Kind Of Starting

Well, here I go again.  After about 2 years of going to the gym, climbing mountains, and anything else I could think of to generate a sweat, I all of a sudden stopped for about 4 months.  Why do I do that?  Just got lazy, I guess.

So now I have to start all over.  After only 4 months one wouldn't think it is starting over but to me that's how I feel.  Amazing how fast everything start falling apart and you look in the mirror and you can only glance.

But that doesn't discourage me so much since I have done this enough to know that after 3 weeks I will notice everything getting put back in the right place.  If only the person just starting out knew this more people would stick with their fitness program and not quite after a few weeks.

The hardest part for me is mental.  I need to create that habit all over again of going to the gym.  Once I get going everything will be all right, but, Gees, those first few days are tough.

So on this first day my plan, like always, is to not go to the gym but start preparing for tomorrow.  Mentally.

What am I going to do?  Nothing other than begin visualizing myself at the gym.  More than just going through my routine at the gym in my head I will picture myself getting up in the morning (another tough one for me, morning workouts) jumping out of bed and driving to the gym.  It is important for me to remember how good I feel when the workout is over.  Important.

The other thing I'll do on this first day is not eat very much.  Now I know that all the Top Trainers will disagree with this, but it is important for me when I am restarting my training.  I need to feel empty when I start out.  I know it is just a mental thing but I don't like going to the gym feeling fat, even though it has only been a day.  Not until the second week will I start a strict diet and increase my calorie intake.  Sometimes it's not how you start but just that you start.

So this is my "kind of" Day 1.  I'm hungry and already don't want to get out of bed in the morning.