While I probably lost about 99% of you to that blog (which is wildly entertaining, I'll admit), those of you that made the (difficult) decision to come back should know that I do exactly what she writes about. All the time. And, like Allie, it never seems to end well.
So why does that happen? Making positive changes in our lives should have a positive impact - something we should be more than willing to keep-up. And yet - for me, anyway - making too many changes at once leaves a lot of room for guilt to creep in and slowly demolish our newly responsible lives when one thing goes wrong.
The good news, though, is that there's a solution. Instead of changing everything at once in one drastic (and responsible!) swoop, why not make those changes over time? So that's my new goal - or really, my new goal to enact my other goals.
The first step was running. Instead of going all gung-ho and launching into an elaborate work-out regime that included pilates and gymnastics and wind-sprints, I luckily (and depressingly, I suppose, thanks to TDE) chose just to run. And that's just what I'm keeping going at the moment. Running in and of itself is not a difficult thing to do - for a good workout, it can take as little as 20-25 minutes or as long as your little legs desire. And since my running doesn't have to compete with 20 other new responsibilities, then if something goes wrong (say like right now, as I deal with the flu), then I'm not scrambling to reassemble my newly re-imaged life.
Over time, running will become a simple part of my day. There will no longer be times when I have to force my running shoes onto my feet, or trudge grudgingly across the asphalt for what seems like FOREVER (and is in fact just 3 miles). I will comfortable with it, and when that happens, I'll be able to take the next step.
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