Burned Out
The last couple of days I’ve had an emotional dip and I think the energy I put it in my fitness world and professional world have left me depleted. As you all know I’ve been intense about my workouts–exercising 6 days a week for the last several months. I have not missed a work out. There are even days where I’ve done two workouts in a day. I’m still at 157 –down 17 pounds from 174 several months ago. I was hoping to get down to 154 this week. I think that’s part of the burnout. Every week, I have high expectations not only for myself physically but also professionally. I am a public speaker as well, and the month or so I have been intensely focused on preparing a relationship series at my church. I love fitness, and I love my career, but I really need to take a break! And this is all in the midst of balancing my work life as a new therapist in private practice and being a mother to two highly energetic young boys under the …