Like I said in my previous post, I’ve been in no race to work out during this quarantine. *shrug* Anxiety, inertia, and just wrapping my brain around we’re actually in a lockdown/quarantine while in the midst of a global pandemic tends to remove the
desire to do anything but sit there and drink it all in. (While washing my hands.) Short of some light strength training because I was bored and wanted to film myself doing it (been making a lot of videos during this thing; perhaps I’ll share), I hadn’t committed to an actual routine.
Then, just the other evening, as I laid in bed and looked at old pictures of myself, especially during my fitness/health journey that I began in 2015, I reflected on all the good work I did. Five years later, I continue to maintain that weight loss and happily can say most of it remains still gone, but let’s be real, lockdown style: I’ve been eating like a man released from jail only to get back in again. And not really being active, either. So I decided, pretty informally, to re-start making better decisions and to make sure that each day has good habits involved. Because weight loss is great, but just being healthier is the true pay-off for me.
Yesterday was the start. I decided to take advantage of the beautiful, warm day and 
take a walk around my aesthetically pleasing neighborhood and then follow up with some cardio. Here are my thoughts/remarks about the experience:
- Girl, if you haven’t worked out in a while, it ain’t gonna be easy. Whew.
- I committed to 3 miles and I got my 3 miles. Yay.
- My favorite forms of exercise are walking and dance cardio. I did both yesterday, so this is a plus.
- I had my mask with me, just in case. My mom sewed me some Ankara masks and shipped them to me, because she’s amazing.
(Oh, and take a look at that photo and join me in saying: come all the way through, skinnnnn. I see that the regimen is working. *stretches to pat her back and realizes that she is not flexible at all*)
Anyway, we will see how it all plays out. In the meantime, tell me how you’ve been trying to stay active during this quarantine. (Emphasis on trying to; do what you can.)
This Square Peg. 
First and foremost I’m proud of your little steps to being active. It’s not easy when we lived a life of always on the run before this lockdown. I’ve hired a trainer to help me get into a more active regimen. I can’t go outside as freely because, well, NY is a hot spot and me with underlying issues can’t and won’t risk it just for exercise purposes. So working out from home which has been giving me major sweat sessions has been wonderful. Makes me feel like I’ve been out and about all day when I’ve just gone from the living room to the bedroom 😁. Always a pleasure reading your blogs. Cover your face and stay safe!
Thank you! Love the moving around the house being a part of increasing those endorphins. 🙂 Thanks for sharing your efforts to remain active and healthy in spite of the issues in NY and your own underlying issues, and thanks, as always, for your support with reading/commenting on le blog.