My Challenge

I do not consider myself to be a writer, but I thought that keeping a blog might help keep me accountable for the challenge that I want to give myself. I have always been an athlete, but ever since my collegiate career ended I have been nothing but lazy with my workout and eating habits. Luckily I have not gained too much weight since then, but I have noticed a negative change in my body. I have tried many times to get back on track with working out, but nothing seems to work and it's always the same story... I'm not in shape like I used to be, so working out makes me feel worse since I can't keep up like I used to. The weights feel heavier, I get out of breath often, and even find myself stopping to take a break while participating in beginner level aerobics classes. I have finally had enough of my lazy mind and body, and am going to make a lifestyle change. This will be a challenge for me since every time I have tried to make a change I have failed. My plan of attack is to set goals for myself, and to accomplish those goals before I move onto the next goal with the ultimate goal in mind of getting back into the competition aspect of athletics, and being proud of my body. Weather it be swimming, signing up to run 5k's, a triathlon, a rough water swim. As long as I am competing and continuing to work out on a daily basis as well as loving my body I know I will be a happier person because of it.

My first short term goal:
work out for at least 30 mins. per day for 7 days in a row first thing in the morning.
      -I want to get into the habit of waking up to a workout. I am not the kind of person who enjoys waking up to an alarm clock, and morning practice was always my biggest enemy while being on a swim team... but I was always enjoyed having a full day instead of just half of one, and I am positive that my attitude was more positive after a nice morning workout.

Wish me luck!