Keep Fighting
March
3, 2015
Thoughts for the Week…
My accountability coach said this week, “Our bodies are like a science
experiment.” No doubt! Although I had a great week of staying in my calorie
range and 7 workouts for the week, I am up 1.2 pounds. I felt good about the
week too…definitely not expecting a gain, especially more than a pound! Maybe I
ate more sodium this week…maybe I didn’t drink enough
water…maybe, maybe, maybe. We just never really know how our body will react to
anything we do. To me, that’s what makes losing weight disappointing. I’m
thinking I had a great week, then BAM…I gained over a pound. What do I revert
to thinking then? That I’m a failure. Even though over the course of more than
a year I’ve had so many successes to get me to where I am, my old mindset
sneaks back in and whispers, “I knew you couldn’t stay there.” Just as fat
cells only shrink and are starving to grab onto anything BAD I put in my body,
my old habits of thinking have only gotten smaller and are starving to grab
onto anything that makes this journey difficult for me and hang onto it.
Sometimes we think, “If only I was skinny, all my problems would go away.” NOT
TRUE! Yesterday at Train-Your-Brain we went around the room and shared a moment
of positive from the week. I had nothing. When I look down at my body I still
see the old me. Will that ever go away? My seed of doubt has definitely gotten
smaller over the past year, but will it ever go away or will I have to continue
to fight it for the rest of my life?
Get
Moving!
Part 1: 15-20 minutes
- Super Sets - 3 sets of 15 reps
- Tuck Jumps
- Push ups
- Mountain Climbers
- In and Out Planks
- Squats
- Lunges – both legs = 1
- Sit-Ups
- Supermans
Part 2: 8-16 minutes
- 2 Times thru
- 50 Jumping jacks followed by a 1 minute plank
- 50 Dips followed by a 1 minute plank
- 50 hop squats followed by a 1 minute plank
