Lost My Mojo, I've Found it Again

I completely lost my Mojo after my week of vacation.  I lacked energy, motivation, and I could feel myself slipping into depression.  I could feel it on Monday when I went for my swim workout.  I love swimming, but it just wasn't there.  I struggled to get 800 yards in when I had been doing 1600 per workout.  I went back to work on Tuesday... skipped the gym.  My WFH Wed, I skipped my running. And again on Thur and Fri, skipped the gym.  And my eating was bad, I mean not extremely bad, but I ate things I have not been eating in awhile.  It was a continuation of my I'm-on-vacation-eating.... but I wasn't enjoying it.. It was making me feel sick and more depressed.  It wasn't like having Blue Bonnet Cafe Apple Pie or home made peach ice cream like when I was in Texas last week.  It was like the King Sized chocolate eclair ice cream bar I just had to have yesterday afternoon when the vending machine at work called for me.  It did not taste good.  Last night was the topper.. Happy Meal at McDonalds so my little one could have an extra mini barbie doll to live her her new doll house. Really???  I HATE McDonalds with a passion.  Well that did not stop me.. chicken nuggets, fries, and the I topped it off with a small McFurry. I just felt sick going to bed and I dreamed I binged on big pieces of fried chicken.  That's when I knew I had to break the cycle.

I got up this morning and went out for my 4 miler... I didn't care if I walked or run, but I was going to get it done, and I did.  A little running, but mostly walking.  It cleared my head and let me analyze the past week.  Why did I fall into this slump?  Then I realized it probably had something about my vacation and not really having any downtime to relax.  I was sooo determined to do my T-Mart run as many times as possible, which meant getting up early to beat the heat.  Then there was the biking in Austin, swimming and kayaking on the lake.  Of course the drives into San Antonio and Austin did not help me to relax. It was go go go all week.  I got back from TX last Sat with 98,000 steps for the week.  Well, I was determined to exceed that on Sunday, and I did.  I was proud of my active week, but I was drained.

Fitbit Steps Vacation Week

 

Then I was back to my weekly grind with work and family life.  My kids started school on Wed- so that was an adjustment, traffic is bad now - adding to my commute time, things are starting to get crazy at work, my husband starts back to work next week, and of course my TOM had to hit.  I decided to cut myself a break and forgive the behavior.  I'm taking some downtime this weekend so I can start next week off on the right foot.  The clouds have lifted and the sun is shinning!  Hello Mojo!