Confession #1: It seems like whenever I get one aspect of my fitness in check, I slack in another area.
We all know there are two basic rules to getting fit -- eating right and getting active. Yeah, basic, my ass....ANYWAY...
Those of us who are in the thick of all of this know that all of this is much harder than these two rules. There are mental aspects in both areas that can be a barrier. The truth? We are our own worst enemy in most cases.
FLASH BACK - 2 WEEKS AGO:
I was getting up early and running nearly every morning. Some days, I was doing a Jillian DVD in the evenings. I was doing 2 workouts per day. I felt great. The food? I was doing just ok. I was not making the healthiest choices. I would stay within my calorie allotment, but doing so by eating crap. My "off" food days were sort of offsetting my hard work with exercise. I was active though and feeling awesome about that.
THIS WEEK
Since doing the Advocare Cleanse (I will update you on all of that soon.), I have been eating great! I have been eating a clean and balanced diet. I feel great about that. Guess what, though? I have not gotten up for my morning runs. I have done Jillian DVDs, but only twice this week. I love the feeling I get when I run, so why don't I do it? I don't know the answer, other than I have been lazy.
I REALLY need to get a handle on this.
Darcy and I after completed 30 Day Shred DVD. She likes to do it with me...kind of.
Confession #2: I am still really insecure when I run.
When I go run, I choose hours of the day where there are fewer people out in their yards, fewer kids outside playing, and fewer cars out on the road. I choose routes that are not as busy with traffic. I know how ridiculous this sounds. I really do. I just can't seem to get over this insecurity. I am working on it. I try really hard to say "Screw, everyone else and their opinions about how I look!" That is really hard though. I revert back to the scared, timid girl I used to be in high school and, again, I have no idea why.
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I have found that blogging has become one of the best sources of support that I have ever experienced when trying to lose weight. I don't have hundreds of followers, but those of you who do follow are consistently supportive, and I cannot thank you enough. I describe myself as a success story in progress and that is exactly what I am. I am still figuring all of this out. I have not lost a crazy amount of weight...yet. I am working on myself as a whole, and I am hoping that by taking this approach, I will see results that I can maintain.
I saw this quote and really liked it. It is keeping me motivated:
You sound like you re doing great. Don't be too hard on yourself.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I am really trying to be less hard on myself. I am getting there. I just get frustrated with myself when I get lazy.
DeleteYou've been doing a great job. When I first started running, I started off doing it at the gym on the treadmill, I've found that it's also a lot more fun when you have someone else running along with you as well but you seem to doing a good job all alone. :)
ReplyDeleteWe have a treadmill, but it is not working very well. Gonna have to look into that. I would LOVE to have a partner. I am hoping to have one when I go back to work in August.
DeleteWe all have our "down" weeks. Don't let it get you upset...just know that next week you WILL workout! Try finding someone to do some of it with you...even if it is one of the kids! I loved having Ema do Jillian with me...it made me giggle and I didn't mind it as much :)
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