Well,I don't consider it's any great secret after my last few posts that I was taking some "time off for atrocious behavior". What I didn't realize was that I wasn't feeling like myself during that time, I felt atrocious. Because I felt atrocious, or I would continue to sustain doing the same thing over and over,expecting that at some point things were going to change and I would feel differently (does that sound familiar to anyone?) Yes, that is the definition of "insanity" (whether or not Einstein was actually the one to define it, and is up for debate,but it's true, regardless of who coined the phrase). And that was me, and driving around all over the site,like a kid on a bumper car grid. No goals, no end in sight, and just out there for the hell of it. I didn't really equate my actions with how I was feeling. Then,I finally got the hell off the bumper cars (I mean really, what in the world is the appeal for self-inflicted whiplash, and besides?) I started paying attention again (in the world of Weight Watchers,it's this tiny activity known as "tracking"), I started challenging myself with monthly fitness goals, and I started writing again (hey,yes...nice to see all y'all again!). In other words, I started acting like the myself again.
When I say that I was acting like "myself" again, and I don't mean the "me" who would come domestic Friday after work and not leave the house (or even open the door) again until Monday. Not the "me" who would consume a breakfast that would feed a family of three. Not the "me" who couldn't walk to the mailbox. No,she's gone. For wonderful. No matter how much "time off for atrocious behavior" I take, she's never coming back. I rediscovered Me 2.0. The one who does 5Ks and Half Marathons, or the one who isn't afraid to sweat,the one who feels wonderful physically because she feels wonderful emotionally and vice versa. When I got my groove back (OK, it's a process. Technically, and I'm still getting my groove back),I noticed I felt better during Orangetheory classes, I felt better on the bike rides, or I felt better just getting up in the morning. Yes,taking care of your intellect, body and soul makes it easier to take care of your soul, and body and intellect.
In other words,what I've really learned is that when I'm not feeling quite true, when something feels off, or I should listen to my inner voice (no,not the one begging for Red Velvet Cheesecake) telling me to take care of myself. It is critical take a look at what you are doing or not doing, examine what habits you lost or picked up — get a tune-up. Your body is the most critical vehicle you will ever have, or make certain that nothing gets in the way of your ability to sustain it in mint condition. Treat it like Cameron's dad's Ferrari in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. You are not a bumper car stranded on an electric grid,destined to give someone whiplash. No, you are a magnificent piece of Italian machinery, and built for excitement and the freedom of the open road. You can only drive with the engine light on for so long before permanent damage is done and no vehicle can perform in peak condition without the proper care.
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