Day 1 Take 2
September 14, 2022
The lessons I learned from my first cycle of the rest based lifestyle idea taught me a great deal about myself and about a life in balance. Seeing how the quality of time I had for my dreams and my loved ones was affected by the choices I made has been very helpful in learning to make choices that create a balance in my life.
Time used to feel as though it was dragging me along kicking and screaming. I watched the months and years go by trapped in a never ending cycle of overdoing it and suffering.
My body has never been quite right. It was almost doable when I was younger but life is becoming increasingly difficult as I get older. If I don’t have just the right balance of the correct kind of fitness, the optimal kind of rest and the appropriate kind of food my body revolts leaving me in pain and fatigue.
This first round of the rest based lifestyle introduced me to a mindset that encouraged balance. Armed with the knowledge of the previous round I’m ready for my next cycle.
Take 2 is dedicated to exploring balance.
With a conscious choice to end my last cycle and start a new one, I embrace the lessons I learned. Relax and let the stress go, it only makes me fat and feel like crap, getting in the way of what I really want from my life.
So here we are again having fallen off the wagon and ready to get back on, facing Day 1 again for the second time.
Do I want to workout? NOPE
Horse O’clock rolled around and the thought of getting to try out the new gear I had purchased at the tack store got my butt off the couch. Full of energy from excitement I went out to play with my ponies.
I saddled up Punkin and to my delight she didn’t fuss at all with the new cinch. One year and $200 later we finally had a winner.
Today we got 3 more kilometers of ever so important groundwork towards Valkyrie. We are now 32.1 miles into our first 100 mile challenge and 67.9 miles away from starting to include riding into our evening routine.
9:48 pm I made it into my gym. I put on the hula hoop just like I said I would and had a wonderful time dancing. This dance warm up helped me warm my mind up to the idea that I was going to devote a whole 15 minutes of focus to a workout video.
Phase 1 workout 1 attempt number 2. This time around I was stronger and needed less rest. My body was much more willing and able to workout even though I had taken 10 day off.
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