One Day Down and the Rest of My Life to Go!

Kick-off was great yesterday! I wasn't going to track my nutrition, but I finally decided to do so (and it was an eye-opener for me), did 10 minutes on the bike, some stretching, bit of weights pre-shower (more on that later) and about 45 minutes of yoga in the evening. The rest of the day was work, work, work, but I played with the dogs more and did some occasional stretching.

I've been toying with the idea of creating some type of plan to do after doing my early morning 10 minute biking -- I just can't call it a bike ride, because I'm not going anywhere! -- some sort of "morning energizer" routine/ritual, and also because if I have a bad day and don't get any exercise done, at least I'll have done that. I'm thinking 20 minutes in total and doing it only on weekdays. My reward for doing it? A 10 minute shower. If not, only a 5 minute shower. I love taking long showers, and I have to time myself during the week or else I'll never get anything done and my electric bill would be sky high! LOL! So, by doing it this way, 10 minutes seems like a looooong time now; a luxury. This reward motivates me, and I've made a deal with myself that I can't blow the morning ritual off and still take a 10 minute shower. It just feels so right to do it this way!

These past few days, I really feel like I've been making changes that I can live with for the rest of my life. I've also been doing some little things around the house -- you know, the ones that are always nagging at you? It really helps to do that; clears out the garbage from your mind! Now, I realize that I will have off days and that there are still struggles and challenges up ahead. But fitness is a lifelong commitment, and I've been living that sentiment these past few days. It feels wonderful...