I Fell Off the Figurative Treadmill

I am a gym whore. I put out to work out—or, at least, I DID. It’s been two months since I last wrote in this blog—and I feel guilty about that! I regressed, as my clients often do. My goal was and still is to separate my frenetic Dr. Gilda persona from the Gilda creature who is able to totally let go and forget my work life at the gym. I was doing quite well for a while. But I figuratively fell off the treadmill!!

These past two months of my work life overwhelmed me. I released my new e-book, “How to WIN When Your Mate Cheats,” --http://drgilda.com/ebook/WhenYourMateCheats.htm -- and the continuing stories of former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, A-Rod, John Edwards, and other cheaters in the news had me doing tons of media interviews -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2lTsQ0jv1Q. With each breaking story, people were downloading my e-book and registering for personal advice. My website was very busy, and all I thought of was how I could best help these people in their pain.

Oh, sure, I continued to work out. But I was more emotionally present for my clients than I was for myself. Does this sound vaguely familiar to any of you? As I say in my book, “Don’t Bet on the Prince!,” -- http://www.drgilda.com/books.htm -- “Give from the overflow, not from the core.” But this relationship guru gave from the core!! So I failed my own advice.

Well, the good thing about recognizing your foibles is that you can always pick up where you left off. So here I am again, devoted to BEING PRESENT during my bodywork, and it feels great to be back. This morning I took a 6 AM spin class, and I danced and sang on the bike as I pedaled to the loud and raucous music. It was heaven. I was finally once again in my zone. Later today I will take a private lesson with my Pilates reformer trainer. That’s killer work that DEMANDS my presence. So as I get back on the figurative treadmill, I hope I can maintain the separation of work persona from personal persona. Please help me stay focused!