Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear….
01-26-10
So, it has been almost a month since I last posted. For some reason, I haven’t had much to say. To be honest, I think I’ve been taking it a bit easy — that is, I haven’t been in my head too much about losing weight. I’ve been spending more time trying to make a big mind-shift. Knowing that I’ve got some big goals in the year ahead, I want to kick off this year in a good frame of mind.
Easier said than done.
The Christmas holiday break was a bit stressful. I loved seeing my family — but I realized that 24 days was not only a long time for me to be away from home, but it was also a really long time to be away from my life. I managed to have some great workouts while I was in BC — I found a rickety old spinning bike at the Rec Centre, and cranked out some of my own routines. I broke through my 5km limit on my runs, and ran a few 10km routes, which felt amazing. I spent an amazing afternoon with my Dad, niece and nephew, tubing down some runs at Mount Washington ski resort — feeling a level of joy, elation, and speed that I haven’t felt before. It was pretty spectacular, and liberating, all at the same time. But I missed my gym. I missed my spin bike. I missed my peeps. However, since I’ve been home for the past few weeks, I’ve been spending some time re-calibrating my workouts and figuring out my action plan for the year ahead. Sebastien and I have hammered out some solid goals, and 2010 is going to be a big year…
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