Even The Best Plans.......

Sometimes in life you make a plan and it does not work out. That is what happened to me the last few weeks. I intended to start P90X  two weeks ago but then illness happened and I even tried to do the first day I fell ill but my but body would  not let me. So I focused on my diet, actually trying to eat because my appetite was gone.

At first I was disappointed and intended to try to make up the days so I could stay on schedule and complete my plan when I intended to.  I had to realize was absolutely crazy  and that I had not really even started. So I had to scrap that plan and to make matters worse, Saturday night I realized I had and ear infection. So my plan to start Sunday would not happen either, plans sometimes must change.  My goal however remains the same, so today is day one for my sixth round of P90X, I decided to do the Lean program this time.

In the past I would have been insane and decided to do double until I got back on schedule. I am so glad that I have relaxed on this journey and accepted that things sometimes don't work out as planned. It is still possible  to complete a goal even when your journey is a bit longer than intended.

I will tell you this I am ready for spring!!!!!!

Blessings

K

Empowerment lesson 1

P90X Round 6

So I decided to dive back in to P90X before the summer started to sneak up on me. This is my sixth round in 4 1/2 years and I love this program. One of the challenges I have been having is getting to the gym in the morning.  I am teaching 9am classes this semester and I have to get the kids off to school.  So I decided that one of my best options would be to do cardio in the morning and P90X  when I get home.  

I prefer the gym in the morning when machine are available and my routine takes about 90 minutes including cardio. So if I hit my 45 minutes of cardio in the morning then do weights (P90X) at home, I should be good. Initially I planned to start Saturday but then decided to reconfigure to a traditional schedule.  So even though I am feeling under the weather, I did my fit test today. I figure shoot, I can only get better as I go forward( insert painful laughter here).  I was impressed with what I could do at half my usual gusto. 

My 90 day will end in May, so it will be just in time for me to have easy access to the gym again. Hopefully with great gains made in my upper body strength. I will check periodically and give a update. Oh I also started tracking again with Weight Watchers(it keeps me honest), grabbed a three month subscription for a steal. So this is my plan until May, after that I am sure I will be pleased to get outside and run again. If it warms up my morning cardio will be pavement pushing!

What is your plan? 

Blessings

K

Snowmagedden 2015

It started snowing on Sunday and we have basically been in the house with exception of sledding and trips to the grocery store. I hit our community gym and jumped on the elliptical and did a few in home workouts but lets be honest, I have not worked out as hard  or watched my intake nearly as much as I should have.

So this week I might have a gain and the scale will tell me the truth of my actions. Am I upset about it ?NO! I enjoyed my boys and husband. We went sledding at 11pm, roasted s'mores, watched endless movies and ate popcorn. We danced to loud music and vegged in Pjs all day, I was able to motivate my friends from afar. I lounged in front of the fire and drank wine with my husband while reminiscing about the snow days B.C. (Before Children). I got absolutely no work done other than a conference call and a few emails. 

This was great week that ends with my husband and I celebrating 13 years together(10 1/2 years married and 13 years together ). So I lived In the moment and it is okay, if you were not perfect this week it is okay. I won't remember that I gained a pound this week but I will remember the fun we had as a family. I will remember the smiles and laughs that we had this week.  It was worth it to me!  When  I first started this journey over four years ago, there was no way I could have done this and bounced back. I know now that there is always tomorrow  and that you have to live to continue on this journey successfully. 

So don't beat yourself up about one week, I guarantee that I will be back in beast mode starting Saturday mourning. No worries here. 

Be good to you!

Blessings K

The Truth of it All - Original post date(12/14/13)

So I can say out loud I am just tired of working out and eating right. I mean really tired of thinking about it all the time. I just want to sit down and eat a large burger, shake and fries without worrying about it going to my thighs.  Let's be real for a moment, I know many of you are thinking the same thing.  If you could get away with it, you would be sitting in a booth at Steak and Shake right now. Shoot I know I would, I guess I am tired of the idea that we can not admit we want to eat crap sometimes.  I don't know anyone who walks around eating healthy all the time but it seems like that is the expectation.

I am flawed person and honestly enjoy a nice burger once in a while.  My only issue is that now I know how many calories that exist in that one meal. Which means that I am consuming  a days worth of calories  in one meal.

It sucks to know that, I miss the ignorance of not knowing and enjoying it. So now instead of enjoying a a burger in a fast food restaurant, I enjoy one at home. I skip the fries and opt for a salad and use a light bun.  I mean I still have the burger but the experience is different now.

Don't get me wrong, I am glad that I am no longer ignorant to calories or how I should eat.  I am much healthier than I was and can walk up 5 flights of stairs carrying  my bags, with no problem. I can run 6 miles, squat 180 pounds, do 30 push ups in a minute and I look good in shorts.  I said all  of this just to say, yeah I miss eating a burger, fries and a shake at times. However, I do prefer my new life to the old one.( Trying to convince myself maybe, LOL.)

Blessings K

Resurgence

I took a much needed break from blogging and talking about all thing fitness for a while. Things just got hectic and I needed to let go. Just like anything you love, when you enjoy something it stays in the front of your mind. So to be honest I have been blogging and writing while I was away but I did not post them.

So over the next few weeks I will share with you some of the thoughts and ideas I had while I was away. In addition to sharing with you the struggle to maintain weight loss after being overweight most of your life. No one ever tells you that losing the weight is a battle but maintaining the weight loss is a journey.

I think that along the way this blog has become about much more than just weight loss. It has become about my passion to help others. So you might see other topics pop up now and then. I just hope that you will come along for  the ride again.

 Blessings
K 

Finding Balance

It truly has been a long time since I decided to write a post. I must be honest, I have opened a post several times and  could never find the right words to express myself. This has truly been a journey and like any journey there are bumps in the road. For me it came in March when I received a phone call that my father had died.

Now I did not have a close relationship with my father but his absence made a significant impact on my life. I always thought that we would have more time to know each other and heal. That may sound stupid but at thirty-four that was my get by. I was was not aware of how his death would rock my world and change my reality. In the process of  planning  his funeral and settling his affairs I found myself  revisiting my life and looking at who I am. I was  immersed in and full of grief and regret, that I thought exercise would help me overcome.

In truth exercise did not heal my wounds but it did help me cope. I however did see that I was focused  far too much on who I used to be. I was far too concerned with going backwards and failed to appreciate who I was(or am).  So I needed to step back and I was forced to sit down, due to a nagging injury that I had  ignored for months.

The result has been a happier me, I exercise four days a week instead of the six days I was stuck on. I am giving my body the time it needs to heal.  Don't get me wrong I do get frustrated with my injury because I want to run!!! I know it will happen in time and I will be stronger in the end.  I am still eating 80% clean and loving it.

So in short I am still finding my way but I am happy!

Blessings K