Fitness.. Where Ya Been?!

Our family got bit by a bad bug a few weeks ago and we are finally starting to feel close to 100%. It started with little spoon and then I caught it and then the hubs joined the party too. We were sick a full THREE weeks! It's the longest I have ever been sick. Needless to say we all know what happens when you are sick...not a lot. Besides eating random things, watching to much tv (that reminds me of the Berinsteen Bear book, Too Much TV but sadly I don't remember the moral of that story...it didn't stick with me), and laying around we were not to productive. It really makes me sad that I haven't had a workout in 3 weeks but I guess that is just how life goes sometimes. Now that I am feeling better it's time to get back to making gains!! I have 18 weeks until our cruise. I know with holidays and going out of town there will be some set backs so my goal is to remain as consistent as I can when I can. I am debating on getting a gym membership or not. It would mean I would need to get up super early to get to the gym and back before the hubs went to work. Plus I don't workout well on an empty stomach so factor in another 20 min earlier just to eat. Whew, this is getting to be really early!! I think my leg workouts could really benefit from a gym setting with the extra weight I just can't get at home but I could get by with my upper body workouts at home still. So realistically it's planning to get to the gym 2-3 times a week which would not be that bad right?! It's doable and I think if I want to reach my goals I gotta do what I gotta do to make it happen. I got the motivation back and now I am looking to partner up with determination.

I need my workouts back in my life because for me they give me balance and daily energy. I am more productive with housework, food prep, blogging, and errands when I have a workout routine each day. Since we have been sick I haven't made many decent meals, if I have cooked at all, and the tv is like a magnet drawing me in during baby girls naps. The way I am looking at this 3 week lapse is that sometimes you gotta fall off the wagon, lay in the dirt a bit, get dirty and then realize that wagon had way better amenities than the dirt does and bring you back to focus. So with that said, today I'm staying dirty with my big ole glass of Pepsi and cheesy quesadilla in hand and tomorrow I am going to be back on track to reaching my goals!