Monday, September 10, 2012

A New Chapter.....



Four Months! Four Months!  Are you kidding me?!??!?!?!  Where did it go?  Let me see if I can recap.....work, teach Group Fitness (GF), sleep, work, teach GF, sleep, teach GF, teach GF, work, sleep, and did I mention TEACH GF.  Ok, so you get my point.  All of a sudden four months has flown away, and I didn't even see the direction it headed.

On a side note, please note that in my todo list above there was no mention of personal workouts or food prep.  My point....not a lot of personal workouts and food prep has been consistently occurring.  The result...my training has suffered, my diet has suffered, and my overall physical condition has suffered. 


All of a sudden, it started to get worse.  Crohn's/Colitis flare up.....CHECK!  Injury (mysterious ankle sprain that I don't remember injuring with swelling that will not go down).....CHECK!  And before it could get any worse I called TIMEOUT!  My body is trying to tell me something.  If I don't listen to it now, it is just a slippery slope down hill until I hit rock bottom.  

So what were my options?

Option 1:  Keep going at the rate I am going.  Change nothing.
Potential Result:  Risk permanent physical injury and major internal inflammation that could turn into something far more serious, perhaps even permanent, if ignored.

Option 2:  Something has to give, so.....OMG!  Dare I say it....Give up teaching group fitness classes for a while
Potential Result:  Take the time to refocus, establish goals, get healthy, and come back strong.  

How did this happen?  How could I let it get so bad?  I could ask these questions until I am blue in the face.  The answer is simply this....I lost my focus on my health and I lost balance.  It is time to stop asking those questions and take control.  Like so many, I am human and not perfect, but I do have the power to change.   


After many tears and CostCo sized boxes of kleenex, I reluctantly decided to put teaching classes (my passion) aside.....at least for now.  In my mind, to get back to where I want to be, option 2 is the ONLY option.  I want to regain my balance, I want to establish some new goals, I want to be strong, I want to be comfortable in my skin again,  and most of all I want to regain my health.  



So here we go.....Let the "New Chapter" begin.  
Join me as this new chapter in my journey unfolds will you?   Am I excited?  Yes!  
Am I nervous? Definitely!  
Am I going to move forward?  Oh yeah! You Betcha!


   

1 comment:

  1. Tabitha,
    Do you have both C.D and U.C? I had Ulcerative Colitis myself, do you find it harder to stay in shape and eat right and exercise while dealing with thoes issues? How do you do it? My prayers are definately with you.

    Chrystal

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