Back with my trainer again!

I know, I've been a real slug lately as far as updating this blog. Blame it on an increased workload at my job, the fatigue that comes along with doing so much more, and not having the energy to sit down and write much lately. I've been feeling downright slothful with the fading daylight of autumn. I leave for work in the mornings when it is still dim outside and I get home shortly before dark in the afternoons, and it's not long after I arrive home that I simply fall asleep on the sofa for hours on end. I've been feeling decidedly unenergetic lately and as a result, it's been exhausting even thinking about doing housework. As a result, my tiny apartment is filthy dirty with the dust that gets spewed out of my registers now that the heat is on and is cluttered with more junk than anyone ought to be living with, but the very idea of even trying to get up and tackle it leaves me mentally exhausted even thinking about what this would involve. Add to that the fact that I have not worked out in about 6 weeks owing to the closure of the gym I had been going to for quite some time, and you can see why my energy levels have been so low as they usually are this time of year. But the good news is that I am back working out with my trainer Jason again after a far too long 6 week layoff. Jason apparently sold the gym to someone else who wanted us to stay there, so we have a space again in which to workout, and the even better possibility of more equipment at our disposal! Tonight was our first workout in 6 weeks and I am quite sure that I am going to feel this in the morning. It felt so good to be back with the trainer I've had for three long years now. I know from experience the importance of trust when working with your trainer, and even friendship. I consider Jason not only to be my trusted trainer, but my friend, someone who was previously my physical therapist, which gives him the advantage of knowing my limitations and what I need to do. For example, my left knee has been nagging me of late and Jason seems to think that I just need to strengthen it up a bit, and I think he's right. I've been off for 6 weeks now and I suspect that my quad muscles are a bit off balance, which is what can cause knee pain. I'm so grateful to Jason for being willing to work with me and other women who want to stay in shape. To give of his time in spite of a busy schedule and a big family is something I am extremely glad that he is willing to do. I am hoping that by returning to working out again, that I regain some of my lost energy that will allow me to tackle more work both at my job and at home. I've also been feeling somewhat grumpier than usual from a lack of working out and what it's been doing to my body. I have tools at home to work out with but it's extremely hard to muster the discipline to do it alone at home. Having a trainer to push me helps to motivate me to give everything I've got in the gym. The competitive streak in me comes out and makes me want to work hard and even when I don't think I can finish an exercise, I know that Jason is watching and I want to make him proud of this middle aged lady. I am just SO glad to be back with Jason again that now I think I can workout at home so I can catch up to where I was when we stopped working out 6 weeks ago. Tonight I almost felt like I had to start over again, as I fully expected would happen. Now I want to catch up to where I was. I know I can do it with some hard work!