Go ahead...make my day!

Happy Monday gang! How the heck are ya?! This is week 2 of my Body-for-LIFE challenge and I've been doing an assessment of where I am and where I want to go - not just with my fitness program, but life in general. Frankly, I've noticed some things that I need to treat as red flags that could easily sneak in under the radar screen...

I've felt so cruddy most of the time the last few weeks that it tamped down my expectations for my fitness program and pretty much everything else. I didn't lose my optimism or commitment to my goals - I simply didn't feel up to doing much of anything. And feeling that overwhelmed by sickness made it seem unlikely that my ambitious goals could be achieved - losing weight, racing in the time-trials, conquering my household, writing my book, having more of a social life, etc...

It's only human nature under such conditions to back off on your original goals and simply just focus on getting through the day. And I'm sure most people would understand if I said "This just isn't realistic with the constant illness! Geez!" and backed off on my big plans for 2014. My body sure seems like it would be okay if I stopped pushing it when it doesn't feel so hot! And I have to admit, I've been in more of a just-going-through-the-motions kind of state lately rather than my usual excited-about-my-BFL-program state.

But today I reasserted who I am and who I MUST be! I wish I didn't have constant illness to deal with - but it's here and I'll be (insert cuss word!) if I'll throw in the towel or settle for being anything less than passionate about life! Yes, it's a lot harder with a chronic illness, but I didn't come this far to back off now... It does require me to be a fighter, but geez, I've always been a fighter! So I guess I'm right where I belong! Instead of trying to hang on the ropes and hope I don't take too many punches, I'd rather see if I can land a few myself and win the round! Nuff said!

I hope my little revelation of how I'm approaching this latest temptation to "just take it easy" and thus settle for being stuck in a "comfort zone" helps you take inventory and determine if maybe it's time for you to get back in the ring... :)