My Journey With Weight Loss – Finding Time

I wanted to do my hill training today but realized my back deck was covered with ice and decided the treadmill would be best with hill training once again moved to Saturday. It was still below freezing when I took the dog out for her walk so I I needed to bundle up. I must say it is a good thing I really love that dog because I was frozen by time I got back home after the 1/2 hour walk. I was so cold I actually turned the gas fireplace on when I got home.

I have to admit I sometimes struggle to find time to work out. You have to remember, days like Wednesdays I do up to 3 hours of walking, tomorrow I’ll do a 2 hour run and then still have to do a 1/2 hour walk with the dog in the morning. I always find a way to get my cardio workout done and that is 6 times a week. The workouts always have to happen in the morning before my day gets too busy.

The problem I struggle with is my strength training which takes 20-30 mins. I try each week to get 5 workouts in but am happy if I can do at least 3 workouts (this week I should get in 4). If they are not done in the morning after walking the dog then there is zero chance I will get to them later in the day. I’ve decided I need to stop beating myself up over this, I am prioritizing the right things which is my running.

But I will be honest, despite not doing strength training as much as I would like, I am still pretty buff. Even at a lunch with a friend in December he asked if I was doing weights because he could see the muscles in my arms. When I was at the condo I actually upped the ante because I couldn’t find the right weights and went from 2 kg to 3 kg (by the way, when I got home the 2 kg weights felt awesome because they were so light).

So, finding the time is more important to do my running workouts. As long as I keep doing those I know I have found the time I need.