Got up today and worked out again ! (In the interest of full disclosure, I have today off from work.)

This is the third morning that I have gotten up and exercised. I didn’t get up this weekend and exercise because Saturday we were supposed to go walk at the park, and Sunday morning I had my feeding of the homeless. So the exercise did not end up happening, but we did have some free fun together as a family, which was cool. We’re all about free or cheap fun these days.

I’m trying to just chill out and not get so worked up about everything. I tend to make things so complicated that they can’t be done. I know that I’ve said that before, but it’s a definite struggle for me. I come up with these complex plans and then I can’t follow through with them, and then I feel like a failure, which causes me to eat and be a slob.

I am just taking things easy. I am concentrating on working out with an exercise DVD at home every morning of the week. That’s easy enough. I am making sure that things are done, so I can do this. It’s amazing how many other things fall into place when I pick one thing to focus on. Ironic, huh?

I shouldn’t say that exercise is the only thing I am focusing on…that’s not completely true. I am also only eating dessert on Saturdays. (Still working on that!)  I am making a point to eat better, and drink more water, but I am not making elaborate plans. I am just focusing on making sure that I work out every day in the mornings. This feels good, and manageable!

Sounds like the beginning of a good habit!