Normally, I have a pretty good workout and diet routine that works for me. I watch what I eat very closely during the week, so that on the weekends I can eat whatever I want and still maintain. And I try to work out every day during the week, so on the weekends, I can let go a little bit. Since I'm alone during the week anyway, and since until last week I hadn't been working, it worked really well.
Last week, I fell of the wagon, so to speak. I had my best friend in town, so naturally, the diet slipped (it can't be good for you, calorically speaking, to drink one bottle of champagne and 3 bottles of wine in one night. There were just two of us). That, along with ice cream, pizza, and laying out by the pool rather than exercising definitely meant I only got in two workouts last week. Then I had to go to New York for the weekend, and I was really busy there, so naturally, no workout.
One week wouldn't kill me though. The problem is, I'm one of those people. You know the ones. The ones who can be very, very good for a long time...but as soon as they fall off the wagon, they can't get back on. I'm one of those.
If I skip Mondays...then I skip Tuesdays and Wednesdays too. I mean...what's the point, right? My whole week is messed up anyway!
That's what happened to me this week. Monday, I was tired and didn't feel very good (stupid allergies) so I skipped my regular CrossFit class. Tuesday, I became obsessed with fixing the blog, so I skipped once again. After all, I'd skipped Monday, right? Bad move. Wednesday, I was seeing a repeat of Tuesday-- I didn't wake up in time to catch the morning CrossFit, and then I ended up (legitimately) being stuck in the house waiting for a phone call from work, causing me to miss the noon class. Of course, I couldn't go in the evening, because I had a work event. It got to be around 2 p.m. I had already had my call. I was answering e-mails, and I realized I'd soon enough have to leave for DC. I decided to buck my "if I don't workout Monday, I don't workout the whole week" trend, and I at least headed down to the gym in my apartment.
It wasn't much. I was just on the elliptical for about 30 minutes and then did my ab routine...but it got me back on track. It's just made me realize more and more how important Mondays are for me. No more skipping Mondays!
