Baby Steps!!!!

“The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.”

Monday, August 29th marked a new beginning.  My coach said something that stuck with me throughout the week..."You have have to prepare for change, then make changes!" 

With that being said, I prepared for my journey by trying to prepare myself.  There were moments where I had to ignore my thoughts because they were trying to get the best of me. 

"Are you sure you want to dedicate this much time to this with all that you have going on within the next two months?"
"Can your body handle this?"
"Are you ready for this type of challenge?"
"Hell, can you really do this?"

Each time, I looked in the mirror and gave myself the Nutty Professor pep talk:

"YESSSSSS I CAN, YESSSSS I CAN!!!!!"

It's been a tough first week, but I made it! Changing 28 years of habits was tough but I took it one day at a time.  I felt more refreshed and energetic however the workouts presented some challenges for me.  My Body has a lot of weight on it, even though it's in a "nice neat package" as one of my friends says, it has been difficult on my knees.  Also a few years ago when I lived in Michigan, I slipped on the ice and injured by butt, right down the middle. Yes a pain in the you know where, which causes problems when I tried to do some of the sit-up variations in class.  I did notice that I have been able to do very high intensity moderations of the exercises so that's definitely a step in the right direction.  I even walked almost 2 miles on Saturday based on my own determination to succeed!  Woop! Woop!  I've tried to force myself to be in bed by 10pm, no later than 11pm on week nights to help give my body the proper rest it needs to recuperate for the next day.  I even changed my eating habits to fit in 6 small meals per day as well as increasing my water intake.  It was funny because I could tell when it was time for my next meal/more water due to my body's reactions or my short temper.  "FEED ME SEYMOUR!" 

GOALS FOR WEEK 2:

So heading into week 2, I have made the same preparation as week one.  I plan to push myself even further with my eating habits and nutrition habits.  I may try a few new meals just to spice things up as well.  I will not let my "Monthly Gift" from Mother Nature hold me back from achieving my goals.  This would usually be the week I would skip working out and maybe have some chocolate.  However, I refuse to lose and will keep up my determination as much as possible! I have to go to a baby shower back home on Saturday, so I hope to get my parents to workout with me while I'm home.  *fingers crossed* 

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