Off to a great start this week, with 9:15am bootcamp on Saturday, rest day on Sunday, and bootcamp Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. It feels good to be able to get back on track after a lackluster Week 5, to not backslide into oblivion just because one week didn't go as planned...I fell down. But this time, I got back up... mainly because I am in this community of people who are supportive and who encouraging and challenging... because I have team mates and a coach and people who are rooting for me to stand my ground and push through and suceed. And for this I am SO appreciative.
My OH-YEAHs were most definitely yesterday (monday's) bootcamp class where I was able to do two moves that I just straight-up could NOT do 5.5 weeks ago. First, the plank rows - I did them (though without weights) for the duration of the circuit. When we started, I just could not balance my weight on one arm - I literally fell out of the move because I was putting all the pressure on my writs and was not using my core and I just could not withstand it on one hand (I could barely do it with both hands down). But yesterday, I did it - it just happened, I didn't even realize that I was doing it until I was halfway through - what?!?!? OH YEAH, that's right - done and done. Next time, I'm going to try with some weights...The second OH YEAH was when we were doing partner work in one of the stations where we were just holding in a low plank - I did that too!!! for like the whole time...the first day I did that elbow plank, it looked more like a downward dog than a plank, lol, because the moment I would try to straighten out I would just start shaking like a polaroid picture (insert Andre 3000). i'm dead serious...for real. But yesterday, I held firm with good form for the entire circuit...there were somem shakes at the end, but I held it together.
I cooked this weekend too - made salmon and roasted veggies for lunch for 3 days this week and I have one lunch 1 lunch out and 1 dinner out this week and I already picked places and checked the nutrition facts online for what exactly I'm going to eat so I stay within my boundaries. Figuring out this kind of stuff is important to me because everytime I've tried to lose weight in the past, I do these crazy fad diets and take on this all-or-nothing approach that makes me miserable and is unsustainable and ultimately ends in failure. But if this time, I'm truly reaching out of my comfort zone and tyring something different and earnestly treating myself with love and respect and kindness - for me that means that YES of course I'll go shopping and dinner with my friend who's in from Rochester on Wednesday night, but I'll do it smart by getting on the treadmill at lunch, entirely avoiding the food court at the mall, and deciding from now where and what I'll eat that is legit and won't undo the sweat and tears (no blood...yet) I've put in.
Shout out to my coach Maia for some quality time on Saturday... a worXout plus lunch plus a lil' shopping makes for a lovely Saturday afternoon...
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Month 1 is done
So at my mid-point mesurements, I had lost a respectable 2 pounds per week for a total of 4 pounds and just a couple of inches. This was the same result I got last time - so halfway through the Journey I'm down 8 pounds total. The beauty of this is is that beyond the pounds there are other changes in my body. I feel better, more agile and flexible and my stamina is improving. My clothes fit better - same clothes I've been wearing since I started but they just fit better. One new weird thing going on is with my feet - they keep going numb during the warm ups. It's happened a couple of times now and its really uncomfortable, painful even. My mid-point good-to-myself treat is going to be a new pair of kicks. The ones I wear now are a bit worn down and probably part of the problem.
What I'm struggling with this week - Week 5 - is staying consistent with the workouts. I've been having a busy/rough week at work and in past weight loss attempts, I can literally point out the week/s or season where everything just went south. Then it's like a snowball effect, just gets worse and worse, so it goes from a hectic day to an off week to a bad month. I think I tend to be all or nothing about health and wellness - either I'm on the ball working out regularly and watching what I eat and taking vitamins and drinking lots of water - or I'm complete off the wagon, not working out, eating out or eating poorly, skipping vitamins, and not drinking enough water. This week, I've only worked out twice at the Worx this week (Sat. and Mon.) and twice by myself (Tuesday and today - both at lunch because I knew I was going to be here late). But for real, now that I've done the Worx classes it's hard to even count the workouts I do by myself. I mean doing that is better than doing nothing, but honestly - I just need to make it to studio 5x a week, hell or high water.
What inspired me this week, even though I haven't seen much of you guys, is just thinking about how others are fighting to make it work. I'm only responsible for myself and I know some of our Journey-women are mothers to small children - they have to figure out their own stuff plus take care of their kids. That thought always checks me and my thought process when I feel myself starting to lose focus, getting caught up in the day-to-day and getting distracted from my goals.
No big OH-YEAH moments for me this week; have just been on the grind and am feeling tired from long days and guilty from missing sessions and my lame by-myself workouts. But tomorrow - I'm working out with my brother after work. He's se-ree-aas in the gym so that will be quality time + a good workout...plus he's gonna help me pick out some new kicks! I miss you guys! But one thing I know - this one 'off' week is NOT going to turn into anything more than that. I'll be at the Worx on Sat. ready to push as hard as I can. Oh yeah.
What I'm struggling with this week - Week 5 - is staying consistent with the workouts. I've been having a busy/rough week at work and in past weight loss attempts, I can literally point out the week/s or season where everything just went south. Then it's like a snowball effect, just gets worse and worse, so it goes from a hectic day to an off week to a bad month. I think I tend to be all or nothing about health and wellness - either I'm on the ball working out regularly and watching what I eat and taking vitamins and drinking lots of water - or I'm complete off the wagon, not working out, eating out or eating poorly, skipping vitamins, and not drinking enough water. This week, I've only worked out twice at the Worx this week (Sat. and Mon.) and twice by myself (Tuesday and today - both at lunch because I knew I was going to be here late). But for real, now that I've done the Worx classes it's hard to even count the workouts I do by myself. I mean doing that is better than doing nothing, but honestly - I just need to make it to studio 5x a week, hell or high water.
What inspired me this week, even though I haven't seen much of you guys, is just thinking about how others are fighting to make it work. I'm only responsible for myself and I know some of our Journey-women are mothers to small children - they have to figure out their own stuff plus take care of their kids. That thought always checks me and my thought process when I feel myself starting to lose focus, getting caught up in the day-to-day and getting distracted from my goals.
No big OH-YEAH moments for me this week; have just been on the grind and am feeling tired from long days and guilty from missing sessions and my lame by-myself workouts. But tomorrow - I'm working out with my brother after work. He's se-ree-aas in the gym so that will be quality time + a good workout...plus he's gonna help me pick out some new kicks! I miss you guys! But one thing I know - this one 'off' week is NOT going to turn into anything more than that. I'll be at the Worx on Sat. ready to push as hard as I can. Oh yeah.
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