My body HURTS! But in a good way. This morning I pried myself out of bed to meet my friend Keisha at the gym. Once a week we have committed ourselves to do strength training together, which is wonderful because having her to be accountable to will get me up and out early. In all honesty, as much as I am happy to complete my workout first thing in the morning…mornings are the absolute hardest time for me. Not only is it close to IMPOSSIBLE to get me out of bed, but also these days it takes a little more time for me to set my body in motion in any other way outside of walking…and I use the word walking loosely.
Anywho, when I got to the gym, my friend greeted me with a workout plan typed up and ready to go.
Let me just say this…although in it’s typed up form it doesn’t look too scary, let me assure you that there is power in this workout. Allow me to reiterate what I said at the start of this post…MY BODY HURTS. The Bodyweight 200 ain’t no joke! I’m pretty sure I won’t be able to walk at all tomorrow…but it’s all good. I feel strong and accomplished and I know that if I remain consistent, I will see the results I am desiring.
Yesterday, I worked out on my lunch hour…something I haven’t done in a while. Here’s what I will say about that…I had an awesome workout! I walked/ran for 2 miles. I was able to run for 5 minutes straight (.25 miles) a total of 3 times. Yay me! I just decided that I was going to push myself to run for 5 minutes and I did it and it felt GREAT! Yesterday’s workout was confirmation that I still have it!
As of today, I am two for two days of logging and tracking what I eat. I’m using a plain notebook to track my meals.
It dawned on me that I have to go with what works for me. As much as I’d like to use My Fitness Pal or any other type of electronic tracker, the reality for me is that I do better in terms of consistency, by simply writing it down and being done with it. What made me want to recommit to tracking again was some notes I had taken in my Weight Watchers meeting one of the last times I attended. It simply read:
“You only have to track on the days you want to lose weight”
That was an aha statement for sure and now I’m back to tracking because I know when I do, it does a few things:
- It helps me to stay in control
- It makes me accountable to what I decide to put in my mouth
- And it keeps me mindful, conscious and aware
So, although it’s only two days into the week, I am happy to say that I AM ON THE RIGHT TRACK!!
elly stornebrink says
Way to go Stacey! Keep it up but take it easy, i.e., don’t push yourself too hard, overdo it ’cause that’s not a good idea either! By the way, what on earth is a “prisoner squat?” 😉 <3
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Stacey Strickler says
LOL Elly…that’s the same question I asked. A prisoner squat is a regular squat, except when you come back to the standing position you raise your hands above your head…perhaps they should rename it. Thanks for the words of caution. Believe me I’m being careful because I can’t afford an injury to put me on the sideline :-/ See ya soon Elly!