Long story short, I was being caretaker/nurse to my husband who ended up having TWO surgeries within 2 weeks of each other! So not only did I lose my workout schedule but I lost time at work. I ended up going to get my mom to come and help me because I was stressed and worried and didn't know how to handle it all (or so I thought).
My therapist, after telling her everything going on, praised me for keeping it all together and handling everything I've had to handle. I was praised for making sure my husband went to get a 2nd opinion after the nightmare from the first doctor!
After all this mess, my husband's sugar levels are finally within a "normal" range!!! I'm relieved and happy! Finally something has clicked and made him more aware of what he's doing by not keeping his sugar in check!
Anyway, after a month, I finally went back to the gym!! In my "time off" from the the gym I've learned a few things.
- I learned that I am a stress/emotional eater. I have never realized this about myself before now, so this is an eye opener for me! Now that I KNOW this, I can learn to change my behavior when I get stressed or emotional.
- It took me a month and a half before I realized I had energy! And it took less than a month to lose it all too!
- I learned that I NEED to work out for this weight to leave my body!
- I learned that I have to learn how to balance things better so I can make sure that I am taking care of myself while I am taking care of the family as well. Because if I am sick or hurt, I still have to push through which only makes it harder on myself.
- I can't make excuses because they benefit no one! An excuse will not help me in the long run.
So here's to hitting PLAY after hitting the pause button for a month! I didn't quit, I just hit pause! Now it's time to kick butt and get back to where I was and get stronger! I got this! I can do this! I can be stronger because I know what I need to do and what I was doing wrong!
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