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Reestablishing consistency is tough

By Cindy Posey | September 24, 2009

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The past few months have been another set of restructuring months in our home. I decided to leave the gym and partner with another trainer to establish a business in bootcamps, in-home personal training sessions, and corporate programs. Our home balance is shifting as my husband and I gear up for the school year as we are homeschooling our children.

In the mist of these changes, workouts have slipped. Where I would workout 4 to 5 times a week, these last few weeks have only consisted of one or two workouts a week. I can feel the drop in energy and increase in stress. With these factors, I have also seen a change in eating habits.

So, I know it’s time to reestablish the consistency of working out. It’s important to keep health a priority, and yet, I find myself slipping into the ease of “I just missed today, I’ll make it up tomorrow.” Until tomorrow becomes next week!

Here are the mantras that I’m repeating to myself and so far it’s worked out.

  • Just do it, Cindy! — As a runner, I really dislike the first day or two after missing runs for several weeks. I have to remind myself that in a couple of days, I’ll feel so much better and energized to tackle the day. It’s just a matter of getting through those first 2 to 3 runs…
  • More muscle means faster metabolism– I’m an eater. I really have a hard time shifting my diet. I’m working on it and continue to make better and better choices in food, but I see real results when I strength train. Feeling stronger really is empowering and I know that my body is burning calories at a higher rate when I strength train.
  • It feels great to sweat. Yep, I love the high after a hard workout. It motivates me.

How about you? What are your mantras when you find yourself slipping?

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5 comments
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On October 5th, 2009 at 6:51 am, Lara said:

Hi!
I’m an active mom and I need help.
I work from 8am to 5.5pm from monday to thursday and on fridays I finish at 2pm.
I have 1 hour from work to home and a few time to excersice (considering cleaning/ preparing dinner).
I could have 30 minutes per day to work out…I’m not fat but I need to work my lower body. what do you suggest me to do??

Thanks!

Best,
Lara

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On October 7th, 2009 at 8:45 am, Blaine Moore said:

These past few months I didn’t run much; I took 45 days completely off and then only ran 5 or 6 times before going out of the country for a few weeks.

I had to constantly remind myself not to go out and run no matter how good I felt and stuck to doing a lot of pushups instead. (I broke my foot at the end of July.)

Everything is healed now, though, so it’s time to start training again. Other than injury (and this is the first time in about a decade I had an injury serious enough to take this amount of time off) I try not to take extended periods of more than a week or two off from working out.

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On October 15th, 2009 at 12:38 pm, Cindy said:

Wow Blaine! Did you go through some withdrawal symptoms?

Hi Lara,

Welcome to Go Workout Mom. Your comment really has me thinking. 30 minutes is plenty of time to get some great workouts in and around your home. I’ll put together a Problem and Solution Post for ideas. I’ll email you when it’s ready. Do not get discouraged. With a few ideas and persistence, you will prevail.

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On October 15th, 2009 at 12:43 pm, Lara said:

Thanks a lot Cindy! I’m looking foward for your post.

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On December 28th, 2009 at 7:25 pm, Julie said:

My New Years (you know what.. yes another one!!) Get fit!, Dust of the errr tredmill, pilates machine and the hyper vibe and finally JUST DOING IT!!!

Great post and thanks for the smile :)

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