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When Looking Back on Life Gives Motivation to Move Forward
On ditching the Quarantine 15 and “What If” Syndrome
Remember the “Freshman 15” from college days? You know, the idea that almost every college freshman gains 15 pounds during that first year away from home? I am beginning to feel as if there should be a similar phrase coined for this past year, like the “Quarantine 15”.
The last 12 months have been some of the most challenging of my life, and I didn’t deal with it very well. Not only did my health coaching practice collapse, but I found myself falling back to all the negative and unhealthy habits I had worked hard to discard and replace in the past seven years. Life has been a total mess.
One year and 15 pounds later, it is time to get serious about The Quarantine 15 specifically, and my life in general. I will admit that I have been postponing the inevitable for several months; so much so that I have diagnosed myself with “If Only Syndrome” (IOS). It goes like this:
If only those in my house would stay in bed a little longer in the mornings I might be able to read and write in quiet and solitude.
If only my daughter would use the desk in her room for her activities rather than the kitchen table, I would be able to concentrate enough to actually complete a…
