Okay I'm being a little dramatic, it wasn't my worst day EVER, just a really bad day.
Monday, I was so gungho if you recall. I worked out TWICE in one day and was feeling great. I was feeling committed.
Then Tuesday I threw it all way. Straight down the drain it goes- good bye!! Wave to it as you see it swirl down the toilet.
I went to relieve Michael's parents from hanging out 24/7 at the nursing home. I sat there while they went home, showered, took naps, ran a few errands, etc. I had PLENTY of time to do some stretches or do any number of exercises. But I didn't do any of those things.
Not only that, but because Michael's parents had been living in this small room, they had a bunch of food there. And his parents do not eat healthy at all. They're the worst at snacks and desserts. His mom has a dessert after lunch & dinner...it's no wonder my husband was a chubby kid.
I KNOW myself well enough to know that I cannot be around that stuff because I will eat it.
And I did.
I ate a lot of it. Then they ordered dinner from an Italian restaurant and not only did I have spaghetti & meatballs but also garlic bread and like I said, they always have dessert so I had a few bites of cheesecake and chocolate cake they ordered.
It was bad.
I was feeling really guilty for doing it too. And the thing with being a financial coach is that my acute awareness of how what I SAY I want to see happen and what I ACTUALLY DO are two different things. It's like I can coach myself to say how ridiculous I'm being. It's bad.
Health is 80% diet and 20% exercise and activity yet I keep trying to make stupid decisions on the diet and what I put into my body and then try to make up for it on the workouts. It's never going to work that way.
Today, at least I worked out... twice...
First, I headed to the gym & did some leg exercises. I did 3 different supersets:
Set 1 - 3 times through
KB swings (15 reps)
Walking lunges (10 each leg) w/ 40# bar
Set 2 - 3 times through
Step ups holding 2 kbs
Wallballs (blue ball at the gym) 10 reps
Set 3 - 3 times through
Donkey kicks 8 each leg
Heels on the ball, hip extension 10 reps
Then I did all my foam rolling exercises.
Then tonight after work I ran for 30 minutes then walked for 10 minutes. I don't know my distance because I accidentally turned off my GPS while running but it was slooooow going- probably 12 minute mile at least b/c my legs were so fatigued from the leg workout earlier.
Monday, I was so gungho if you recall. I worked out TWICE in one day and was feeling great. I was feeling committed.
Then Tuesday I threw it all way. Straight down the drain it goes- good bye!! Wave to it as you see it swirl down the toilet.
I went to relieve Michael's parents from hanging out 24/7 at the nursing home. I sat there while they went home, showered, took naps, ran a few errands, etc. I had PLENTY of time to do some stretches or do any number of exercises. But I didn't do any of those things.
Not only that, but because Michael's parents had been living in this small room, they had a bunch of food there. And his parents do not eat healthy at all. They're the worst at snacks and desserts. His mom has a dessert after lunch & dinner...it's no wonder my husband was a chubby kid.
I KNOW myself well enough to know that I cannot be around that stuff because I will eat it.
And I did.
I ate a lot of it. Then they ordered dinner from an Italian restaurant and not only did I have spaghetti & meatballs but also garlic bread and like I said, they always have dessert so I had a few bites of cheesecake and chocolate cake they ordered.
It was bad.
I was feeling really guilty for doing it too. And the thing with being a financial coach is that my acute awareness of how what I SAY I want to see happen and what I ACTUALLY DO are two different things. It's like I can coach myself to say how ridiculous I'm being. It's bad.
Health is 80% diet and 20% exercise and activity yet I keep trying to make stupid decisions on the diet and what I put into my body and then try to make up for it on the workouts. It's never going to work that way.
Today, at least I worked out... twice...
First, I headed to the gym & did some leg exercises. I did 3 different supersets:
Set 1 - 3 times through
KB swings (15 reps)
Walking lunges (10 each leg) w/ 40# bar
Set 2 - 3 times through
Step ups holding 2 kbs
Wallballs (blue ball at the gym) 10 reps
Set 3 - 3 times through
Donkey kicks 8 each leg
Heels on the ball, hip extension 10 reps
Then I did all my foam rolling exercises.
Then tonight after work I ran for 30 minutes then walked for 10 minutes. I don't know my distance because I accidentally turned off my GPS while running but it was slooooow going- probably 12 minute mile at least b/c my legs were so fatigued from the leg workout earlier.
We've all been there! The diet thing is killing me. I've been so focused on my workouts when I know I need to reverse it to see results. It's so hard though when the people you're around don't eat well. I had drinks with friends EVERY SINGLE DAY this week! Oh my God! Megan, you said NO BOOZE this week. Kelsa, the fact that we're thinking about this stuff and blogging about it makes us 100x ahead of everyone else. We're going to get there. We're going to hit our goals. It's not everyday you hang out in a nursing home recently vacated by snack addicts. Good for you thinking about it and analyzing it! Knowing the triggers is half the battle.
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