So I have decided that I am going to change up my strategy. Although I still believe in everything that I said in my previous blog, there is just no way that I will be able to pay for a personal trainer. In fact... I am still considering canceling both my rock climbing and gym memberships. This would free up $50 a month from my budget (which is desperately needed at the moment). I guess if I can't afford it, well then I can't afford it and that is that! More news on this subject to come...
My other thing is... eating, eating, eating...! Something needs to be done about this. It has already been established that I am not a big fan of counting my calories, and since I am not doing my student teaching anymore I think it would be tedious to plan out my meals in advance. Although these things are true, calorie counting is essential to keep track of your food intake as well as your portion control! I wouldn't say I am the most healthy eater in the world, but I do think I eat fairly good for myself.
Working out obviously goes hand in hand with eating right and continuing on the road to loosing weight. I was doing really well with going to the gym every morning and taking classes. This lasted a little over 2 weeks and quickly faded out. With not one piece of me missing the gym at all (red flag for wether or not I should cancel my membership....??) I am not sure how I am going to be able to motivate myself to work out. Here is what I think, the more I run the more I enjoy it, I also enjoy swimming and doing things outdoors. That will be the basis of my workout routine. I also plan on researching ways to work the two areas of my body (tummy, thunder thighs) so that I CAN achieve my desired results.
My promise(s) to myself:
1. I promise to try my hardest to keep up with my calorie counting. I also promise not to be down on myself for missing some calories/meals/days!
2. I promise to watch what I eat without making myself go CRAZY! A balanced, well portioned diet will go a long way.
3. I promise to workout, frequency undetermined.
4. I promise to weigh myself once a week (every Sunday morning).
The more I read over everything I have written tonight the more I think this will be my body and health mantra. I want to make sure I stay positive, no beating myself up! frequency undetermined, because after all... I want to stay happy and I don't want to kill myself with workouts. If I take a day or two off then it's because I felt I needed it, and I will get back to it when I'm ready no judgments of myself.
Bottom line, I want to feel good in my own skin. All the pressure is on me to make sure that happens, I just hope my mind and my body can collaborate on this matter!
YES! That's what it's all about. Besides, we live in So Cal so there's a lot of sunny days in which you can go work out outdoors. Even if the weather IS bad there's always workout DVDs!!!!
ReplyDeleteI like your mantra. I need to do something like that myself because I also spend a lot of time beating myself up.