Get Fit Friday

This Week's Goal: gallon of water daily; no bread; no chips, candy, cakes or ice cream; NO PIZZA; no sweet tea; 4 extra workouts focused on weight training, with about 30 min low impact cardio. 

Did I meet it? Are you kidding me? WHAT WAS I THINKING???????? I didn't drink any sweet tea. I had no ice cream. I ate one little debbie cake (not worth it). I ate some sweet tart ropes - they weren't even that good. *sigh* I DID get in 4 extra workouts. ONE was focused on weight training. I did get in the extra 2 hours (four 30 min cardio session) of cardio in. I ate pizza...last night... 

Biggest Accomplishment: Gee, after that last paragraph, I don't even know. OH! WAIT! I DO know what my biggest accomplishment was! I can do FROG JUMPS! okay... they aren't pretty or even the least bit impressive. I look like I have concrete blocks for feet. I don't jump high or far. BUT I JUMP. Also, I can CONSISTENTLY grab my foot to do the quad stretch. My balance is even improving here! let's see...nope, that's about it.

I'm feeling... overwhelmed. anxious. frustrated.  I tried working out twice a day this week and it only left me exhausted and unable to do anything but workout and go to work. Turns out I was actually sick with a UTI. Went to the doctor yesterday and got some antibiotics so maybe I'll feel better next week. I don't know how people drink over a gallon of water a day. I feel like I'm worse off tan i was when I started. That HAS to be mental. I feel like I should be able to run better, faster, longer. I feel like the workouts should be easier. This week I couldn't even do one push up... HOW CAN THAT BE????

Next week's Goal: relax and trust the process like i did in the beginning. 80 oz water a day. NO PIZZA, no chips, no candy, cakes, or ice cream. Meal prep all lunches and snacks.

It's Important to me because: I HAVE to get my head back in this. 

What I need to succeed: Don't quit

Thursday thoughts on ...Sharing Imperfection

On occasion I've looked at my social media, trying be objective, and wondered if it accurately reflects who I am. It seems that so many only post things that are flattering, almost perfect. I don't try to project any certain image, just post things I like. The result is a pretty accurate, albeit incomplete, representation of who I am and what I'm about.

This blog is a better reflection of me. Here on ITB, I've always just word-vomited whatever was on my mind. Sometimes I think it reflects exactly who I want to be. Other times it is a glaring reminder of how far I have to go. This is not a complete picture of me, but its kinda "me" in general. I try to be transparent about the struggles I face, but I don't suppose it's possible to be completely honest or transparent. 

This week I toyed with not sharing the rest of my journey. It's hard to keep writing about how I'm not getting the results I want, how I'm trying something new (again) to try and get better results. It's embarassing to see others' successes on social media, people who talk about their workouts and show off their fabulous bodies when I am still struggling to get through a workout. It makes me wonder if I am sharing too much. Maybe I should wait and talk about it in hindsight. Then I remembered that I started writing for me... not for readers. I started writing because it helps me sort through things. I started writing so that I could look back and see the ways God worked different things out over time.  I started writing so that I could remember what it feels like when things are not going my way... so that I won't give up. I started writing because I hoped that looking back over my story, i would find hope and courage to move forward, no matter the battle before me. I started writing so that I would have a record of how God has grown me over the years. Sometimes others relate and that's just an added bonus.

I'll continue to be honest and vulnerable. I'll continue to not project a perfect image. I'll continue to share and work through my struggles as they present themselves.  Right now, the most obvious struggle I'm facing is this whole gym thing, so that's what I'll share for now. Of course, as always, this could change by next week.

This week has been a tiny bit better. I've cleaned up my diet and I've increased my water consumption again. Gotten more consistent sleep. I've added some extra workouts, and slept through my first boot camp too, because i was too tired from working out late at night and not getting enough sleep.  I am hoping that strengthening specific parts of my body will make things like running and jumping easier eventually. I'll go over this week's gym progress and failure tomorrow.

Just my thoughts...

K

Tuesday Tips and Tricks - Why didn't I think of that?

If only everything could be so easy!

To keep from driving off with something on top of your vehicle, always set stuff on the hood instead of the roof.

note... just realized I scheduled this for MONDAY!
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monday Motivation