(Scroll to bottom to checkout my updates!!)
So after almost 2 full years of keeping things together – I feel like they’ve fallen apart… Everything I’ve talked about, worked toward, and believe in, has taken a back seat to STRESS! We don’t need to get into details here, but for the first time in a long time I’ve felt out of control, felt I have no time to workout, felt I have no energy to workout, and have felt so overwhelmed it’s been paralyzing… Wow! Any one else ever felt that way? What a miserable miserable way to live.
Ok – Let’s assess the damage I’ve done to myself, and my poor hormones… not sleeping – check, and what happens when we don’t sleep, our cortisol levels rise and what happens when our cortisol levels rise, we crave junk… next point of damage -hitting the vending machine – you betcha … and I’m not just talking one snickers bar, triple Reece’s pack or a bag of peanut m&m’s – how about a bag of sun chips too (my favorite salt and chocolate together)…. oh and I did mention my workout intensity has not been up to par, especially since boot camp ended – so what happens when we eat extra calories and don’t burn them off … you guessed it – they turn to fat – and for me that fat goes directly to my butt and thighs! This is all the same stuff I did that got me to 147 in the first place, and the sad news is I’m 1/2 way back to that number, not only that, but my waist, hips and thighs are all up 1 inch!
Time to get a grip! Really – enough is enough…. I need to get back to basics and rediscover my motivation, because honestly I haven’t felt very motivated lately. I have fallen into the same old trap of thinking I’m doing good enough – NOT! Seeing the scale this morning motivated me enough to do this! So what does getting back to basics mean anyways – well, for me it means the following:
- I needed to Decide – I’ve decided it is time to take action. Once you decide you can and will move forward.
- Re-write my intentions – These are the steps that will get me to reach my goal.
- I intend to get in 3 strength training workouts each week – Monday, Wed and Friday.
- I intend to get at least two 45 min cardio sessions in per week – Sunday and Thursday
- I intend to do some kind of meditation or Yoga twice a week.
- I intend to continue with my 5 positives things
- I intend to keep my food Monday- Friday 90% clean, and Saturday and Sunday at least 75-80% clean.
- I intend to journal my food daily until I get back on track.
- I intend to do something for myself each day – this will be the hardest.
- I intend to be back in my reset weight range by Thanksgiving and stay there through the end of year. My reset weight range is 5lb over my “ideal” weight. For me that is around 130 so I allow myself to get to around 135 max – If I see myself closing in on 135 it is time to rein myself in… and right now I’m at 137.5 (YIKES).
- Be consistent with my weekly food and exercise plan
- Create another vision board – this is a way to help me to visualize my success, plus it’s fun.
- Have a deadline – deadlines are good – they mean you only have a specific amount of time to get it done, which can be very motivating!
- Reward myself… Not sure with what yet, but trust me it will be good…..
If you want to follow me on my journey check back and I will update my progress up to Turkey day!!
No comments yet.