Ugh! I’m struggling! December is such a hard month for me. Especially this one. “Why?” do you ask? Food, busy schedules, and plain laziness. I’m struggling right now just trying to keep my eating on track AND trying to get my butt to the gym! Last week I was in CA on an almost non-stop vacation. I stayed on the Queen Mary in Long Beach. Gorgeous ship! Yes, it had a gym, BUT, any of the other guests (both hotel guests and regular guests) could easily have viewing access of the gym. It is a small room with partially frosted windows and it is located by the main staircase. So, I had a very busy week, not a lot of time for the ship gym, and really no desire to sweat out in front of the ship guests. Lame excuse? Perhaps. But I’m sticking to it!

Last Tuesday was my first time back in the gym in over a week. I thought I would start off slow and just do a run a the treadmill. I actually impressed myself and got up to 2min running 3 min walking for my entire 40min workout. Yay! But, I still haven’t been able to hit the gym as much as I normally do. I need to mentally get over that and just get in there when I can.

The other challenge I have with this time of year is all of the freely flowing holiday treats! I have them at work, folks are sending them to us, and they are on the menus when we go out to eat. My willpower fairy is working overtime right now and, to be honest, has lost the battle a couple of times. Again, I need to mentally move on and stop beating myself up for eating the occasional cookie or home-baked treat. Ggggrrrrr….why does winter have to be so yummy?!?!?

Liz