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[lechonfreeliving]

Celebrating the little wins...

I got my ass to the gym last weekend! It was strange to be suddenly reacquainted after nearly a year away from the Y. The experience was good. I felt accomplished and actually motivated to do homework, write up another chapter of my dissertation proposal, and run some statistical analyses. Overall win for me. I think I just needed a small win to jump start the motivation train. I was in a slump for a while. Shame-spiraling into a glass of bourbon and delicious baked bads. I’m back on track and am starting to see the scale go down and the pedometer steps go up. I may have to use the gym as a motivator to get me in the swing of things and not turn into a useless sloth during the weekends.

I’m hoping for another great weekend! Just a few more days to go! Cheers!

[lechonfreeliving]

Reborn blog---again!

I’ve been part of this health coaching program called PREVENT. I did it as part of work to “test out” for our organization. I’m really enjoying it, and it helps to have the accountability of a health coach constantly checking in on me. It’s been a consistent downturn in the scale. Small -- and I mean very small -- losses, but I think I’m making some healthy life choices.

I decided to revive this blog again for accountability. But, also, to provide me with a space that I can vent for a little on my journey to a healthier me.

I’m dealing a lot with some serious motivation issues. Not just for my health, but for school and other things. I’m thinking that I’m overwhelmed and have adopted the avoidance mentality. Things aren’t that fabulous at work. I’m not excelling as I would have hoped for school. I’m just in this weird space of barely being adequate. it’s not a comfortable place to be in, and I’m quite frustrated. So, instead, I avoid it all and pretend that there are no consequences. But, there are. And, I’m just trying to deal. I need to get out of this funk. I figure writing it out may help me process what’s going on -- plus it will give my fingers the exercise it needs to write that damn dissertation proposal! 

Anyway, wish me luck, and i hope to report that I got my sh*t together in the next blog.