For me the key is adapting rather than skipping the habit when life gets in the way. For example, I walk on the treadmill pretty much every night, whether I have 40 minutes available or just 10, preserving that "slot" in the routine even when it doesn't seem like it will make a difference. That way, it stays part of my auto-pilot, and doesn't require and actual decision on the nights when I might be less motivated.
Give yourself some grace on the run! It's OK to skip one once in a while in favor of balance overall. (Besides, running wet and exhausted is probably asking a lot of a brand new immune system!)
Things will normalize again.
Be kind to yourself. I think anyone who has had a cancer diagnosis will tell you that they spend many a time in the wee small hours while the rest of the house sleeps going over things big and small and getting emotional (everything from tears to anger and back again). You spend so much time getting through treatment and fighting to hang on to your sanity that when you actually stop to try and sleep you can’t. Give yourself time. It’s still very early days and you are doing amazing getting back to work and exercise so just allow yourself the odd day of deciding bed and rest are more important to your needs.
Give yourself some grace on the run! It's OK to skip one once in a while in favor of balance overall. (Besides, running wet and exhausted is probably asking a lot of a brand new immune system!)
I get it about the little things, though - you've just spent a whole bunch of time being strong in the face of big stuff, and sometimes there's just no resources left for the little stuff.
Be kind to yourself. I think anyone who has had a cancer diagnosis will tell you that they spend many a time in the wee small hours while the rest of the house sleeps going over things big and small and getting emotional (everything from tears to anger and back again). You spend so much time getting through treatment and fighting to hang on to your sanity that when you actually stop to try and sleep you can’t. Give yourself time. It’s still very early days and you are doing amazing getting back to work and exercise so just allow yourself the odd day of deciding bed and rest are more important to your needs.
I agree too that a run in the rain is maybe not the best thing to do today but if you need to get out to feel less stressed maybe do half today and add a wee bit to each of your other runs to get your total. Honestly though I’m in awe that you are running as often as you do so be kind to yourself and let yourself off the hook. Tomorrow is a new day
if it makes you feel any better there was one day towards the end of my chemotherapy that I managed a total of 167 steps for the whole day! I reckon those were the steps from my bed to the bathroom and back. Now I laugh at the idea I was wearing my Fitbit at all! Maybe some sort of record for least movement in a day!
Sounds like a plan
Yeah, I'm so damn glad those days are behind me and I fully acknowledge how lucky I am to have come out of chemo as well as I did.
