Committing to Change

First let me start by saying I am a night owl, not an early morning person. Nights are when everything is quiet and I get a chance to just be me, it's the alone time I get each day. My youngest child takes after his Dad and likes to be up early every day, generally 5-6am so as you can imagine I am quite often tired.

Exercise always seems so much harder when I am tired which is most days so I find excuses not to exercise. For some reason my illogical brain had decided that rather than go to bed earlier to get extra sleep, it was just easier to not exercise. Crazy, I know! Especially when I type it here and admit it to myself.

I have agreed to do something that just 2 weeks ago would have been unthinkable, getting up early to exercise. I will be meeting my training buddy at 6am for a morning walk before she goes to work, it is so unlike me that when I told my hubby he laughed. I am very grateful to have a friend going through the 12WBT program with me so I have someone to help hold me accountable. A 6am start is still freaking me out a little but I will do it and I will survive. Maybe I will end up having a Nanna nap tomorrow afternoon but I will get through it lol.

I have already started swimming 2-3 times a week to start getting active. It is something I used to do, well something that Gidget used to do. It was something that made her happy, it was her quiet time, the time when her mind cleared, it was also something that helped keep her in shape.

As part of my quest to find Gidget, I have rediscovered swimming and found a new quiet time that isn't after 10pm. Funnily enough I am also sleeping better than I have in months, maybe years and ever so slowly I am discovering a little more energy every day.

So tomorrow I will get up early, get myself dressed and go for a walk at 6am because I am committed to change, committed to finding Gidget.

Wish me luck xx