I was motivated, I was in a routine, I was eating right and hitting the gym, and then I stopped. What happened?
I cut my thumb on my right hand which required me to get stitches - Ok, it sucked but did that mean I had to stop following my diet? No! Did I though? Of course. I was in pain and upset, and I used that as another excuse to stop eating right - really to eat whatever the hell I pleased (give me all the ice cream!!!). I also used it as an excuse not go get to the gym.
When I first got hurt I was really upset that I couldn't go to my gym classes, especially my PunchHITT class which I loved. As I'm right handed, my finger was in a lot of pain even after the stitches were removed (you don't realize how much you use your thumb until something like this happens) so I still didn't go back. Then weeks and weeks went by and there I was not going to the gym, still not eating right. In four weeks I managed to completely ruin my routine. As time went on, my anxiety started getting way worse and along with that my depression would really kick in. This was just another excuse that I had not to go to the gym and eat whatever.
In retrospect, I realize I could have kept going to the gym, focusing on exercises which didn't require the use of my hands then slowly introducing back the ones that do. I shouldn't have allowed myself to stop counting calories or cooking my own meals. I got lazy and slightly afraid of hurting myself again and didn't want to cook. I should have remembered that the gym is an outlet to let go of my anxiety. But I didn't do these things and recently my anxiety started up about something new - the possibility of not fitting into my wedding dress when it comes in.
I can feel the anxiety creeping in now just thinking about it. Deep breathe in 1, 2, 3 and out 1, 2, 3. I believe I wrote in my post about wedding dress shopping that when I ordered my dress I ordered it a dress size down then the thought. I chose to do this because the only reason I was sizing up was my bust measurement of about a 38, the dress size I ordered the bust measurement was 36 1/2. I know my body and I knew at the time that I could for sure lose those 2 inches. Remember, I was doing great with my routine and losing weight so it was bound to happen. And then I fell off track and wasn't exactly sure how much weight I may have gained back as I hadn't stepped on a scale in well over a month. I just knew that I still felt like I had lost some weight, but I was terrified what the scale would actually say when I stepped back on.
Last Sunday was the day, I stepped on the scale and to my surprise was only about 132, still 10 pounds less than when I started my weight loss journey. This was awesome! It made me feel a little better, but I knew I had to kick it back in gear. Last Sunday night, I set my alarm for 5:30 with the goal of getting up and going to the gym. Monday morning I woke up and made it in time for the 6:00 Top it Off class - and upper body workout. I even biked for about 15 minutes afterward to get in some cardio. I felt great. So Tuesday morning I did it again. This time I was off to try an early morning spin class, which I haven't had the best of luck with in the past. There I was on the bike 40 minutes in, 5 minutes left and I had to get off. My body just couldn't take it, but I was proud I lasted that long and made it to through the majority of the class.Wednesday I took a day off to let my body recuperate - but I still did my daily walk around my office campus with my friends from work.
I decided to try another 6 AM spin class on Thursday. This time I did some recon on some do's and don'ts for early morning spin classes. I decided to set my alarm for 5:15. I ate a belVita Breakfast Biscuit and drank some water before leaving for the class. I successfully made it through the whole class - I didn't keep up with them the whole time but I survived! Afterward I felt great and left with a smile on my face. Friday I skipped the gym and went for my daily walk. Saturday morning I decided to go, but didn't want to take a class. I've always been interested in trying the rowing machines, so I watched a quick video on YouTube before I left the house. I was nervous when I first started, but I focused on my form and went slow. I stayed on the rowing machine for 20 minutes, then decided do to the half hour circuit training machines. I'm pretty positive I took over 30 minutes but whatever. The past two days I've been feeling sore, so I decided to skip the gym today.
My new goal is to keep up the routine of hitting the gym at least 4 times a week while going for my daily walks at work. I just got my Summer FabFitFun box and it has resistance bands in it which I'm super excited about. I hate having to ask the trainers at the gym to get them for me, now I have my own. I think I may give them a try tonight - I need to start doing some butt workouts because I'm losing mine as I lose weight.
If you're like me and you've lost your way, there's always time to get back on track. You just have to choose to put your excuses behind you.
**If you're interested in trying out FabFitFun, follow this link to get $10 off your first box!**
I cut my thumb on my right hand which required me to get stitches - Ok, it sucked but did that mean I had to stop following my diet? No! Did I though? Of course. I was in pain and upset, and I used that as another excuse to stop eating right - really to eat whatever the hell I pleased (give me all the ice cream!!!). I also used it as an excuse not go get to the gym.
When I first got hurt I was really upset that I couldn't go to my gym classes, especially my PunchHITT class which I loved. As I'm right handed, my finger was in a lot of pain even after the stitches were removed (you don't realize how much you use your thumb until something like this happens) so I still didn't go back. Then weeks and weeks went by and there I was not going to the gym, still not eating right. In four weeks I managed to completely ruin my routine. As time went on, my anxiety started getting way worse and along with that my depression would really kick in. This was just another excuse that I had not to go to the gym and eat whatever.
In retrospect, I realize I could have kept going to the gym, focusing on exercises which didn't require the use of my hands then slowly introducing back the ones that do. I shouldn't have allowed myself to stop counting calories or cooking my own meals. I got lazy and slightly afraid of hurting myself again and didn't want to cook. I should have remembered that the gym is an outlet to let go of my anxiety. But I didn't do these things and recently my anxiety started up about something new - the possibility of not fitting into my wedding dress when it comes in.
I can feel the anxiety creeping in now just thinking about it. Deep breathe in 1, 2, 3 and out 1, 2, 3. I believe I wrote in my post about wedding dress shopping that when I ordered my dress I ordered it a dress size down then the thought. I chose to do this because the only reason I was sizing up was my bust measurement of about a 38, the dress size I ordered the bust measurement was 36 1/2. I know my body and I knew at the time that I could for sure lose those 2 inches. Remember, I was doing great with my routine and losing weight so it was bound to happen. And then I fell off track and wasn't exactly sure how much weight I may have gained back as I hadn't stepped on a scale in well over a month. I just knew that I still felt like I had lost some weight, but I was terrified what the scale would actually say when I stepped back on.
Last Sunday was the day, I stepped on the scale and to my surprise was only about 132, still 10 pounds less than when I started my weight loss journey. This was awesome! It made me feel a little better, but I knew I had to kick it back in gear. Last Sunday night, I set my alarm for 5:30 with the goal of getting up and going to the gym. Monday morning I woke up and made it in time for the 6:00 Top it Off class - and upper body workout. I even biked for about 15 minutes afterward to get in some cardio. I felt great. So Tuesday morning I did it again. This time I was off to try an early morning spin class, which I haven't had the best of luck with in the past. There I was on the bike 40 minutes in, 5 minutes left and I had to get off. My body just couldn't take it, but I was proud I lasted that long and made it to through the majority of the class.Wednesday I took a day off to let my body recuperate - but I still did my daily walk around my office campus with my friends from work.
I decided to try another 6 AM spin class on Thursday. This time I did some recon on some do's and don'ts for early morning spin classes. I decided to set my alarm for 5:15. I ate a belVita Breakfast Biscuit and drank some water before leaving for the class. I successfully made it through the whole class - I didn't keep up with them the whole time but I survived! Afterward I felt great and left with a smile on my face. Friday I skipped the gym and went for my daily walk. Saturday morning I decided to go, but didn't want to take a class. I've always been interested in trying the rowing machines, so I watched a quick video on YouTube before I left the house. I was nervous when I first started, but I focused on my form and went slow. I stayed on the rowing machine for 20 minutes, then decided do to the half hour circuit training machines. I'm pretty positive I took over 30 minutes but whatever. The past two days I've been feeling sore, so I decided to skip the gym today.
My new goal is to keep up the routine of hitting the gym at least 4 times a week while going for my daily walks at work. I just got my Summer FabFitFun box and it has resistance bands in it which I'm super excited about. I hate having to ask the trainers at the gym to get them for me, now I have my own. I think I may give them a try tonight - I need to start doing some butt workouts because I'm losing mine as I lose weight.
If you're like me and you've lost your way, there's always time to get back on track. You just have to choose to put your excuses behind you.
**If you're interested in trying out FabFitFun, follow this link to get $10 off your first box!**
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