A good day folks. Back only gave me real problems in the morning, by noon I had loosened up and was feeling decent. I am taking it easy and keeping close to the house, but will be able to go to work tomorrow and hopefully get back into an exercise routine this week.
I refuse to let work get me as out of sync as it has the past few months. It was partially just a uniquely busy time for us (I manage foreign aid contracts for the U.S. government) but I also just went through a phase of saying 'yes' too often. In the end, I burned out physically and mentally and then seeing my work suffer exacerbated both. A few months ago, I accepted a spot in an MBA program in Colorado, so that is both the light in the end of the tunnel and part of the end goal.
I want to be athletic enough to take advantage of everything Colorado has to offer, and feel comfortable enough in my body to maximize my self confidence as I meet a whole new group of peers.
I refuse to let work get me as out of sync as it has the past few months. It was partially just a uniquely busy time for us (I manage foreign aid contracts for the U.S. government) but I also just went through a phase of saying 'yes' too often. In the end, I burned out physically and mentally and then seeing my work suffer exacerbated both. A few months ago, I accepted a spot in an MBA program in Colorado, so that is both the light in the end of the tunnel and part of the end goal.
I want to be athletic enough to take advantage of everything Colorado has to offer, and feel comfortable enough in my body to maximize my self confidence as I meet a whole new group of peers.
The trail in the photo above (a trail I ran a year ago) is pretty flat, but I want to be a real trail runner, I want to reach a new level in my yoga practice, I want to try triathlons. But right now I am pretty close to the least in-shape I have ever been. I am 2 lbs from my all-time-highest weight (which was only about a month ago) so this is going to need to be quite an overhaul. An ideal for me would be about 30lbs down from my current weight and ability to run a 10k in an hour or so. From there we can discuss the longer runs or trail running...
I feel like I eat pretty well, I can definitely throw back drinks like a good 27 year old, but I rarely drink on my own and I mostly pick good choices when eating. I eat out too often, which throws off my portion control and my ability to tell exactly what I am putting in my face. So, for the next month I will be making all of own food, keeping an eye on portion control and empty calories.
The next month and a half will be based here in D.C. and then the following months will include a road trip and settling in to my new home in Colorado. Luckily my road trip partner is a healthy eating kindred spirit, who just finished her first half-marathon, so we will keep each other accountable and she will keep me to my exercising plans for this trip.
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