Saturday, June 6, 2015

Crying on the Run

I've been getting so emotional on my runs lately. I hate that I am so far from where I was a year ago - or even two years ago. Really, I am at the lowest point I've been since 2012, when I re-started my weight loss journey at 193 pounds.

And the reasons why I've gotten to this point just flood back when I am trying to push through workouts. Mostly on my runs though.

Today, I literally cried as I ran. Therapeutic, I suppose. Still - made something that is already difficult that much more difficult.

Some thoughts that went through my head as I ran today:

  • I wish Mom had never been hospitalized.
  • I also thought about how her strength in recovery is quite admirable compared to the strength I feel right now.
  • I wish I never would have doubted or changed my mind about more fertility treatments. A year ago, I thought I was okay with being done and having just one. If I had been able to stay in that place, I would have saved myself from a lot of pain and heart ache.
  • I wish I was better at balancing life; that even when things got hectic I could find balance in my activities.
  • I wish I could let go of this sadness that has seemed to take over.
  • I wish I didn't feel so broken and incomplete.

I believe I will get through this phase. I am just not sure what it is finally going to take. I do feel better than I did a couple of weeks ago; but then I will have a day that I just feel sad again. That I can't be okay with not having another baby. That I feel guilty for the way I look and feel right now.

I know I am putting  a lot out there. I also know I just need to focus on the positives - that I am going to get back to where I was and not let myself stay where I am. That I am blessed beyond measure.  - I know all this. I just need to get through this.

Have you ever been in such a rut? What have you done to pull through? Is it better to let the emotions run their course, or is there something specific you've tried or done?

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