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A Month to Restore Moderation

If Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart can “restore sanity,” then I can restore moderation, no?

I’m an all-or-nothing kind of girl. I started running, and I didn’t just dabble in the hobby—I ran a marathon. My apartment is either sparkling clean (which it is right now!) or it is a disaster.

For four months, I trained for that marathon, and I eschewed late nights at bars for quiet nights at home hydrating and resting for my long runs. I passed up fried and other unhealthy food in favor of the healthy food that would fuel those long runs. I stayed away from heels so as not to put more stress on my knees and lower back.

Then I ran that marathon. The rest of October I spent chasing as many happy hours as possible and enjoying bar food and even McDonald’s. I think I’ve been out the past 3-4 nights in a row. I’ve woken up a little foggy and have worked out once since Wednesday. Just like working out almost every day in preparation for the marathon got a little old, so is this partying. It feels too much like old me and I don’t want to slip down that slippery slope.

So, for the month of November, I’m working on restoring my pre-marathon moderation. I’m not running 20 miles on the weekends, but I’m not going out three nights in a row, either.

For my month of moderation, I am:

eating more vegetables
eating more cookies
cooking more
truly enjoying when I do eat out
sleeping more
spending awake time more wisely. No looking at my iPhone or laptop after 10PM. (Um. Maybe…)
cleaning my apartment as I go
getting back on a regular workout schedule
realizing long walks and rest days are just as good for me as the tough workouts
saying no every once in a while
making the yeses worth it