Starting Over

Yup, today was the day.  It was lunchtime and I headed down to the gym.  I actually had some anxiety about the whole thing.  I kept looking around as if people would call me out for not being there for...  The best part was that I had gym clothes in my locker.  I got to wear my own clothes that I bought.  You cannot imagine how good that feels, until you lose everything you own.  I only wish I had kept better gym clothes here instead of at home.  I stepped onto the dreadmill,  because I am so out of shape, I am still a bit sore from the obstacle race on Sunday.  The last thing I can handle now is an injury so I started with a fast walk and ran from there.  I ran 3.1 in 31 minutes and I was tired.  Yup, I am starting over.  I cannot dwell on the fact that 8 weeks ago I ran 20 miles.  It all starts now. 

Since my head is still in a bit of a fog, I thought it best to get some help starting over.  I am working with Jess of Fit Chick in the City on getting back to a good place.  She and I are setting weekly goals that are attainable so I don’t get overwhelmed and fail terribly (my words not hers).  This week’s goals should have been easy, but I am struggling with them.  Who would have thought that I would have difficulty eating a green veggie at dinner and running 3 times this week.  That said, I am definitely trying to succeed.  Mary Wittenberg won’t be BFFs with me if I can’t even run three miles.

Any tips for starting over?  Help!