Lately I've been a shining example of how NOT to live a healthy life.
I've been eating a lot of crappy food and a lot of my own words. For someone who tells people that the only solution for "I don't have time to exercise" is to MAKE time, I've been doing very little of that myself. To be fair to myself, I did just switch jobs and take on a much more hectic work schedule than I've ever been used to. Adjusting to a new part-time job while working a full-time job around it has been a challenge that I wasn't quite ready for (and now feel really proud now to have made it through!)
But now the adjustment period is coming to a close and I can feel myself settling into the new routine--which means it's time to turn my energy back toward my nutrition and activity level! I'm still figuring out where the best little pockets of time will be to fit in my workouts and food prep, and though I'm confident I'll get it figured out the rest of the way within the next couple of weeks I definitely have a new understanding of how difficult it can become to stay on track when life gets crazy or something unexpected interrupts the usual.
I've still remained health conscious every second of the time, but it's been torture having so much trouble finding the time to do what I need to do. Now it makes sense to me how even people who start out determined can end up letting their good habits go in the midst of pandemonium. I guess instead of torturing themselves mentally for enacting poor health practices, some just accept the easier (and less immediately stressful) route--which is to turn that food filter off, sit back at the end of the day and say "eh, working all day is enough of a workout. Maybe I'll get a real one in tomorrow."
This is not to say that I would encourage anyone who's "too busy" to give up trying...but I'm certainly feeling less judgmental about the people who do.
Lauren's Virtue of the Month: Humility.
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