It’s a tale as old as time. You finally start making some progress and then you get knocked backwards.
I was finally getting into a routine with good habits and I got injured again. It’s been a little over a week now and I haven’t made much progress so I’m getting a bit frustrated. I’m pretty much stuck at home and not getting around very well.
For me, good sleep makes everything so much better and bad sleep affects my mood pretty quickly. Due to my injury I haven’t been able to get a good sleep in a while now. I’ve had enough leg pain when trying to sleep that it keeps me awake and I can’t lie in one position for too long. That’s starting to weigh on me, but I’m so happy that I got 2 good solid healthy weeks in right before this. Otherwise I’d be so much worse off.
I keep trying to remember that ‘Progress isn’t linear’ ‘Any progress is better than no progress’ and things like that. I’m trying to focus on what I can control: what I eat, what I spend my time doing, and how I react to things. We’ll see how long my resolve lasts but for now, I’m sustaining and haven’t gained any weight back
I had to turn down some really cool photo opportunities and postpone some others that I was looking forward to. Which is sad, but remind myself that avoiding responsibility for my actions or non-action in the past has consequences. I’m dealing with those consequences now and I’m digging myself out of a big hole.
Luckily, I’m a decent digger and I’ve got a lot of tools. It will take time, but it will get done!