Starting yet again...
Sunday, February 06, 2011
The past few months have set me back health and fitness wise. A genetic health condition resurfaced and forced me back on medication that meant many sleepless nights, enhanced appetite and no exercise. It really shook the foundations of the healthy lifestyle I had been building and set me back emotionally, physically and, yes, unfortunately back at the scale.
But, just as mysteriously as it came, my health condition seems to be in remission again and I have been given the go ahead to exercise again. Despite the depression that comes with such an unsettling change, I am determined to return to my healthy lifestyle. This week I am returning to C25k training.... week one complete, it was all I could handle, after running a 10k in October.... YIKES. Oh well, it feels great to be able to be moving again. I am looking forward to a race in early March.
I have to swallow my pride and move my ticker back up today. I know I lost the weight in the past by focusing first on training and tracking my food. I can lose it again....
The hardest part of all of this is knowing I will probably have to face this challenge again. I better set the precedent that I will overcome it each time it surfaces, otherwise I am doomed to ever decreasing levels of health.... failure is not an option here.
So here's to starting yet again....