Working it Out

It was three years ago that I decided to get into shape. You can read the whole journey on my now defunct fitness blog.) 

There were a few factors in my favour. I was working part-time for the most part, and I didn’t work on Fridays. Those days I met up with some other women and we exercised together. Then, I lost my job so for around 7 months so I had tons of time to work out. And time is kinda what is holding me back. 

I hate waking up before I have to. I mean, I really hate walking up even one minute before I have to. Not working meant I could wake up, send my daughter to school and then spend the next 20-30 minutes exercising and then shower before going on with my day. 

Once I got a full-time job, I didn’t really want to entirely give up on my new lifestyle so I joined taekwondo. However, I just couldn’t keep up with my schedule. 

Now I am entering a new year with a new job and I am stuck with that same desire to get moving alongside my fear that I won’t be able to make time for it. 

I can’t do it in the evenings. I’m tired from the day and my kids have activities that they need to get to and back home from. 

There’s always the weekends but that means that I would be working out with my kids and husband all around which makes me super self-conscious which makes me not want to work out. 

So I have to find a time when I’m not doing anything else and no one is around. And that leaves me with getting up early, popping in a video and working out before the workday. Sigh.