The Real Thing

Here we go - Week 3!

B - Tried kickboxing during Week 2 and I really liked it.  Brought back memories of doing Tae Bo in the basement of my house in high school (I have seriously been trying to lose weight since puberty).  I feel lighter on my feet with each passing day.  Still feel that deep burn / side stitch at the end of our 'warm-ups' and am still doing modifications and level 1 stuff - but feeling surer and steadier with each day.  woot!!!

L - We had our 2 week measurements on Saturday - and to be honest, I had to fight the feeling of disappointment.  Not sure quite what I was expecting...I think all the years of fad dieting and yo-yo-ing has really affected my sense of what real, sustainable progress is - what it feels like, what it looks like, the pace at which it happens, etc.  I was feeling great all week, feeling in control and proud, even.  But as soon as I saw my math, I was blown.  Like it just wasn't good enough, wasn't appropriately dramatic.  Was really kind of bummed about it, but you know what gave me some much needed perspective?  I sat and thought about the crazy (I mean cray-cray) stuff I was doing when I lost a dramatic amounts of weight in the past and I remembered how bad it felt every time the pounds crept back on...short lived success followed by public, painful failure.  I'm resolved that I won't play that game anymore...but managing my expectations about what real progress is, about what it takes...still learning and figuring that part out.

O - Success in week 2 was on prepping my food for the week ahead of time and posting photos.  And best of all every night after my workout, I would come home, have my protein shake, and call it a day.  It's like, after worxing out and giving it all I've got, I just can't bring myself to eat something that isn't deserving - you know?  It just seems extra, extra trifling to literally undo all the good I've done by eating something that isn't worthy - like what in the world would be the point of that?  All that stuff we talked about at the nutrition seminar, treating my body like a lambo and not a dump truck, etc just keeps running through my head.  Pretty basic idea, huh??  But getting that and living it out in week 2 - definitely my oh-yeah for the week.   

G - Week 3 training goals: 5 sessions at the Worx.  Week 3 nutrition goals: trying one new, healthy recipe.

S - Fellow journey peeps:  I was off FB in 2012 and just got back on to be part of the Journey group.  SO glad I did it because it is making all the difference!  (Can't believe that at first, I was thinking at first that I would just come to class but not join the online group...)  These days, if I'm wavering about a food choice or I want instant camaraderie or I need a new recipe or want some inspiration - I just check out a few posts and it reminds me of what I'm doing, why I'm doing it, and that I'm not alone!  thanks for the sharing guys!!!  Also - shoutout to Sadaf and Maia - two awesome Journey coaches that I worxed out with during bootcamp classes in Week 2:  encouragement + challenge = kick ass workouts.