I have never been one of those girls who cared much about health and fitness.I spent my twenties eating what I wanted, drinking copious amounts of alcohol and unless you count shopping (which I did a lot of) not a lot of exercise. Regardless of the above I have always been slim, I have been lucky in that it has not been something I have had to worry about.
Fast forward to 2015, after 2 children and hitting my mid thirties I have noticed I am not as slim as I used to be! Also, now I am a Mum I am more aware that looking after myself is important, in order to look after my girls I need to be fit and healthy.
I signed up to the gym in February, with a summer holiday booked for June it was just the motivation I needed. I got into the routine of going 2-3 times a week, joining in fitness classes and swimming too. Don’t get me wrong, I am never going to love the gym like some people but I did like watching my body change, I lost weight and became more toned, fitting into clothes that I wore over 10 years ago. By the time my holiday came around I was really happy with my body and what I had achieved.
However, since returning home I just can’t seem to find the motivation anymore. I am not as toned as I was, my jeans are feeling a bit more snug, my skin is dry and flakey and I am not sleeping as well. So many reasons that should be making me want to run back to the gym but yet I just can’t seem to get back into it.
If anyone finds my fitness mojo please send it back…
Good luck with finding your fitness mojo. I have to confess that mine disappeared a while ago and I’m still not sure what happened to it but you sound a little more motivated to find yours than I was! 🙂
You have more mojo than me. I have never been slim, always just slightly on the wrong end of curvy. I have signed up for a 5k in July (despite being completely unable to run) and I am still struggling to find my mojo. If you find yours, please lend me some!
I go through phases of being bothered and not so bothered, don’t we all? when i am bothered i go so hard at it, i become not bothered to get over being bothered! We are a strange species us ladies..
Oh no, it’s difficult when it disappears! You should come over to #abrandnewday Linky in my blog on Tuesday. Hopefully inspire you! This will be great to link up! #fortheloveofblog
I understand exactly how you feel, I go through fitness binges where I have a phase of going out running and looking after myself especially in the run up to a holiday. However once I no longer have a goal, or the night’s get darker, or I’m busy with the little one, or work/blog takes over I find that exercise goes out the window, the longer I leave it, the harder it is to get back into it. It sounds like you did really well to go to the gym 2 – 3 times a week, that is excellent, and I really hope you find your exercise mojo soon. I sometimes find that a long walk helps to find my focus. Thank so much for joining us at #fortheloveofBLOG, hope you come back to join the party next week. Claire x