The "If I Ever" List

Sometimes I'll think to myself am I working out enough or am I doing too much. There are times that I wonder if I am exercising myself to death, and then I think 15 minutes on the bike isn't actually killing me. To ensure that I don't ever over exercise, I developed a list of things that if I ever caught myself doing, then I know it's time to turn it down a notch and reevaluate my mindset and my exercise goals.

As far as under exercising goes, I believe that as long as I'm getting some type of workout in throughout the week that I'm right on the track to achieving the healthy goals that I set for myself. So, here goes my "If I Ever" list.

1. If I ever go workout at the gym on a Monday and my family finds me at that same gym on Friday because I never came home to sleep, eat, or go to work, then I might be overdoing it.

2. If my feet ever become entwined with the pedals on my exercise bike, then I might be overdoing it.

3. If I ever answer my home phone, "Ketwan's Gym, can I help you," then I might be overdoing it.

4. If I ever start dreaming about exercising every night and constantly think about it at work, then I might be overdoing it.

5. If I ever arrive at the gym two hours before it opens and leave two hours after it has closed, then I might be overdoing it.

6. If I ever turn down going to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner to go workout, then I might be overdoing it.

7. And if I ever get a portable potty to sit in the living room beside my exercise bike, then I just might be overdoing it.

I know that it can be really easy to slip into a mindset of I have to exercise all the time for as long as I possibly can. I have realized that time away from thinking about exercise and working out is important to my success so that my mind stays refreshed and my body functioning properly. Besides, since I'm just getting started in my fitness journey, I highly doubt you'll ever catch me doing something from my "If I Ever" list.