It's a new me!
Where do I begin??
Since my last blog pretty much centered on my lack of discipline when it came to fasting, I feel the need to redeem myself. Yes, I'm back on the wagon!!
Exercising rules!
I started the Bikini Body Mommy Challenge this past Monday (the 31st), and have worked out every day since... making that a whopping 6 days in a row. THAT NEVER HAPPENS. My ass has been kicked every day, and, if it's even possible, I'm already feeling more "fit" than I was a week ago. To be honest, though, I still suck at a lot of things - lunges (my balance and coordination are not the best), push ups, planks, and particularly these little bastards: burpees. If you've never heard of a burpee, Google it or look it up on YouTube. They're torture, and right now I can only do about 2 of them before my body says "STOP!!!!" I also learned that I shouldn't try to do too many jumping jacks because I'll mess up my knee for a couple of days. Ugh.
Still... I am actually enjoying working out! SAY WHAT?! I never thought I'd say that. The first day of the challenge was rough (and it was just a fit test!) - I felt like I needed to throw up for about an hour afterwards, but thankfully that nastiness subsided and I haven't experienced that since. It's true what they say: exercising really does release endorphins! I just finished 20 minutes of high intensity cardio and I'm in a good mood and feel like I could even do more if I really wanted to. My mind says "Yes!" but I'm pretty sure my muscles say "Are you crazy, woman?!"
One of the things I really love about this program is that I can do it at home. I don't have to go to a gym and be self conscious of how I look compared to everybody else. I can be stinky and sweaty and nobody cares! Bailey watches me on occasion, but she's not too intimidating :)
Here's to Juicing!
Mark and I recently bought a juicer, and I was soooo excited to use it! I still am excited to use it, but I definitely have to perfect my recipes. I tried out a couple different ones today, and couldn't stomach any of it! One sniff and a little taste made that wonderful nausea come right back... I had Mark taste it because I'm a little evil and wanted him to suffer like I did, and then poured it down the drain. Next, I spent a good amount of time researching ways to make juice taste better so I can drink it! If you've seen my Facebook post, you know that I made the mistake of putting an entire ginger root into a batch = EPIC FAIL. That stuff was so disgusting. At least now I know that when the recipe calls for ginger root, they don't mean to use the entire thing! Just a little bit of it! I should've known. It's all a learning process, right?
Anyway, I plan on going on a 7 day juice fast (keyword being "plan") to see if I can flush out all of the bad-for-me foods I was previously eating and rebooting my system with nutrient-rich and ultra healthy fruits and veggies. I hope to drop some pounds in the process, of course, but I'm mostly looking forward to feeling better and not so sluggish. The crap that I was eating was doing nothing for me, except increasing my waistline and making me feel bad about myself! I can see that now... I just didn't care much at all about eating healthy, and it showed. My skin was bad, I felt run down a lot of the time, I didn't like the way I looked, and it was depressing. Going on the fast was a start, but we all know how long that lasted before I went back to my old habits!
At least for now, I no longer find fast food appealing and soda doesn't sound that good, either. Well, who am I kidding, I know it still tastes good, but it's not worth it!! All that sugar? Seriously? You just make me fat! That's all you do, soda! I'm not falling for your crap anymore. I know, I know, I'm talking a big talk here, but hopefully I can actually stay on this path to being healthy from the inside out. Besides, even if I work out religiously for the next 90 days, it won't do anything if I'm still eating poorly.
Something I learned a while back... the way you look is 80% nutrition, 10% exercise, and 10% genetics. Or something like that. But you get the gist! I'm not gonna get that bikini body eating Big Macs and drinking Dr. Pepper!
Time for bed!
Tomorrow is a rest day and I'm going to enjoy it... I think I'll sit on my butt and watch some reality TV or something fabulous like that. G'night!
Since my last blog pretty much centered on my lack of discipline when it came to fasting, I feel the need to redeem myself. Yes, I'm back on the wagon!!
Exercising rules!
I started the Bikini Body Mommy Challenge this past Monday (the 31st), and have worked out every day since... making that a whopping 6 days in a row. THAT NEVER HAPPENS. My ass has been kicked every day, and, if it's even possible, I'm already feeling more "fit" than I was a week ago. To be honest, though, I still suck at a lot of things - lunges (my balance and coordination are not the best), push ups, planks, and particularly these little bastards: burpees. If you've never heard of a burpee, Google it or look it up on YouTube. They're torture, and right now I can only do about 2 of them before my body says "STOP!!!!" I also learned that I shouldn't try to do too many jumping jacks because I'll mess up my knee for a couple of days. Ugh.
Still... I am actually enjoying working out! SAY WHAT?! I never thought I'd say that. The first day of the challenge was rough (and it was just a fit test!) - I felt like I needed to throw up for about an hour afterwards, but thankfully that nastiness subsided and I haven't experienced that since. It's true what they say: exercising really does release endorphins! I just finished 20 minutes of high intensity cardio and I'm in a good mood and feel like I could even do more if I really wanted to. My mind says "Yes!" but I'm pretty sure my muscles say "Are you crazy, woman?!"
One of the things I really love about this program is that I can do it at home. I don't have to go to a gym and be self conscious of how I look compared to everybody else. I can be stinky and sweaty and nobody cares! Bailey watches me on occasion, but she's not too intimidating :)
Here's to Juicing!
Mark and I recently bought a juicer, and I was soooo excited to use it! I still am excited to use it, but I definitely have to perfect my recipes. I tried out a couple different ones today, and couldn't stomach any of it! One sniff and a little taste made that wonderful nausea come right back... I had Mark taste it because I'm a little evil and wanted him to suffer like I did, and then poured it down the drain. Next, I spent a good amount of time researching ways to make juice taste better so I can drink it! If you've seen my Facebook post, you know that I made the mistake of putting an entire ginger root into a batch = EPIC FAIL. That stuff was so disgusting. At least now I know that when the recipe calls for ginger root, they don't mean to use the entire thing! Just a little bit of it! I should've known. It's all a learning process, right?
Anyway, I plan on going on a 7 day juice fast (keyword being "plan") to see if I can flush out all of the bad-for-me foods I was previously eating and rebooting my system with nutrient-rich and ultra healthy fruits and veggies. I hope to drop some pounds in the process, of course, but I'm mostly looking forward to feeling better and not so sluggish. The crap that I was eating was doing nothing for me, except increasing my waistline and making me feel bad about myself! I can see that now... I just didn't care much at all about eating healthy, and it showed. My skin was bad, I felt run down a lot of the time, I didn't like the way I looked, and it was depressing. Going on the fast was a start, but we all know how long that lasted before I went back to my old habits!
At least for now, I no longer find fast food appealing and soda doesn't sound that good, either. Well, who am I kidding, I know it still tastes good, but it's not worth it!! All that sugar? Seriously? You just make me fat! That's all you do, soda! I'm not falling for your crap anymore. I know, I know, I'm talking a big talk here, but hopefully I can actually stay on this path to being healthy from the inside out. Besides, even if I work out religiously for the next 90 days, it won't do anything if I'm still eating poorly.
Something I learned a while back... the way you look is 80% nutrition, 10% exercise, and 10% genetics. Or something like that. But you get the gist! I'm not gonna get that bikini body eating Big Macs and drinking Dr. Pepper!
Time for bed!
Tomorrow is a rest day and I'm going to enjoy it... I think I'll sit on my butt and watch some reality TV or something fabulous like that. G'night!
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