A few weeks ago, I committed to 75 days of healthy daily tasks. I was doing really well and then, as life tends to do, I was thrown a curve ball. My husband became ill and was in the hospital for a few days. While he is home now and feeling better, he has to use a walker and requires help with a lot of daily tasks.
When your husband is in the hospital for three days, workouts and healthy eating get put on the back burner. And while I tried my best to take care of myself, all I could focus on was worrying about David. The doctors still haven't figured out what's wrong, even after running multiple tests. The concern is that he had a small stroke, but it could also just be a weird inner ear virus and will resolve on its own. All we knew was that he was having difficulties walking and had severe dizziness.
The last week was extremely stressful. I was trying to balance taking care of David and work. I was also taking care of the house, yard work, the dogs, the cooking, and everything in between. I was working out in the mornings, but eating was hit and miss and I wasn't getting in all of my water. I was exhausted most days.
Over the weekend, things were busy, but we had family and friends visit and that was really nice. I ate whatever I wanted and didn't work out. I even contemplated just giving up on the program; it's too unrealistic. It's too difficult right now. I'll start again when things quiet down.
This morning I woke up with a more positive attitude. Things in life come up, detours have to be navigated, and there are days when I'm just too damn tired, but my health is worth continuing to move forward. While not every day will be perfect, I can stick to my healthy routine most days. Instead of focusing on the things that I didn't get accomplished in a day, I'll celebrate the small wins.
Today was a leg workout and while I was tired from the weekend activities, I pressed play and got it done. My grip strength today was crap, but my legs felt strong and I pushed through. I did my daily meditation and the affirmation was, appropriately, "I am committed." I read from my current personal development book, The High 5 Habit by Mel Robbins (which I highly recommend!) I drank a healthy protein smoothie and while I can't predict what the rest of the day will bring, I at least know that these healthy tasks were accomplished and that's something to celebrate!
While I publish this blog mainly as a personal journal for myself, I know that there may be some readers who follow my journey and may be going through similar struggles. If you take away anything from my posts, it's this: you're worth the self-care and healthy lifestyle, but there are going to be days (or possibly weeks or months) when shit hits the fan and it's an accomplishment just to get out of bed in the morning. Guess what? It happens to all of us. The key is to just keep going. Don't give up. If you only got one healthy meal in, celebrate it. If you only got a small portion of your water drank, celebrate that, too. If you didn't get anything done that day, celebrate taking the day off and vow to do better the next day.
"Take pride in how far you've come. Have faith in how far you can go. But don't forget to enjoy the journey." - Michael Josephson
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