It’s all coming together. I’m finding my healthy and fit groove. The morning workouts take the stress out of working out. I get the workout in before the day gets in the way. The food is planned and prepped eliminating the need for extra decisions during the day.
Most of the year I would stress out every day about how I was going to get a workout in. I would be exhausted, hungry, frustrated and not able to see or feel the benefit of a workout at 7:00pm. With the morning workout I am choosing to put my health first from the moment I wake up. Last week I did a 6:00am workout four of the five days. I also walked in the evening two of those days. There is zero stress and frustration in the decision about it, it’s becoming a habit. It’s just the way I start my day now.
To be honest, eating healthy has not been as difficult as I feared. I’m on 1200 calories right now with a focus on ‘real food’ and for the most part I really don’t feel hungry. Don’t get me wrong there have been a couple of times when I had true hunger, but one of the things I need to do is learn how to work through it and not panic. When I panic in that moment of hunger I end up eating in a frantic way that sabotages all the other efforts. I won’t lie and tell you I’ve been perfect this week, but when I did need to eat outside of what was on the plan I tried to make smart choices.
The thing that has made everything else come together is letting go of all these beliefs I had about myself. A couple of months ago in my post ‘Conversations With Friends’ I said I admired my friend for just following a plan because if it were me I would want to change it right from the start. Now I found a way to make the decisions for myself and tweak the menu, but still follow the plan. For months I told my gym squad they would NEVER see me in the morning, but now I’m there almost everyday. Evaluating where I was struggling and trying new strategies is the key to my success right now.
Daring To Do This 