Prelude to the OCD-ing

I've been thinking about this all day and I think I've come up with what I'd like to work towards. What do I feel I should aim to improve on? Where do I want to be in the next few months?

There are 2 key things I need to hone in on: rehab and cardio.

I'd like to work towards being able to get back to normal workouts without having to modify: My shoulder is a lot better now but I jumped the gun a little when I first got back and ended up taking a step backward in rehab. I need to ease back into the CrossFit workouts.

The 1.5 months away from the gym hit me very HARD in terms of cardio, and I'm really feeling it. While I'm taking it easier on shoulder-related strength exercises I should be focusing on working up my cardio base and aiming for endurance gains.

The reason why I wanted to get back to the blogging is because I found myself slipping quite a bit over the past few weeks. I never fully got back into the swing of things, and I'm hoping that this will help me out! Sure, although not as often, I've been working out fairly regularly and staying *mostly* zoned (damn sweet tooth!), but I just haven't been feeling like my usual fit, healthy, upbeat self. I think it's a few things:

• Irregular sleeping patterns
• More recent re-injury (gets me down, feel gimpy having to modify so much!)
• Snowball effect: don't feel good because of lack of sleep -> sleep in and don't work out -> loosen up on diet -> don't feel good...

So... now what? Well what I do know is that it really helps me when I have a definite goal to work towards. In the past I've used upcoming events - trips, a scheduled BodyComp Scan, Crossfit Certification, the beginning of volleyball season, etc. - to help me formulate a plan. I have a few things coming up this summer, the first one being exactly a month away. What I'd like to do is come up with a plan and stick with it, then re-evaluate and tweak as needed for the next "mini-goal".

Geez, that's quite a prelude to my fitness plan for the month of June. I think I'll sleep on it and figure it out after the Grind tomorrow morning. Sleep on it *after* I blog about today's workout first ;)