Being lazy has its drawbacks

So as I've already stated, I've continued to get up around 5:45am each weekday morning to get my exercise time in.  For the summer, I exercised via taking a 60+ minute walk arriving right when Teague needs to head into the office.  I don't enjoy getting up in the mornings, but it's especially loathsome when I do it earlier than 8am.  Once I hit the road, it wasn't bad at all and once I got home, I had at least 30 minutes of child-free time to do a Bible Study before the morning got too hectic.

Well this week is the last day of summer vacation and I rewarded myself with this week free from organized exercise.  That's right, I felt that after getting up early since February, I deserved to sleep in all week before diving into the school season.  Ironic, no?  Rewarding my fitness commitment with laziness?

In order to wake up early, I needed to have lights out by 10:30pm, but this week, I've stayed up past midnight.  That part has been glorious.  I'm caught up on my DVR (which never seems to happen), I'm catching up on Facebook (hard to do), and I've accomplished a lot of reading (which I adore).  I've been getting up no earlier than 8am so far this week which feels nice.  Not only was I not cranky in the morning, but this schedule allows me to get 8 hours of sleep!  Win-win, right?

Wrong.  I am a lethargic slug this week.  I don't think I've eaten breakfast at all.  My exercise has been pretty lame.  I don't have the energy I should and usually do.  I have no quiet alone time at all.  Mostly, I feel guilty for the laziness I've allowed to indulge in.

Obviously this is just 1 week, but I'm not the type to keep this pace up for any length of time.  I'm looking forward (in more ways than 1) to the boys heading to school in a way that will allow me to set a schedule for myself and return to the old me.  As much as I love (and I LOVE) to stay up late reading and sleep in, it's not good for me and completely throws off my whole regimen and once the school year begins, I can't afford  to miss my usual energy.

Needless to say, I will be starting a new fitness schedule soon, one that incorporates some positive aspects of each of these experiments.  After a 2+ month hiatus, I will head back into the gym with only 1 baby in tow.  I will be focusing on cardio & flexibility (different from Spring's focus of muscle conditioning).  I am optimistic, I am motivated, and I will absolutely keep you posted.