{"id":626,"date":"2026-09-08T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewolfslair.online\/cms\/?p=626"},"modified":"2026-09-08T10:27:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T10:27:39","slug":"apparently-were-doing-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewolfslair.online\/cms\/apparently-were-doing-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Apparently, We\u2019re Doing This&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Apparently, We\u2019re Playing Hockey Again<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the age of 16, I was diagnosed with PCOS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did I truly understand what that meant at 16?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Absolutely not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, at the ripe old age of 35, do I truly understand what it means?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also no.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What I do know is that it comes with a delightful little goodie bag of symptoms: hormonal imbalances, weight gain, irregular periods, fatigue, brain fog, lack of motivation and a body that sometimes seems to have absolutely no interest in cooperating with whatever plans I have made for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Somewhere along the way, I went from being a fit, active young girl to a 35-year-old mother of three who finds enormous comfort in food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And I don&#8217;t just mean chocolate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/thewolfslair.online\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/angele-kamp-MQIX_RR3D5Q-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewolfslair.online\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/angele-kamp-MQIX_RR3D5Q-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thewolfslair.online\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/angele-kamp-MQIX_RR3D5Q-unsplash-scaled-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thewolfslair.online\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/angele-kamp-MQIX_RR3D5Q-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thewolfslair.online\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/angele-kamp-MQIX_RR3D5Q-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thewolfslair.online\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/angele-kamp-MQIX_RR3D5Q-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thewolfslair.online\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/angele-kamp-MQIX_RR3D5Q-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br>      <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I mean FOOD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Delicious home-cooked meals. Takeaways. Pasta. Potatoes. Something covered in cheese. Something else covered in sauce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Basically, if it tastes good and makes life feel better for approximately 20 minutes, I&#8217;m interested.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the years, I&#8217;ve gymed on and off more times than I can count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I get motivated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I start seeing results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The results stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I get annoyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I give up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I eat something delicious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Repeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s a beautiful little vicious cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">And Then My Brain Had an Idea<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At 35, after watching a few of my daughter&#8217;s hockey games, something inside me apparently woke up and went:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;You know what would be fun? Playing hockey again.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, a sensible person might have watched the game, enjoyed the nostalgia and gone home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am apparently not a sensible person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because my next thought was essentially:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Well, if we&#8217;re doing this, we may as well do it properly.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And somewhere in the archives of my brain, underneath school lunches, rental arrears, grocery lists and approximately 400 other things, I remembered that I actually have a fitness qualification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A qualification I have done absolutely nothing with for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Obviously, it was time to dust that bitch off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This Escalated Quickly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So this weekend I sat down and designed myself a training program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then I looked at it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then I realised I had clearly designed it for the 20-something-year-old version of myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So I scrapped it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because what in the actual hell was I thinking?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I redesigned it, sent it off to my very wise tutor for inspection and waited for him to tell me I&#8217;d lost my mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, I got the nod of approval \u2014 with a few minor suggestions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Excellent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We had a plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Except apparently a simple four-week exercise program wasn&#8217;t enough for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh no.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This thing evolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It now has milestones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daily journals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weekly tracking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meal tracking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Water-intake tracking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Progress reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Exercise plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reflections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Probably my hopes and dreams somewhere in there too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My innocent little four-week exercise plan eventually became TWO ring-bound books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not because I deliberately planned two volumes of my Rocky Balboa comeback story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I just didn&#8217;t have rings big enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This should have been my first warning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Day One: Immediate Regret<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today was the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was determined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was going to the gym.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And I did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walking back in actually felt amazing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seeing everyone again, getting warm and excited greetings from the staff, seeing familiar faces \u2014 for a brief moment I thought:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;YES. This is it. I&#8217;m back.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then I did my warm-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And reality arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My first thought was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Fuck. I&#8217;ve lost a lot of strength.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s okay, I told myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ll get it back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Positive thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Growth mindset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inspirational quote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whatever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then I continued with the workout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About halfway through, my inner monologue had changed considerably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;What in the world was I thinking?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Followed shortly by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Why did I make this program?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And eventually:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Who can I speak to about cancelling this entire idea?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But something really lovely happened too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Old colleagues popped over throughout my workout. 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Others stopped to tell me a story and distract me for a few minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And somehow, despite several moments where I was reasonably certain my body was preparing to leave this earth&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I finished it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Almost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I skipped the planking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But planking is tomorrow&#8217;s problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thewolfslair.online\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/799767532_10165493737487673_6016597970478584237_n-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Real Life\" class=\"wp-image-628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewolfslair.online\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/799767532_10165493737487673_6016597970478584237_n-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thewolfslair.online\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/799767532_10165493737487673_6016597970478584237_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thewolfslair.online\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/799767532_10165493737487673_6016597970478584237_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thewolfslair.online\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/799767532_10165493737487673_6016597970478584237_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thewolfslair.online\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/799767532_10165493737487673_6016597970478584237_n-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thewolfslair.online\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/799767532_10165493737487673_6016597970478584237_n-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/thewolfslair.online\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/799767532_10165493737487673_6016597970478584237_n.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Girl With Big Plans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So&#8230; Now What?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m not starting this because I suddenly love exercising every second of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m not going to pretend I&#8217;m going to eat chicken, broccoli and sadness for the next six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m definitely not promising some dramatic &#8220;NEW ME&#8221; transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I actually quite like me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;d just like this version of me to feel stronger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;d like to have more energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;d like to feel comfortable in my body again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And, apparently, I&#8217;d like to run around a hockey field at 35 as though my knees haven&#8217;t been faithfully carrying me around for three and a half decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PCOS might make some parts of this harder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Being a mom makes finding the time harder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My love of really good food certainly isn&#8217;t going anywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And motivation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, motivation and I have a complicated relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So maybe this time it isn&#8217;t about motivation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe it&#8217;s just about showing up again tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then the day after that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And when I inevitably have a terrible week, maybe instead of deciding I&#8217;ve &#8220;failed&#8221; 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