(This was done 2 weeks ago but I forgot to post)
There are times when we all feel like we are stuck in a funk. And by funk I mean we don't feel like working out, we don't feel like watching what we eat, and we know we should do better. For me the last month I have been in a funk. I still do my 5 workouts a week, but I don't do as much as I did before and I have not been working out on the bike like I did in the beginning. I know for sure that last weekend I didn't eat things that I shouldn't but I had more than I should have and I know if I lose anything tomorrow it will not be much. I made up my mind that I have to find something to get my mind in body back on track. So the last couple of days I have been doing the workout bike and watching what I eat. Last night I did not feel like doing what I usually do on the bike, which is burn 700 calories, so I told myself that I had to get up early the next morning and finish the workout. And I did it! Last week before my last workout before my weigh-in I did 2 rounds of my strength training. I feel so much better once I get my workouts done and I know what works good for me.
There are times when we all feel like we are stuck in a funk. And by funk I mean we don't feel like working out, we don't feel like watching what we eat, and we know we should do better. For me the last month I have been in a funk. I still do my 5 workouts a week, but I don't do as much as I did before and I have not been working out on the bike like I did in the beginning. I know for sure that last weekend I didn't eat things that I shouldn't but I had more than I should have and I know if I lose anything tomorrow it will not be much. I made up my mind that I have to find something to get my mind in body back on track. So the last couple of days I have been doing the workout bike and watching what I eat. Last night I did not feel like doing what I usually do on the bike, which is burn 700 calories, so I told myself that I had to get up early the next morning and finish the workout. And I did it! Last week before my last workout before my weigh-in I did 2 rounds of my strength training. I feel so much better once I get my workouts done and I know what works good for me.
The second part of my motivation is a little thing I like to call the "Wedding Dress" motivator. I'm not trying to say that I'm getting married anytime soon, but one day if I get married I want to look good in my wedding dress! Growing up I never envisioned myself in a wedding dress because I never wanted to be a big bride. So I went and bought a wedding magazine and cut out 18-20 dresses that I thought were pretty enough to cut out and put on a poster board to put next to my workout bike. This way I can move it where I want it and if I have a date comes over to the house then he won't get freaked out by the wedding dress pictures hanging on the wall :-) I will not know until I get married what kind of dress will look good on me, but if I work on myself now it will make it easier later on. We all have to find our own motivators no matter if it's to get in a pretty wedding dress, have a baby, get healthy, or to be thinner than your best friend haha it important to see what is most important and go with it!
One thing that is something that I have not been able to do in a really long time is jog. Last Friday Betsy and I went on a walk and the temperature was pretty cold, so I thought why not try to jog a little. I would count to 20 while I jogged and then do another 20 and then walk for a little bit. We did this off and on and I felt great! I know that I have to be careful of my knees so I don't want to push it, but 84 pounds ago I would not have been able to jog as much as I did and I really enjoyed the workout. I need to start trying out new workouts but the bad thing is it's starting to get cold so walking/jogging will have to wait until spring. I can only imagine how much easier it will be when the time comes :-)
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