The past couple of weeks I haven’t been thinking like a fit person. I had met a goal I had been training for since January of running another 5k, I’d trained three-four times a week, and greatly improved my endurance and speed drastically. I beat my previous 5k time by four minutes. I should have been very happy.
Truth is, it was in the middle of a stressful time at work, more stresses from home. During the last few weeks, I didn’t find a good outlet for letting out my frustrations. I grew increasingly isolated and withdrew into myself. I made some really bad decisions with my time, which only increased the stress I felt, along with guilt and shame. I should have recognized the signs, found one of my support friends and worked things out. Instead I let pride get the better of me (again) and the end result was I regressed. All of that has nothing to do with dieting, but part of the reason I’m on this journey is to be more fit, and fit isn’t just a physical property, but also a emotional and spiritual component as well. So this post is the beginning (again) of me trying to think like a fit person, and recommitting myself to the practices I’ve fostered the past couple of years to become the person I want to be.
So… with that as prelude, I’m going to go back to some number crunching.