Keep Riding

It’s been almost a 2 months back in the gym post surgery. No lie, I have been so worried, exhausted, scared and in my own head about it! A little bit of positive, but way more negative self talk or what I call Stinky Thinking! 

Why? Because I am so out of shape! I feel like I’m not burning as many calories in the gym compared to what I used to and the scale isn’t moving. Plus my body has soooo many aches and pains it’s ridiculous! Who said getting old is easy?!

Okay, don’t be like me though! I weigh myself every day. Every morning, I go to the bathroom and then jump on the scale to see my naked weight. My friend and trainer, Temika, from Foxy Fitness Studio and Pole www.afoxieryou.com, has been on me for years about that. She has tried everything but it is just one of those things that I can’t shake. For me it’s an accountability thing especially for those days I don’t want to workout and need the extra push. I do know though that your success doesn’t always come in the form of #’s on the scale. So I do pay attention to how my clothes fit as those inches are beautiful, too!

But so far, I haven’t lost any pounds and my clothes are still suspect. My jeans don’t fit and most of my shirts or fitted dresses still show the ring around my belly! I’m just not cute in my clothes and I don’t like it! Great thing is, we are still not going a lot of places due to Covid. But I have 3 sons who play football and I can’t even fit into my cute Mom shirts I made for when I go to their games. Trust the trust, I am no slacker when I step out of my house even when I go to football games! 

A couple of weeks ago, I completed the Ride for Ronald, a charity fundraiser in which I biked virtually. I rode 30 miles and burned a little more than 1,000 calories! I had a smile so big you would have thought I won the lottery! It’s an amazing feeling for me when I set a challenge for myself and conquer it! I hadn’t biked for over a year so I was extremely proud of myself! 

Side note, I have a bike on my wish list! Biking is a total body workout and low impact for these old knees! I worked all my body in those 2 hours and I felt it the next morning! 

I’m going to continue on my journey, even though I’m got getting the results I want when I want them. But as those close to me keep reminding me, it’s been a long time since I last worked out.  It takes time, be patient, get your diet together and continue pushing like you always do. 

My Bestie from the Westie, (I have two -- one in the East and one in the West), always says you are the most disciplined person I know! Now that is, I think, what keeps me going even when I don’t want to.

This thing called health and fitness is not for the weary. I definitely have to make a real commitment and have it be a lifestyle or it gets very hard. I’m blessed to have plenty of accountability partners in addition to really good friends and family who get me and are always there to pick me up when I fall and to give me a swift kick when I need one or even a gentle nudge every once and a while. 

Soon we will discuss the word and thoughts around diet. That is a large part of this journey and my struggle too! 

Continue reading and stay with me on my journey back to my mountaintop!

Your girl,

K. Lyte