<div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Nobody is immune.</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Up until 3 months ago, I was a 6-day-a-week fitness freak. I couldn't even really rest on my rest day..I'd do yoga, or a long stretch session...<i>something</i>. <b>Up until 3 months ago</b>.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Now I find it's easier...to just...<i>not</i>.<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YxPWWTDUu6k/VImQ4sxgyFI/AAAAAAAAMME/dDJzKnjmjlw/s1600/garfieldlazy_2816.jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YxPWWTDUu6k/VImQ4sxgyFI/AAAAAAAAMME/dDJzKnjmjlw/s1600/garfieldlazy_2816.jpeg" height="239" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">Image from TVTropes.org</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm once again in the shoes of so many others. <i>I'm sure you know what I mean.</i> It's so easy to just...sleep in. It's so easy to just...take a little too long having coffee...and <i>oops</i>...no time left to work out.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>But in the end...it's really not so easy... but you might not realize why until it's too late.<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I know because I did this already</b></span><br /><br />Sometimes, for an instant, I forget that <b>I was 300 lbs</b>&nbsp;two years ago. SOMETIMES I forget why I do what I do...and I fall back into bad habits...we ALL do.&nbsp;That extra half-hour of sleep I got by ignoring my alarm? <i>Wasn't really restful</i>. That extra time I stayed up last night? <i>I accomplished <u>zero</u> useful things.</i>&nbsp;<b>I could keep giving examples</b>&nbsp;(and I usually do) but the point is...all of these things we do...it's just <i>wasting time</i>. Sure, TV's great (and I happen to be on a Breaking Bad binge right now) but wouldn't it be even MORE great to<i>&nbsp;feel like you accomplished something</i>&nbsp;today?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Yeah. It would.&nbsp;</b>Know why?<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>It'll always come back around in the long-term</b></span></div><div><br />Whether it's in a month, a year, or more...eventually you'll see the results - whether you wasted time or used it wisely. I miss that feeling of <b>accomplishment</b>&nbsp;when I lost a couple pounds, or when I completed a workout program...Honestly, the only thing I've accomplished lately is losing muscle, gaining fat, and making a dent in my couch.<br /><b><br /></b><b>Backsliding sucks</b><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-repX36Ae7mo/VIxeke8fhWI/AAAAAAAAMTI/V0BhLqzqChE/s1600/1244.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-repX36Ae7mo/VIxeke8fhWI/AAAAAAAAMTI/V0BhLqzqChE/s1600/1244.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">Image from GalleryHip.com</td></tr></tbody></table>Example: I ran the Jingle Jog in Falmouth recently (recap coming soon) and I came in at 28:58. Many would say that's great, and for many...it is!<br /><b><br /></b><b>But <i><u>my</u></i>&nbsp;PR is about 23:30.</b><br /><br /><i>I can do better</i>&nbsp;than 28:58.&nbsp;Yes, I broke my knee. <b>Whoopee.</b>&nbsp;It's healed - not an excuse. That time and my current condition is a result of <b>not working out</b>&nbsp;for the last three months.&nbsp;<i>&nbsp;</i>Just&nbsp;<i>not&nbsp;</i><u>doing it</u> has&nbsp;<b>already</b>&nbsp;come back around to bite me.<i>&nbsp;</i>Imagine what would've happened if I stayed out of it <i>longer.</i>&nbsp;Jeez...I might've ended up right back at 300 lb square one...<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>And now I have extra work to do</b></span><br /><br /><b>I have to make up for all those losses. </b>I have to get back that 5 1/2 minutes I lost off my 5K time, gain back the muscle, lose the fat...<i><b>&nbsp;And the best part?</b></i><br /><i><b><br /></b></i><b>It takes longer to fix than it did to break.</b><br /><b><br /></b>It can take much longer to re-lose the weight than it did to gain it back.&nbsp;<b>That's incredibly discouraging.</b>&nbsp;Discouragement leads to lack of motivation. Lack of motivation leads you to...not. <b>See the sick little self-fueling cycle we fall into?</b><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>You owe it to yourself to NOT not-</b></span><br /><br />Every time you're thinking "let's...not"... just DO it. It's easier to not, but it's BETTER to <i>not </i>not. I <b>immensely </b>regret letting my fitness fall by the wayside. Hell, if I had stayed with my workouts...<i>I might not have broken my knee in The Beast!</i><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>It's time to do something about it.</b></span><br /><br /><b>You have to BEAT this. </b>Every time you're going to <i>not</i>...<b>hit it harder. </b>You KNOW you can do it, and you <b>know</b>&nbsp;the saying...<br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y8q4fCbwtKo/VIxcECY4h7I/AAAAAAAAMS8/_zbg42VsSUY/s1600/Workout-running-image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y8q4fCbwtKo/VIxcECY4h7I/AAAAAAAAMS8/_zbg42VsSUY/s1600/Workout-running-image.jpg" height="167" width="320" /></a></div>I have already started - today is day 3 of Insanity. How about you?<br /><br /><b>No Regrets.</b></div>