I landed in Atlanta this afternoon and am now enjoying home sweet home. Above is a picture of some last minute fishing that I did as the sun was setting last night. If it seems as though all I did was try to hang around the water and enjoy the outdoors, well, you would be correct. It's funny how we often go back to things that we did in our youth and I did plenty of fishing while growing up. Trips like this vacation just reminded me a lot of growing up - http://atickettokona.typepad.com/photos/growing_up_kindzia/19801.html
I also know how easy it is to slip into certain behaviors and habits. I could tell as the days were passing I had more of a desire to skip workouts and head to the water than when I'm at home. When I'm home, I can get into a groove and a routine where I enjoy my daily actions (generally speaking) and I find I can eat well, train well, sleep well and keep things moving along. When you take yourself out of your normal routines, then all heck can break loose and I find it easier and easier to change my eating patters, sleeping patterns, workout patterns, etc.
Now, on a practical note, that is probably the best thing that a vacation can provide; a break from your current routine and habits. If you did the same thing on vacation as you did at home, you wouldn't ever really have an opportunity to refresh yourself and recharge your batteries. I feel pretty recharged and refreshed after being away for a few days and doing things that I don't do everyday.
But tomorrow I am back into the office (short week eh?!?!) and will try to get back into the swing of things on my workout schedule including a swim and run.
By the numbers;
- 183.2 - today's weight (January 1, 2009 weight was 184.2) Goal weight for 10/25/09 is 165
- 109 - Days until the Marine Corp Marathon
- 174 - Total days trained in 2009
- 29 - Missed days of running in 2009
- 0.00 - miles run today
- 11.00 - miles on current pair of shoes
- 966.25 - Miles run in 2009
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