Fall seven times, stand up eight.

 

Over the past summer I kept saying I would get back into my exercise routine because I had been slacking. 

Sure I had kept up with my 20 minute walks but that was it, however for weigh loss I need to do more:  I need to do more exercise and more watching what I eat.

The thing is I wasn't ready to get there, and therefore I kept putting it off.  I had not hit my metaphorical bottom, until now.

I finally stepped on the scale after putting my jeans on and noticing that the legs for my jeans were tighter than I expected them to be.  I had regressed.  That is not a huge deal it was only a few pounds but it was enough for me to say it was time to get my act together again.

I went back to things that worked for me in the past to see if they would work again. It has been two days and yes so far it seems to be working.  I have gotten up and exercised before breakfast, I am starting slow only 20-ish minutes but I have to start somewhere.

I have also made sure I have some veggie snacks available rather than crackers and cheese.  I am also trying to focus on portion sizes and if I need to I can bust out the scale again.

The point is we all fall down but we have to let go of that and get back up.  Don't beat yourself up because you fell down and regressed, focus on the fact that you did it once (or more) and you can do it again.  Sure getting started again is very hard, but the thing I am noticing is that the initial start was hard, day 2 was easier than day 1, more so than the first time I did this.  So I am getting into my groove faster than I did before and that is awesome!

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