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I Fell Off the Wagon... Again.


This week I fell off the wagon… for the umpteenth time.  I had such a good flow of regular exercise and decent eating habits going there for a couple of weeks.  And, then, this week happened.

My job is very cyclical, and every quarter my job goes from busy, to crazy, to insane.  I feel like a chicken with their head cut off.  In fact, it’s like I have no brain in my head at all because I can’t remember things from one minute to the next.  I’ve heard someone once refer to it as drinking from a fire hose.  And, on some days that is a very accurate analogy.

This week I noticed that I was constantly trying to find some small form of pleasure.  I bought multiple Starbucks coffees when I normally don’t drink anything caffeinated.  I ate things that weren’t necessarily good for me, and I overate on top of that.  I can’t even tell you the last time I had a chocolate bar, but I did this week.  The sad part is that I knew I wouldn’t feel good after eating it.  And, sure enough, while my 3 Musketeers was amazing, about 30 minutes later I felt gross.  I didn’t have the mental energy to come home and exercise, so I would put it off telling myself I would do it later in the evening.  But, I never did.  I binged watched a TV show on Netflix, when over the last couple of weeks I had been doing pretty good about only watching a limited amount of TV a night.  I won’t lie, I’m kind of kicking myself.

After reflecting on my week, I realized that for one, as stated above I was searching out any form of immediate pleasure, even if it would mean I was hurting myself later.  And, I was using my busy schedule as an excuse.  I could have handled a light yoga workout, or had the discipline to come home and juice some vegetables as opposed to eating pasta.  The lesson I’m coming away from this week with is that even when life gets crazy, I can’t stop taking care of myself.  


Next week should be just as busy, and I’m excited that I will have an opportunity to practice these better habits almost immediately.  In fact, I started when I got home yesterday by doing a yummy yoga sequence and juicing some fruits and veggies.  I feel better already.  :)

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