This week went a little worse than last week actually. I only did 2 workouts: a yoga video and a run (on a Saturday rather than a Sunday runday). The yoga was with Yoga with Nico so you know it was amazing, the run actually went much better than expected.
I felt like it was so hard and I was doing so poorly, but then I looked at my Strava pacing and it was actually really good, and I went way further than I normally do, 5.69 k rather than a straight-up 5k. I changed up my pace a little and think it was a little too hard for me right now (2-minute walk 1-minute run) I think I could probably do a 4/1 split next week though. I followed a running podcast where she does the pacing and talks to you while you run, I usually like music but I kinda liked this more, it felt like I had a buddy with me while I was going, and made it feel a lot easier. The woman who does the podcast is named Pahla B and you can find all her podcasts here, it’s about fitness, goal setting, running, all sorts of stuff. She also does indoor workouts and other videos on YouTube. I just need to get fitter so I can try this again and actually keep up haha.
I didn’t stick to my movement goal, but I did get a lot of reading and meditation done this week. I restarted the 21 Days of Calm that I stopped a while back, and I’ve been reading at least 30 minutes a day: 15 in the morning, 15 at night, and whatever I can sneak in on my lunch breaks. I’m already 62% of the way through one of my 2 overdue library books (sorry RPL) and I just picked up the book for my nonfiction book club after my run today because I’m totally behind on that too. It has definitely made me feel a lot……better? I hesitate to say that, because I am not better in the sense of everything is fine I have it under control I’m happy and cheery again type of thing. I’m better in the sense that I’m not doing as poorly as I was last week. My therapist described it well: I wasn’t quite drowning yet, but only my nose and mouth were above water. I was running out of time. The water has receded a little, but only time will tell if I can escape unscathed.
I’ve also started journaling again, specifically using three questions I got from author Jenna Kutcher: What energized me today? What drained me/did I dread? What did I learn about myself today? I also add at the end three things I'm grateful for to end on a positive note. The goal is to answer these three questions for 30 days, then look through everything to see if you can find any patterns. So far getting lunch with friends has been the top energizing thing haha.
This week I’m giving you a homework assignment: find something that makes you feel energized. I don’t mean a strong coffee or your preferred energy drink. I mean something fulfilling, that makes you happy, that you enjoy just for the sake of enjoyment, rather than because it's productive or what you “should” be doing or whatever. Next week on my weekend wrap-up Instagram post you’ll be asked to share with the class. Can you tell my mom has been a teacher for more than 20 years?
Stay strong, talk to you soon.
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