A few weeks ago, I had a major backslide - no exercising, bad food choices and a few too many glasses of wine. Well, I paid the price for that with a new 5 lbs added. Even though it took me just a week to put that on, it's taken me 2-3 to take it off. Ack! It was if the "old me" came and possessed my body again. Well, now I am back in the groove and tweaking the diet a bit. The planning last week has also helped me get back on track.
After realizing the damage that I quickly did, I was mentally beating myself up over the slip. I was seriously worried that I was reverting back to my old ways and would stop training. When I wrote about my experience to my fellow friends on BeginnerTriathlete, I was surprised that so many indicated that they also have weeks like mine. I guess I always assume that everyone else training for runs, triathlons and other races are perfect in their diets and training schedules. It was nice to know that I am not in this situation alone and that everyone has a bad week now and then. I am also realizing that it's OK to occasionally stray from a diet and don't have to be so rigid. I just have to work out a little harder the next day.
In a nutshell, all these perfect expectations are just in my head and my inner conversation. No one is perfect so why do I expect to be? I am sure there are others who have these same expectations and struggle with keeping a balanced outlook. Ah, something else I need to work on while finding fit.
