So Embarassed!

So, as embarassing as this is to admit, I am going to tell you anyways. Over the past year I have really fallen off the wagon with my diet and exercise. At first this was career related, I moved to a new city and had a completely unpredictable schedule. This made it very difficult to fit in workouts and exercise. Being all alone in a new city also made me have strong cravings of comfort food which I had no will power to resist! Now, living at the yoga retreat for the past four months have made things even worse. Exercise is definitely not encouraged here and the vegetarian buffet of what seems to be all carbs and special occassions with lots of sweets have really topped it off. I have plenty of excuses why I can't fit exercise into my already packed schedule but the pain of feeling uncomfortable in my own skin has finally outweighed the pleasure of comfort food and rest! I am in a position where I don't have a lot of control over my food choices and I don't have a gym to work out in - so I feel like I am in a position that many people are in (those who travel for work and are stuck eating out, those who can't afford gym memberships or can't find time to make it to the gym, and various other issues that get in the way of us developing healthy lifestyle choices). I am going to be posting my daily workout routines, some healthy vegetarian recipes and notes from our nightly lectures here at the yoga retreat. I have always felt it is important to be a good role model and never tell a client to do anything I wouldn't do myself, so here goes... hopefully you can get a little inspiration and some good ideas to incorporate into your own life. I really hope my journey can help you on yours!