My strange love affair

I had a revelation this morning while working out. It’s a victory for me that I want to share with you. I realized that fitness has become part of my every day routine!! Something I just do every day like brushing my teeth. Finally!!!

It hasn’t always been like this. I’ve had a strange love affair with exercise. We fall in love and are strong for awhile, then we start seeing a little less of one another and then even a little less. One day we just break up because we know it’s best for both of us. A few months later I find another fitness routine to fall in love with again and the cycle repeats.

I have to say it’s been almost 1 year that this pattern has been broken. Now I haven’t been perfect for a whole year, but we’ve never broken up! We’ve never really even been apart. If I’m being honest maybe a few days apart but that’s about all. I miss it when something happens and I don’t get that workout in.

My rule is to never go more than 2 days without working out. Life gets in the way sometimes. If I don’t get up and do it first thing, I’m risking that something will come up to do in the evening, or my girls will need a lot of help with homework, the list goes on. Sometimes the evening gets away from me and I’m staring at the clock at 9pm knowing I didn’t get my workout in yet. I’ve learned not to beat myself up. Tomorrow is a new day and I’ll get it in.

What the difference is now than before is that I know we’ll never break up again. My mind has changed. It’s no longer something I have to do. It’s something I really want to do.

I enjoy all the benefits of my fitness life. I love the body I’m changing, I love the feeling I get from being stronger, I love it when I do something I didn’t think I could ever do, I love pushing my limits, I love that my changes are inspiring the rest of my family and I love not being afraid anymore. Fitness has changed so much more than just my body, it has changed the thoughts I have about myself.

Keep at it each day. Take it just one day at a time and one day you will notice, just like me this morning, that you have come a long, long way. You have truly changed your life!!

~Christina

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