Motivational Monday.

I'm doing what I set out to do, and when life throws me a curve ball. I just catch it or try again. 

One of the stories I enjoyed while I was ill was that of Tim Bauer . He lost 200 pounds and he took it one pound at a time. Since reading his story I look at my weight loss in that form and its quite refreshing. I keep on telling myself I can loose one pound.

I'm also focused on staying motivated about good food choices. Chalene Johnson's 10 tips for tiny changes is a helpful reminder of what is important. This small list is easy to print and I put it on my board to keep me on track.  The way I see it every little bit helps.

My other great motivator is my ROAR class. I love the challenges he sets up. I may want to throw in the towel but it goes by fast and when I'm done I feel invincible.  It motivates me enough to want to go back to the next session.  

Here's to keeping it going. 

Because

...life sometimes throws you challenges.

Because...it cannot always run as planned.

Because...at the end of the day it is what you will do with what is given to you.

The Point?

I was up training and going strong and now I'm ill again with imposed bed rest. I do not get discouraged. I refuse to let my spirits down. Instead I remind myself about all of the good in my life. Family, Friends and Co-workers who are supportive; most of which provide love, understanding and empowerment.
I remind myself that this too shall pass because part of loosing weight is being able to improve my health. Instead I am grateful. I am grateful for every opportunity I am granted and look forward to feeling much better soon.

Because...life provides me with all I need when I need it.

Shop Talk - Workouts

In line with keeping others focused and reminding myself of the importance of empowerment. I share a past work-out. I accepted the burpee challenge this month and while I have been good with the other workouts I fell behind on the challenge calendar. I did not want to fall into the old guilt pattern or spend days stressing over make-up sessions. Instead I figured a great way to do it: circuit style!

Prep: I figured out how many I had to do of each and then broke it out by sets. Then I added some cardio drills including exercises I have a hard time with like jumping jacks and jump rope. I also planned on doing the modified version of the burpee. Then I just did it!

I questioned my madness 10 minutes in, hated life 30 minutes in but was energized an hour in. By the time I was done I felt proud, invincible and motivated.


Soon I will train again. Today I focus on cleansing my body and resting for future play hard moments.

Be

New Era

Pepe's Journey

I told Jose the only gift I wanted for my birthday was for him to work out with me on my birthday.  While I hoped he would enjoy it...I did not go into the situation expecting him to join. After two sessions he decided to join accelerate sycle studio with me. I'm elated.

He was the missing piece of my journey.  I am proud of his current choices and will do my best to encourage his journey.

Here's to keeping it going.

October check

I am working. I am in "all in" mode. 

Work-outs

I have my workout calendar up on my mirror and back to yoga, almost daily. 

I'm back in my ROAR groove and loving my PiYo and Yoga combo mornings.  There has been days I oversleep so I've missed Yoga but I still do PiYo in the afternoons. 

Routine

Yoga: 5- 6 days a week. 

PiYo: 3-4 days of double PiYo

ROAR: 3 days a week. 

Walking: I tend to do activities that require a lot of walking. 

What I am missing is an intense cardio burn so I tried a spinning class. I wanted to get that feel everyone talks about but I just was not enjoying it. I will have to look for a boxing class or something else I may enjoy.  I want to make sure the activities I do are something I look forward to. Who knows I may try spinning again on a future date but it's not what I'm into now.

Food

I am counting points and tracking meticulously.  I also make sure i don't fall into any guilt patterns and just keep on moving forward. If I slack of on food I get back on track by the next meal, minus my biddy weekend, or remain super active to compensate. 

Example I knew I was going to have taquitos on my birthday along with cake, so I made sure I worked out that morning. I was excited to do it because it is my favorite routine: ROAR, Walking up hill and yoga. It was perfect active morning and it allowed me to splurge at dinner without fear of gaining weight. Now the goal is to get healthy and loose weight so the days following the splurge I counted my points to the "t". I am in a great place and I check myself before I put something in my mouth. I ask myself - 

"is it worth it?" - and most of the time 

it is not. So I don't go for it.

I won't say it's easy but I won't say it's hard. It is all about my mindset and how bad I really want to to be healthy.  So yes I'm in a game face kind of mood and plan on staying here for awhile. The current plan is simple; take it, meal by meal, step by step, day by day, and pound by pound. Good choices, persistence,  accountability,  determination,  discipline,  acceptance and self-love will get me there.

Here's to good choices.