It seems terrible, but throughout this year I often found myself feeling extremely unhappy. The three reasons I noticed include discontent with my employment and income, displeasure with my level of fitness (or shall I say lack thereof), and a lack of friends in the area I'm living. The worst part is that I was so busy and stressed throughout the school year that I told myself daily "I'll have time to exercise/cook at home/think about going back to school/try to make friends/etc. during the summer. But summer is less than 3 months, and can I afford to live 3/4 of my life feeling and living the way I did this school year? Absolutely not. So, I'm going to spend this summer trying to create some habits and make decisions that will help me not only during the school year, but hopefully in the long term.
Some of my goals for this summer include:
1. Get in shape! I am soooo out of shape, worse than I've ever been. That means an even higher mountain to climb, right?
2. Cook! I can cook some things, but my knowledge of cooking limits me a lot especially once I am short on time and want delicious healthy options.
3. Make friends. I am working a summer job with people close to my age, unlike my teaching jobs where I don't work closely with anyone, and hardly anyone my age anyway.
4. Assess a career/education path. I'm unhappy with where I'm at - gotta figure out the best way to go from here.
5. Enrich my life. All of the above points contribute to this category, but I'm also going to invest my time into more activities that make me happy! Reading, golfing, gardening, art, and practicing violin/viola will be a must.
I'm going to focus on these points this summer on this blog.
Today, I'm going to start with #1: Get in Shape.
I went to Target this morning to try on some dresses and tanks for the summer. I could hardly stand looking in the mirror because my figure disgusted me so much. I ended up putting everything back and marching over to the activewear section, where I gathered 20 different kinds of leggings and yoga pants to try on and marched back to the fitting room.
While I am not medically overweight, I have a good jiggle going on, and I have almost reached the heaviest weight I have ever been. More critically, I've noticed that climbing up stairs and other minimal activities makes me winded, and it never has before. The truth is, I've never been in really good shape. I got close about 3 years ago, when I ran 4-6 days a week. I didn't strength train at all, though, so I don't consider that period to be "excellent shape." But now, I want to be in EXCELLENT SHAPE.
Just for the record, here are the reasons:
-I care about my health and want to be healthy.
-Taking care of oneself increases self esteem, and I want to feel good about myself and my accomplishments.
-Sure, I want to look good. But I'm not aiming for a dress size or trying to show off for anyone.
-Stress relief!!
Let's consider today DAY 1 of my new fitness regimen. Here's what I'm going to do: interval training. This link describes it:
http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/01/27/kick-your-ass-and-kickstart-your-metabolism-in-20-minutes/
May the force be with me...
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