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Oh Friday. How I’m always exhausted by the time you arrive.
After a sweet anniversary and making an appearance at a St. Patrick’s Day party, I was pretty pooped and had a rough time waking up for an early morning conference yesterday. But I did it. I got through. But that’s not all that I did this lovely Friday.
Forget about my anniversary yesterday? I sure didn’t, and I knew I had to uphold my commitment to myself when I said I would pull double time at the gym to balance out my incredible meal with Addison.
I had made plans to go to the gym with friend and coworker, Emily. However, as we entered the locker room, she came up with an idea.
“It’s such a beautiful day,” she said. “Want to just start our workout outside?”
So we decided to start our exercise for the day with a little bit of walking. It was a beautiful day. Considering it had snowed on Tuesday and now girls were lying out on the hills in bikinis, we knew it was one of those days we had to take advantage of. When Boone isn’t icing or snowing or being windy, it is quite beautiful. I wish I had taken my camera along because I believe everyone should get the chance to witness the beautiful views up on my mountain (the picture to the right is a view of my school taken earlier on a similar day).
I thought we’d just go for a short warm-up walk. But once Emily got going, she wouldn’t let me stop. She even
picked out some demon-sized hills for us to power walk up. It was great! Our walking adventure lasted over an hour, and we didn’t even realize it.
Afterward, we hit the gym and she coached me on some great weight reps and a great abs workout. I would never do that kind of stuff in the gym by myself. I wouldn’t know where to start. But with Emily counting out reps and showing me what to do, it was like having my own personal trainer—only free! It was then I realized how helpful it is to go to the gym with a friend. Not only does it keep you accountable in going, but you can help and learn from each other as well. Thanks for the help, Emily!
The whole workout lasted over two and a half hours. I don’t remember the last time I worked out that long, but boy did it feel good. I think I could have gone longer, but I had to get back to my apartment to clean for movie night (my brother and his roommate were coming over with Addison) and I was going to make Addison dinner with a new recipe I had yet to try from the Jump Start Diet—steak and squash.
I was afraid dinner and the movie would be difficult, especially since my brother and his roommate picked up pizzas for themselves (one pizza each!). I just knew Addison would bail on my recipe and get his own… but to my surprise, he not only ate dinner with me, but he LIKED it. He liked it so much that he wasn’t even tempted by the pizza. I am now convinced that the Jump Start Diet has magical powers behind its food. I mean, if it can get my man to truly enjoy a huge plate of vegetables, then there has to be something special to it.
But like I celebrated my commitment to Addison yesterday, today I silently celebrated my commitment to myself. Working out extra because I promised, eating a healthy dinner despite temptation—it’s all because I’m determined to treat body the way it deserves to be treated. And that, my friends, is to be happy and healthy.
In today’s society, we have so many commitments we tend to be OVER-committed. But have you ever stopped and thought about your commitment to yourself? Do you even have one? Maybe its time you finally worked on the one relationship you’re closest to—yourself. Aren’t you worth taking care of?
Want to talk about making a commitment to yourself and to your body? Email me at NikkiRoberti@HerCampus.com or tweet me any time @Nikki_Roberti.