Not gonna make it...

Blogger: Johanna
Status: 22/30 (BOO!)

I don't know what happened. I was doing so well. Then baby got sick, and I got sick, and daylight savings time went away so it got dark early. So many excuses. This weekend I was tempted to just be lazy. No one had planned any workouts, and it would have been easy to just sit around, but I didn't. I knew there was no way I'd get in my 30 before turkey, but I decided that didn't give me a pass. Yesterday Nate and I walked to our errands. Today, I got on the treadmill, and when I couldn't hear the TV I rode the stationary bike for 30 minutes. I need to remind myself that I'm not trying to work out 3 times a week for some challenge, but because I need to do it to stay sane. Working out is my therapy, and if I don't do it, I'm not as good of a friend, mom, employee, or person.

So I'm not going to make it. I've got 22 down and only 4 days left (assuming I can count Thanksgiving). I've got yoga planned for Tuesday, and a run on Thursday, and that's it. But I didn't just give up when I had a couple of bad weeks, and that's good for me.

Dori and Kelly, you guys rock. Dori, I know you haven't made it yet, but I know you, and you are so close that you'll break down the doors of Core Power to get your last classes in if you have too. Kelly, I can't believe you've been candy free for so long.

I hope we do this again. Next time I'm going to work out, and try saying "no". Those two things are the biggest contributors to stress in my life, and even if I don't make the next challenge either, just being conscious that I need to focus on those two areas of my life helps.

Happy Turkey Week!