just get back on the next day. For me the key is not to stay off which has happened.
That’s why my tagline on my blog is ‘one day at a time’.