When i hit the tree

I play a little mind game.  it's called "You don't have to go forever, just go until you hit the tree"

yep.  that's really the name of the game.  and don't mock it - cuz you're gonna be using it soon.

...yes, you will.

Ok  - let me back up a little bit.

Remember how i was like - ohhhhhhhh i took a month off and woo hoooo - i'm so ready to start back into exercising and blah blah blah.  Remember that girl???

yeaaaaah.  that was NOT a good move.  Rather, it was quite the fool move.

The day BEFORE i started back, I really did feel pumped!  I really truly was sooooo ready to get back into the swing of things!!!

  Until the first day I had to get back on track.  And then I was like....

wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. whyyyyyyyyyy did i take a month offffffffffffff?!?!?!?!?!
It was not as easy as I thought it would be to jump right back in.


so here's my advice if you're ever considering this.  don't do it.

DON'T DO IT.

don't ever take a month off.

i know what you're thinking. cuz i thought it too.
"oh but i mean, like... i can take a month off if i need to. cuz i really WANT to be working out and so.... when i have the chance again - i'm gonna get back into it like i never left it."

do.
not.
do.
it.

It felt like I had taken a year off.

Those first few workouts felt like I was wearing weights on every limb.  "Jog????"  what in the world did that word mean?  I barely understood "brisk walk".

However, I clearly understood "dragging".

I fully comprehended "wheelbarrow, anyone?"

and I could completely wrap my mind around "dear God, help me."

so you wanna take a month off?  go 'head.  Make sure to come back and comment on this blog about how right I was.  I will be sure to reply "told ya so."

ok but now?!?!

team competition is ON.

this is week 2.5 of NO excuses.  this has been like... what? 20 days of JUST DO IT, LEAH!!!

and i did 3 miles this morning, then tonight - i went out for a nice walk at sunset.

Cue paradise

Me loves me home!

But - i live where mountain lions come out after sunset.  mm hmm! so....

back to my mind game.

Mayyyyyybe we'll jog a little.  I like kitties, but I don't want to be dinner. Perhaps a little increase of speed would be beneficial??

"No prob.  You don't have to jog forever, just go until the next tree."

i hit the tree - and i felt good.  

Well look at you!  go girl! "You don't have to jog forever, just go until the NEXT next tree"

how about that sign?  done.  try to go to the telephone pole? piece of cake.  what about that gate?  til the stop sign?  past your house and go to your sister's?  BOOYAH.  

here's the cool thing.  well, there's two cool things - i jogged FAR. and you know what? it was more of a run than a jog.  I had a pretty decent stride!  so -  that's the first cool thing.

second - normally - my lungs burn out before I feel the strain in my body.

Tonight?  I never got to the point where my lungs burned.  like - at all!!!!

My legs got a little tired, but never to the point where i was ready to quit.

could it have been the fact that my body was flooded with the adrenaline from the fight or flight response over the potential of being cougar chow?!?!

maybe.  mayyybe.

but please don't pee in my cheerios.   i'll take it.

and i'm sure i'll feel it tomorrow.  but let's just let Future Leah deal with that surprise.