New Blog Title and New Mind Shift
Well, hello there. I realized while looking at the date of my last post, that I did not blog at all in November, except for that one post that ended up on my travel blog instead. I have a problem with commitment if you haven't already figured that out. Such a problem, that I changed my blog title to Just Finish Something. Seriously. I need to finish at least one commitment I have made. So, I have set some new goals and am trying to start fresh. Allow me to recap what I did in November.
I ate. Sometimes I ate really healthy food, and most of the time I didn't. I am still trying to figure out what is going to work for me, and I realize that trying to do that during the holiday season is a bit masochistic. All I know is that I don't want to begin 2020 with even MORE weight to lose, so I am trying to do something nutritionally sound, so that I do not find myself blindsided on January 1st. I have played with Keto, with WW, with Plant Based, with Moderation, with Low Calorie. Blah, blah, blah. I have not landed on the "thing" yet, but I will. I have faith.
One thing I did finish was the 28 Day prep workout series of the Beach Body Morning Meltdown 100 program. The prep was a series of 6 workouts per week with one rest day, and focused on getting people ready for the grueling 100 Days of workouts to come. I will be honest. I really did not think I was going to like this, but I found myself almost looking forward to pushing play each day. It helped that Anthony was doing it with me, even if most of the time we were in separate places. I needed that extra bit of motivation and healthy competition. I was worried that my knee issues would get in the way since there are some joint jarring moves at times, but as long as I used the modifications and my knee brace, I was fine. I LIVE for modifications in exercising, because I am a pretty big girl who is out of shape, and has arthritis, so modifications are my jam. It helped that Anthony had to modify on some as well. The biggest thing was that I did it, so I won't sweat having to modify. Most of the instructors with the BB programs are annoying to me in some way, but the instructor for Morning Meltdown 100 is a machine of pure fitness. I don't know if I have ever seen anyone that fit in my life. She is kind, and motivating, and fiery, and forgiving and all of it. Plus, she has the most gorgeous red hair I have ever seen on a human. I really wish she would just come into my living room and cheer me on. Also, her name is Jericho and I LOVE that.
We completed the prep workouts the day before Thanksgiving, and I felt accomplished. My eating wasn't good and I didn't lose any weight, but I felt better. I felt so much better in fact that I decided to sign up for the entire program. That's right. I have pledged to work out every day for 100 days. Now, I know I may get comments saying that we need rest days, and I agree with that, but so does Jericho. She doesn't necessarily call them rest days per se because we are still doing something. They are called recovery days, and my first one was yoga, which has always scared me, because I am the least flexible person on the planet. My "down dog" is a senior on his last legs, with severe arthritis and probably hip dysplasia. I will admit that once I did it (or a variation of it), I felt much better and my muscles actually felt recovered. Namaste.
The program is called Morning Meltdown which means she intends on you doing it first thing in the morning. Uh...……..what?!?!?! I an not a morning person. I tried to be during the Summer and did pretty well, but then my bed became harder and harder to leave as the temps got cooler and cooler. The first two days, I did the workout at night. On Day three, I thought, what the heck? I will get up and do it first thing in the morning. It was a struggle, but it does make a difference in my day. For one thing, it gives me energy for awhile, and most importantly, I get it out of the way.
Anthony is doing this with me, and I am super thankful for that. It is not his program of choice, but I really appreciate having a partner. Kira is also doing it sporadically and she does it without modifications so I am super impressed. It is a tough program, and if I can finish all 100 days, I will feel very proud, and extremely accomplished.
So, my new mind shift right now is more toward fitness, and getting stronger. I know that if I want real weight loss I have to change my eating habits, and I will. Still figuring that out. Rome was not built in a day.
I ate. Sometimes I ate really healthy food, and most of the time I didn't. I am still trying to figure out what is going to work for me, and I realize that trying to do that during the holiday season is a bit masochistic. All I know is that I don't want to begin 2020 with even MORE weight to lose, so I am trying to do something nutritionally sound, so that I do not find myself blindsided on January 1st. I have played with Keto, with WW, with Plant Based, with Moderation, with Low Calorie. Blah, blah, blah. I have not landed on the "thing" yet, but I will. I have faith.
One thing I did finish was the 28 Day prep workout series of the Beach Body Morning Meltdown 100 program. The prep was a series of 6 workouts per week with one rest day, and focused on getting people ready for the grueling 100 Days of workouts to come. I will be honest. I really did not think I was going to like this, but I found myself almost looking forward to pushing play each day. It helped that Anthony was doing it with me, even if most of the time we were in separate places. I needed that extra bit of motivation and healthy competition. I was worried that my knee issues would get in the way since there are some joint jarring moves at times, but as long as I used the modifications and my knee brace, I was fine. I LIVE for modifications in exercising, because I am a pretty big girl who is out of shape, and has arthritis, so modifications are my jam. It helped that Anthony had to modify on some as well. The biggest thing was that I did it, so I won't sweat having to modify. Most of the instructors with the BB programs are annoying to me in some way, but the instructor for Morning Meltdown 100 is a machine of pure fitness. I don't know if I have ever seen anyone that fit in my life. She is kind, and motivating, and fiery, and forgiving and all of it. Plus, she has the most gorgeous red hair I have ever seen on a human. I really wish she would just come into my living room and cheer me on. Also, her name is Jericho and I LOVE that.
We completed the prep workouts the day before Thanksgiving, and I felt accomplished. My eating wasn't good and I didn't lose any weight, but I felt better. I felt so much better in fact that I decided to sign up for the entire program. That's right. I have pledged to work out every day for 100 days. Now, I know I may get comments saying that we need rest days, and I agree with that, but so does Jericho. She doesn't necessarily call them rest days per se because we are still doing something. They are called recovery days, and my first one was yoga, which has always scared me, because I am the least flexible person on the planet. My "down dog" is a senior on his last legs, with severe arthritis and probably hip dysplasia. I will admit that once I did it (or a variation of it), I felt much better and my muscles actually felt recovered. Namaste.
The program is called Morning Meltdown which means she intends on you doing it first thing in the morning. Uh...……..what?!?!?! I an not a morning person. I tried to be during the Summer and did pretty well, but then my bed became harder and harder to leave as the temps got cooler and cooler. The first two days, I did the workout at night. On Day three, I thought, what the heck? I will get up and do it first thing in the morning. It was a struggle, but it does make a difference in my day. For one thing, it gives me energy for awhile, and most importantly, I get it out of the way.
Anthony is doing this with me, and I am super thankful for that. It is not his program of choice, but I really appreciate having a partner. Kira is also doing it sporadically and she does it without modifications so I am super impressed. It is a tough program, and if I can finish all 100 days, I will feel very proud, and extremely accomplished.
So, my new mind shift right now is more toward fitness, and getting stronger. I know that if I want real weight loss I have to change my eating habits, and I will. Still figuring that out. Rome was not built in a day.
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