Have I lost my effort?

Being sick hasn't been fun at all! It definitely takes a toll on you mentally and physically. I have been laying/sitting around quite a bit trying to 'feel better'. I can't tell if being away from the gym for more than 2-3 days at a time makes me feel good or bad?! While I miss going to the Y and doing my cardio training and core workouts I also liked being able to sit around and do nothing. As bad as it sounds, sometimes I guess I am only doing what my body is asking for right now. Every time I look at my gym bag it is calling my name. Trust me, when I start working out I feel GREAT, it is just trying to get motivated when your head is feeling like it is ready to explode and the heaviness in my chest is working to my disadvantage. This weekend's x-country ski event will prove to be challenging to me as I have only gone to the Y 1 time this week. Also causing some challenge is eating healthy. Comfort foods sound so inviting when you don't feel up to par, not the healthy carrot sticks and salads. But, I have been doing fairly well and look forward to continuing my fit and healthy journey.

10% incline

Going at 10% incline..that is exactly how it feels in this day and age when trying to support a healthful way of life for yourself and especially, for your family. Being "healthy" puts you in the minority as statistics point out and thus, achieving health is going against the grade. There are so many factors that work against us in trying to achieve health, including but not limited to abundant fast food restaurants that are open 24 hours and now take credit cards, larger portion sizes, increased frequency of eating out, dual working parents, technology that has made it sooo easy for us to do nothing, video programming that competes very heavily with active choices we and are kids can do, reduction in gym classes in school, poor environmental structure in some towns that makes it hard to be active outdoors even when you want to, there are safety issues and the list goes on and on. So cheers to the families for taking this challenge head on to become "healthier" and setting positive examples for their children. We had our second official weigh in with both families and I will be the first to say congratulations in acheiving some weight loss and showing that the fruits of your labors are seriously paying off!! You are a motivation to us all--keep up the good work!!