Day 115 – Week 17 – 17 mins

Despite having visitors in the house, sleeping on the sofa bed, I managed to slip into the living room to do my strength workout this morning. Don’t worry – they were up and about, I didn’t try and do it while they were in there…

It’s weird – but I almost feel like I have to sneak around doing the exercise thing – why is that? Shouldn’t I be proud that I’m doing it? I think the reason for my reticence is two-fold.

1) If people aren’t regular exercisers themselves, they seem to be slightly uncomfortable that you are. Does it make them feel guilty that they are not doing it? You getting up and doing your thing is a very clear reminder to them that they are not – and I think they feel a little uncomfortable.

2) They don’t think it will last. I’m pretty sure that when I explain to most people what I’m doing, they think it is just a passing fancy – that I will get tired of it and go back to being Ms Sedentary in a week or two. I don’t blame them. There’s been many a time I’ve started a project/new habit, only to have it dwindle out a few weeks or later. But isn’t that the whole point of one goal one minute? To break that pattern….To have decided on the ONE THING I promise to do every day, in some form or another…So I don’t really worry about what people are thinking about this…I am in fact, slightly smug. Because I know – by hook or by crook – I will complete this experiment – no matter how tired or bored of it I become. It is now a matter of honour!!

Suzi