“You are getting sleeeeeeepppppppy…” Yesterday I felt like Dorothy in a field of poppies! I just couldn’t keep my eyes open all day. I’m not sure what it was because I have kept to the plan and have been drinking my Shakeology every morning and have not felt tired until yesterday (Day 10). Mid-morning I felt my eyes getting heavy so I chewed a piece of mint gum. That always seems to help a little. Then again, about 2:00 in the afternoon, I was getting so sleepy and I really wanted to go get a cup of coffee. I only drink 1 cup in the mornings, so I was really fighting with myself about having a 2nd cup in the middle of the afternoon. My body didn’t feel tired, just my eyes. Could have been the space heater I had cranked up because I work in an office that believes in freezing their employees to death. Or maybe it was the dozens of incentive letters I was typing all afternoon that was making me wooooozy. I called on my accountability group to give me some suggestions to keep me away from the coffee pot…
Let’s talk about attitude & motivation today, shall we? What are we filling our pretty little heads with? What kinds of things are we telling ourselves that keep our feet firmly planted in our comfort zone and are you satisfied there? Perhaps it’s plainly and simply…a bad attitude. When my 10 year old says “I can’t” this or “I can’t” that, my hubby likes to say, “Are you an AmeriCAN or an AmeriCAN’T? He’s so witty! And so right! Focusing on what we can’t do, rather than what we can do, is detrimental. Some of our most destructive habits come from our tendency to focus on things we can't do rather than the things we can. This behavior creeps up on us and eats away at our confidence. And we will not achieve a single thing if we don’t believe in ourselves! Henry Ford said, "If you think you can, or you think you can't, you're right." Ouch. If the truth hurts…it should. I feel like I have made huge strides in the last 8 days and I am so proud of myself! It's a great feeling and propels me further toward my goals! I love that I have 3 fabulous girlfriends at work that are doing this right along side me. We have lots of fun exchanging thoughts and motivating one another. I also have an accountability group on Facebook. You can follow our group here: S2bA 21 Day Fix/Ultimate Reset Challenge Group and a truly inspiring coach, Lesly, who has lost 80lbs with various beach body programs and clean eating over the last year. I am sleeping well, of course if you ask my hubby, he'll tell you that is never a problem for me! I shut my eyes and I'm peace out! I think the single biggest improvement I've noticed in the last week is... I heart the Tin Man. He gets me. Apologies for the profanity, but I spent quite a bit of time trying to find an image that accurately explained my feelings about my yoga workout today. I spent the first 4 minutes greeting the sun and I don't even have tanlines to show for it! Something called Sun Salutations and it sucked. Major snoozefest. I admit, I almost turned it off. Truly, I would rather vacuum. But, I promised myself I'd give this program all I've got so I jumped back in and gave it my best. And since I cannot tell a lie...I actually enjoyed the balance poses (ie: tree pose, chair pose, warrior 1 and 2, etc). The stretching felt really good after a long week of cardio and weights. And I couldn't believe when I was able to bend all the way down to kiss my knee! I do actually have a favorite yoga pose now though. Wanna see it? ... I love chips. I mean I LOVE them. If I was 5 again, and someone asked me "why don't you marry them?" well, I probably would. Pringles are amazing. And they come with a pretty amazing marketing campaign don't they? "Once you pop, you can’t stop." #brutalhonesty. No false claims here! I am not sure why, but I've always felt like at lunch time, if I'm eating a sandwich, I must have chips! Doesn't it seem that most dining establishments feel the same way? If you get a combo at Subway or Jimmy Johns, you get...chips! Sure at some restaurants you can choose a fruit cup and if you have that kind of willpower you should consider bottling it and selling it - you'd make a killing! Now, I love my Pringles, but I do not discriminate. I'm game for some Doritos, Tostidos, Ruffles, Lays Kettle Cooked chips, Sun Chips, Ms. Vicki's...need I go on? I love mostly all flavors of chips too! BBQ, Salt n Vinegar, Sour Cream and Onion, Cheddar, French Onion, and the list goes on! I'm about as coocoo for potato chips as the Coocoo bird is for Cocoa Puffs! The problem is - and we all know it... Cardio Fix kicked my big old booty today! Wow! #intense! My favorite moves were the "Cross Jacks", "Skater's Lunge" and the "Lateral Squat Walk". I was able to do these 3 moves without stopping or modifying and I felt like a beast! There were also burpees & mountain climbers which are impossible for me because of my...altogether now...my lame wrist! I'm looking forward to trying some modifications of them next week! Today I want to talk about planning. If you are going to give this all you've got I think that planning is THE single most important thing you can do for yourself. I created a spreadsheet in excel for Monday thru Sunday. I cannot take credit for it, I found it online & recreated it. Here's a snapshot... This morning I completed my first ever Pilates workout! I had no idea what to expect. I’ve taken a yoga class before. Not my cup of tea. I just can’t be that serious for that long and it felt really hokey to me. Could have just been that particular instructor. “You want me to find my inner what now?” I had to work just as hard to control my laughter as I did to remember to breathe, look for my center, and hold. But this was…different…and I admit, I enjoyed it. But, it was NOT easy. In fact, kick-boxing is easier than what I just went through! Yes, you really can do anything you set your mind to. That sounds so cliché, but I have found it to be so true the last week and a half. I decided I didn’t like where my body was headed and I’ve made up my mind to change it. Now, I’ve been at this fork in the road before. I gained 10lbs when I moved to Texas and went back into the corporate world. What is it with everyone having a birthday all the time? What is it with all the cake in the kitchen?! I felt like Elaine, you remember that Seinfeld episode? Ok folks my body is on FIRE today! My legs are burning from yesterday's total cardio fix! What's worse than having sore leg & bootie muscles? Having sore leg & bootie muscles and trying to sit down on the toilet to pee! I have been using the handicapped restroom at work so I can hold on to the bar. Don’t laugh ;-) Ok, laugh ;-) I am! I DO love this feeling though. My muscles are screaming at me! I got my upper fix in this morning before work and I really enjoyed it. Actually enjoyed it! Today I begin a 21 day journey to re-train my brain. It's a 21 day committment to exercise every day for 30 minutes and to eat good, clean, and well balanced meals/snacks. And it's brought to you by Beach Body. It's been said if you change your thoughts, you will change your body. Well, it's now...or never, baby! Before you go rolling your eyes at me, I know that I am by no means "overweight". But, I have let myself get so incredibly out of shape since becoming a mom. There is a difference between fit and skinny. Skinny girls can have fat! My friend Toni said it best, "Would you like some coffee to go with that roll, mam?" |
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