We talk about stressful situations causing us to eat junk food or decrease our motivation to stay active but normally when Im stressed out …I work out. Unfortunately, this has not been case these past few days and I blame it all on my car! Long story short, I ve been having car trouble for awhile now, just paid bunch of money to get it fixed….but a few days ago it stopped on me causing the brakes and steering wheel to lock and my car ended up facing oncoming traffic so my conclusion is….. the car is not fixed!!!!!
Now I m not only upset I have to pay more to get it fixed, I’ve been eating out almost everyday and not work out but Im also stuck driving the pimpmobile…..that is my dad’s old van. So if you see a gray caravan, with a rosary in the rear view mirror and a nice set of rims…..its probably me!
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The point of that rant is stressful situations have caused me to abandon my health ways.
Now that I can go to the gym, I ve been going more often. Its nice having much more options to workout instead of just simple stretches for my back. Not having to deal with the constant back pain has made it so much easier to work out. Im so much more motivated to be active and eat healthy. It also helps that the weather warmer up and that means swim suit season!!!
Yesterday was a great day…I finally made it to the gym!!! Normally I would be so excited about the gym but it has been months since I’ve been able to workout. For the past couple of months, Ive been focused on simple stretches and core work but I ve been missing my cardio (I love my cardio!). I still can’t run without pain in my lower back. But I was able to stay on the elliptical for 30 min with out any discomfort. I was so happy after my workout so I treated myself to frozen yogurt! Publish Post
I didn’t realize how easy it is for me to workout while I’m at home. I have plenty of space in my apartment making it very convenient. For the last 2 weeks, I’ve been traveling all over the place. We flew to NY, took the bus to Syracuse, train to Philly and extra flight to Atlanta due to bad weather and cancelled flights…..adding up to hours and hours of sitting. After the first flight, my back was achy but I figured it was just temporary…but lugging my giant suitcase through the city that same day didn’t help at all. I felt like a vagabond …haha….traveling from city to city. I had no time or space to relax and work out. I was so happy I remembered to bring Vicodin !!! Let just say traveling and my back don’t mix…
