In Which I Return and Talk About a Lot of Silly Nonsense

There's an exceptionally cheesy 90's film by the name of Iron Will that follows a young man and his dogs as they attempt to win a marathon sled race against veteran sled teams. The film has plenty of hammed-up acting, and what not, but I was reminded of one of the final scenes today. Pushed beyond the point of his endurance, the young man collapses just short of the finish line. With the other sled teams gaining fast, the onlookers begin whistling the man's iconic signal to the dogs to mush one by one, until the whole crowd is whistling his call to push forward. Invigorated, and with his dogs pulling him forward, he makes it over the finish line and wins. I've been laying in the snow for a couple months now, and I'm nowhere near the finish line, but that's how I felt about all two of you today. I joke, but seeing the occasional email pop up with a subscription to the blog, having friends and family ask me about the blog; you all helped me get outside my door today and try again. Today, you gave me the call to press forward.

We're trying a new strategy this time. I may not blog every day, and I may not exercise every day, but I will do both regularly. I'm tired of giving up on things because I set incredibly difficult rules for myself that leave me feeling guilt when I inevitably fall short. I will do things that are healthy for me when and how I want to because it makes me feel good, not because I want to avoid feeling guilty. Joke's on you, life- I can't feel guilty about breaking my rules if I don't set any rules, ha HA!

I went on a walk today, and I convinced myself to make some homemade food instead of ordering Domino's, so I consider today a win. I was looking at my billing statement recently and realized I forgot to cancel my membership to Planet Fitness, so I've decided I'm going to make the most of it and return to visiting the gym. I fell off the bandwagon, but there's nothing stopping me from getting back on.