Don't be stupid, like I was. Last week, I forget the day, I had only eaten about 300 calories' worth off of food. It was supper time, my family and I were in Walmart, and boom.
I was walking next to my son and I told him I felt like I was falling to the left. I wasn't dizzy, but my balance was off. He said I was perfectly straight. As we were finishing the shopping, we ended up in the frozen food aisle. And then IT happened. That off-balance feeling hit me again, only I lost my balance, took about three steps back completely out of control, and the freezer door caught me.
I was sweating profusely and I felt sick.
And this blogger learned her lesson.
EAT.
I was in the groove, feeling it, but that day for some reason I just didn't eat. Stupid, stupid, stupid.
Good health is not something that can be bought, it is a very precious gift. Everyone does stupid things from time to time, but this? This was crazy.
And I know it.
I was eating 1200 calories a day, too.
Sure, the weight was coming off. But at what expense? MY HEALTH.
So I took a few days off. One thing is certain: I will NEVER GIVE UP. Re-thinking. Time to up those calories, re-start my consistency campaign, and focus on health.
Don't be stupid. We have one life to live. Health is not rushing things, it's CONSISTENTLY exercising, eating nutritious foods with the right amount of calories. While it's important to not be obese, taking weight off in an unhealthy manner exacerbates things.
Be smart. Eat.
3.20.2015
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3.14.2015
I'm Feeling It!!!
You know that feeling deep down in your soul when the stars are aligned and everything is just--right? Yeah, I'm there.
I made a new and completely different plan for myself. I calibrated my kitchen scale. New foods, new ideas, a new perspective. I am starting fresh, and boom. I got "it." I have the excitement, the desire, the determination, and the recipe for consistency.
I'm feeling it. That's what it takes.
In case you're not feeling it, please take this advice: Fake it until you make it.
It takes confidence: I have it. It takes determination: I have it. It takes getting your head squared away: There.
I haven't had this feeling in a very long time. I like it.
I'm riding this wave, and if that feeling dissipates, I'll just fake it until it's back.
I'm worth it. No matter what life is like, no matter how sad, depressing, happy, beautiful, whatever...health is always of utmost importance. Follow your heart, listen to your soul. Don't look in the mirror and see ugly, look into your soul and see your beauty. We are all beautiful, we are all strong, and we all can do this.
I made a new and completely different plan for myself. I calibrated my kitchen scale. New foods, new ideas, a new perspective. I am starting fresh, and boom. I got "it." I have the excitement, the desire, the determination, and the recipe for consistency.
I'm feeling it. That's what it takes.
In case you're not feeling it, please take this advice: Fake it until you make it.
It takes confidence: I have it. It takes determination: I have it. It takes getting your head squared away: There.
I haven't had this feeling in a very long time. I like it.
I'm riding this wave, and if that feeling dissipates, I'll just fake it until it's back.
I'm worth it. No matter what life is like, no matter how sad, depressing, happy, beautiful, whatever...health is always of utmost importance. Follow your heart, listen to your soul. Don't look in the mirror and see ugly, look into your soul and see your beauty. We are all beautiful, we are all strong, and we all can do this.
3.12.2015
Ugh--photos
Today I had my son take "before" photos. They made me sad. I have to focus on the fact that I have maintained a 50+ pound loss for years. I still did not like what I saw.
Yesterday I spent the entire day reading, researching, deciphering, and thinking things through. Due to my feet and inability to work out like I would like, I am dropping my calories. Today I consumed 1263 calories. It wasn't that bad, it just took careful planning.
I went to the store last night, stocked up and I'm good to go.
It HAS to stick, because those photos.
Funny, a photo is what inspired me to start this journey in the first place. A photo says a thousand words.
Yesterday I spent the entire day reading, researching, deciphering, and thinking things through. Due to my feet and inability to work out like I would like, I am dropping my calories. Today I consumed 1263 calories. It wasn't that bad, it just took careful planning.
I went to the store last night, stocked up and I'm good to go.
It HAS to stick, because those photos.
Funny, a photo is what inspired me to start this journey in the first place. A photo says a thousand words.
3.09.2015
Perfectionism
Perfectionism is unhealthy. Repeat after me, perfectionism is unhealthy. Get that ingrained into the brain! Perfectionism is woven throughout my life. If I direct it in a healthy manner, it can be good; however, normally it is not good.
I have been sick with the flu the past few days. I'm feeling better. I have actually stressed over my inactivity because I am a perfectionist. Breathe. My body needed to fight the virus, the fever, the aches and pains. It's okay to rest when sick.
Today I'm better, and about to embark on my daily workout. What shall I do? Another area I exhibit freakish, perfectionist qualities is regarding exercise, specifically rotations. I can never come up with the perfect rotation in my mind.
I did very well when I did The Skogg System and walking. I lost over 40 pounds doing those two things with "good" eating. I wasn't perfect with my caloric intake, but I was very good. The little secret in this that I have seen but failed to actually "see" was the simplicity.
Keep it simple, sweetie. Kiss. Muah!
To be consistent, which is my goal, one must choose a fitness program that one can maintain. I have always devised grandiose plans in my mind, then felt like a failure because I could not be consistent and perfect. Well, a friend shared a Yahoo article with me about kettlebells. According to a study (which I read but can't link because I read it on my school account), HIIT with kettlebell snatches will raise one's VO2Max. That's awesome. In the study, for eight weeks participants used a 12kg kettlebell, and for 20 minutes they did snatches for 15 seconds, then rested 15 seconds. How easy is that.
Hello, KISS. My beloved kettlebell is making an appearance in my life again. Every other day I shall do a HIIT session with my kettlebell. I plan to Skogg first and then do 20 minutes of snatches. SIMPLE. The perfectionist in me can easily accomplish that.
Kettlebells incorporate both strength and cardiovascular training, so I will just add more cardio via step aerobics, walking, kickboxing and now that it's spring, biking. Easy peasy.
In the study, the participants also did strength training and played soccer. Well, easy peasy once again--on my off kettlebell days, I shall do Body Pump.
Consistency is my main goal right now, and I can obtain that by taking my bad traits and using them in a positive way. The perfectionist in me likes to fill in my charts and follow through with my plans. Fabulous--so now I have a plan that I can maintain.
Time to raise the bar with Body Pump!
I have been sick with the flu the past few days. I'm feeling better. I have actually stressed over my inactivity because I am a perfectionist. Breathe. My body needed to fight the virus, the fever, the aches and pains. It's okay to rest when sick.
Today I'm better, and about to embark on my daily workout. What shall I do? Another area I exhibit freakish, perfectionist qualities is regarding exercise, specifically rotations. I can never come up with the perfect rotation in my mind.
I did very well when I did The Skogg System and walking. I lost over 40 pounds doing those two things with "good" eating. I wasn't perfect with my caloric intake, but I was very good. The little secret in this that I have seen but failed to actually "see" was the simplicity.
Keep it simple, sweetie. Kiss. Muah!
To be consistent, which is my goal, one must choose a fitness program that one can maintain. I have always devised grandiose plans in my mind, then felt like a failure because I could not be consistent and perfect. Well, a friend shared a Yahoo article with me about kettlebells. According to a study (which I read but can't link because I read it on my school account), HIIT with kettlebell snatches will raise one's VO2Max. That's awesome. In the study, for eight weeks participants used a 12kg kettlebell, and for 20 minutes they did snatches for 15 seconds, then rested 15 seconds. How easy is that.
Hello, KISS. My beloved kettlebell is making an appearance in my life again. Every other day I shall do a HIIT session with my kettlebell. I plan to Skogg first and then do 20 minutes of snatches. SIMPLE. The perfectionist in me can easily accomplish that.
Kettlebells incorporate both strength and cardiovascular training, so I will just add more cardio via step aerobics, walking, kickboxing and now that it's spring, biking. Easy peasy.
In the study, the participants also did strength training and played soccer. Well, easy peasy once again--on my off kettlebell days, I shall do Body Pump.
Consistency is my main goal right now, and I can obtain that by taking my bad traits and using them in a positive way. The perfectionist in me likes to fill in my charts and follow through with my plans. Fabulous--so now I have a plan that I can maintain.
Time to raise the bar with Body Pump!
3.06.2015
Fitbit
I love my Fitbit. I have been a member since 2010. I will never go without a Fibtit, because I love it.
That said...
As I was folding laundry today, I was thinking about my mighty quest for steps. In the early days I averaged over 40,000 steps daily. My highest day was 65,576 steps in October of 2011. And then my feet got messed up. And my step count went in the basement. Now? I have good days and bad, and my goal is to hit 10,000 on bad days and 12-15,000 on good days. Does that work? Nope.
I am sick today. The flu has been upon me the past few days, but today the fever, the aches, the pains, the everything else--my step count is at 1,000. And that's what spurred my thinking. I wanted to go to Jo's Gym (my basement) and do a strength training workout. Then I realized I had best do something cardio because my step count is low.
BOOM, right there is the epic fail. I have always done strength training in the form of kettlebell or with weights/barbell at home or with the machines and cables at the gym. I love to strength train. BUT today I realized that I don't do near enough of it because I'm on a quest for high steps.
And that, my friends, is the epic fail.
I want to lift. And it takes a lot of energy, yet it yields superior results. Fitness is not just about steps.
Saying that again: Fitness is not just about step count!
I'm competitive. I like to compete with myself and get good numbers. The Fitbit is superior because it fuels my competitive nature. But--but-but--does it do so at the expense of weight training?
YES!!! Absolutely, 100% positive that answer is a yes. I know it.
This post is deep from my soul. I realized a flaw, an epic fail on my own part, and I'm putting it out there.
Maybe, just maybe, it's time to re-think my fitness routine. As I said, I do not neglect strength training. However, I don't give it my all. I do when I'm doing it, but I don't do it CONSISTENTLY to yield the results I am capable of obtaining.
Bingo.
Yup. Time to re-map.
Body Pump, Cathe Friedrich, Cory Everson--you all are going to become a greater part of my life. Kettlebells, too. And I may start hitting the gym now that spring is back, because I haven't gone since January because I hate going into -0 temps when I'm all sweaty. Well, that's done now. (That's one big, fat excuse, but it's true.)
Get with it, girl. Everyone always says to get rid of your scale, it's just a number, ignore it. I need the scale daily as it sets the tone for me. However, I think I need to eliminate my fascination with STEP COUNT on the Fitbit. Feet need to heal still, and I need to find balance.
Consistency right now is my biggest goal. I'm throwing in a dose of balance with that.
That said...
As I was folding laundry today, I was thinking about my mighty quest for steps. In the early days I averaged over 40,000 steps daily. My highest day was 65,576 steps in October of 2011. And then my feet got messed up. And my step count went in the basement. Now? I have good days and bad, and my goal is to hit 10,000 on bad days and 12-15,000 on good days. Does that work? Nope.
I am sick today. The flu has been upon me the past few days, but today the fever, the aches, the pains, the everything else--my step count is at 1,000. And that's what spurred my thinking. I wanted to go to Jo's Gym (my basement) and do a strength training workout. Then I realized I had best do something cardio because my step count is low.
BOOM, right there is the epic fail. I have always done strength training in the form of kettlebell or with weights/barbell at home or with the machines and cables at the gym. I love to strength train. BUT today I realized that I don't do near enough of it because I'm on a quest for high steps.
And that, my friends, is the epic fail.
I want to lift. And it takes a lot of energy, yet it yields superior results. Fitness is not just about steps.
Saying that again: Fitness is not just about step count!
I'm competitive. I like to compete with myself and get good numbers. The Fitbit is superior because it fuels my competitive nature. But--but-but--does it do so at the expense of weight training?
YES!!! Absolutely, 100% positive that answer is a yes. I know it.
This post is deep from my soul. I realized a flaw, an epic fail on my own part, and I'm putting it out there.
Maybe, just maybe, it's time to re-think my fitness routine. As I said, I do not neglect strength training. However, I don't give it my all. I do when I'm doing it, but I don't do it CONSISTENTLY to yield the results I am capable of obtaining.
Bingo.
Yup. Time to re-map.
Body Pump, Cathe Friedrich, Cory Everson--you all are going to become a greater part of my life. Kettlebells, too. And I may start hitting the gym now that spring is back, because I haven't gone since January because I hate going into -0 temps when I'm all sweaty. Well, that's done now. (That's one big, fat excuse, but it's true.)
Get with it, girl. Everyone always says to get rid of your scale, it's just a number, ignore it. I need the scale daily as it sets the tone for me. However, I think I need to eliminate my fascination with STEP COUNT on the Fitbit. Feet need to heal still, and I need to find balance.
Consistency right now is my biggest goal. I'm throwing in a dose of balance with that.
3.04.2015
Never Give Up
Trying again. Have my head on straighter than it was. There's no excuse for the fact I gained, but it is what it is. I know what to do.
I'm dedicating four full months to get in the habit. "I can do that" is my motto (I hate baby steps because I'm not a baby.) Habit one: Consistency.
I am sick today. Throat raw, sinuses icky, massive headache, chills and body aches. So what. I can do a light workout. I'm going to try Zumba Step for the first time--and I will take it easy.
Do I feel like it? Hell no. Am I worth it? Hell yes.
Consistency. That is the key.
I'm dedicating four full months to get in the habit. "I can do that" is my motto (I hate baby steps because I'm not a baby.) Habit one: Consistency.
I am sick today. Throat raw, sinuses icky, massive headache, chills and body aches. So what. I can do a light workout. I'm going to try Zumba Step for the first time--and I will take it easy.
Do I feel like it? Hell no. Am I worth it? Hell yes.
Consistency. That is the key.
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