A lot has changed since July.
1. My sister moved out of our house and back in with Mom and Dad. She needs to focus on her health right now and Dayton has some of the best doctors to help her get everything sorted out. DD and Sciatica are a bitch.
2. My Aunt Niki, who I have always just called Nik or Niki has been sleeping on my couch on and off for a couple of months now...no, no marriage woes...gas price woes. Two hours is a long commute for anyone to take. She's officially moving in with me as of 1/1/2013 so that gas saving can be a permanent thing. Her family will be spending a lot of time with us at *our* house!
3. My grandfather, papaw, moved in with my parents. He has a nicer suite in their walk-out basement than my townhouse. Dad hand-built the kitchen and bathroom for him. He's been undergoing chemo for a couple of types of cancer and again, Dayton has the best doctors to help him. Also, mom and dad can keep an eye on him.
4. My dog, Daisy, passed away. I still get emotional talking about it. She was the dog-love of my life. It was sudden and unexpected.
So, I don't have to remind you guys that I'm an emotional eater. Losing Daisy meant gaining 5 pounds. She would have loved eating all of it with me.
Anyways........time to change the topic so I don't get too sad again.
Niki wants to work on losing some of her recent poundage too. I've been on the fence about starting back up with my fitness, but after Christmas home, I've decided I should jump back on.
Basically, I'm going to start doing HIIT or Tabata again. I think this will be the easiest for my aunt to work with and it's my favorite type of exercise. The excellent thing about it is that each person pushes themselves individually. Excellent idea since we are at different fitness levels.
The biggest challenge for me is going to be energy to get started. I'm not sure what it is, but I am just beyond exhausted every single day. I think I'll struggle with that at first, but I know that when I work out, my body magically finds more energy.
Am I going to start today? No. Am I going to start tomorrow? Why the heck not?
