I went into my workout today with the idea in the back of my mind that I wanted it to be a (non)rest day. I told myself that I would do 30 minutes and then turn it off whenever I wanted after that.
When 30 minutes rolled around I thought to myself, "I like this segment, I'll stop when it's over," but then I ended up liking the segment after that too. Long story short, I did the entire video. My (non)rest day, turned into a regular day lol.
I'm really glad that I like The Firm's Body Sculpt with The Fanny Lifter. I find myself getting bored easily with my video workouts so it's nice to find one that I actually like to do. I go into my workout thinking "I'm gonna slack off" or "I'm gonna make it a rest day" and I do the whole thing, and I do it as well as I can. Who does that? Sure as heck not me! At least not the old me. I can remember at the beginning of my journey, doing Slim in 6, and not wanting to workout that day, and not giving it my best. This workout makes me want to do it better. In fact, today I burned 200 more calories than I normally do during this 60 minute workout, because I was trying to do it better (I burned 702 calories according to my HRM). I kept thinking about how I can do this and how I'm getting stronger and that people are actually noticing, and that most importantly I can notice it now. Such a blessing. So much of my daily hard work is paying off. There is nothing more rewarding than that...except for when my son comes and gives me a kiss in the middle of working out and says in his gibberish toddler voice, "love you mama." That is a blessing. He did this today, my sweet Monkey Boy.
Oma and Opa (my hubby's grandparents) are arriving today, from Texas. They are in the process of moving here and we are so excited. They have been on the road for 3 or 4 days and I am so excited to see them. My son has been asking for Oma and Opa since they last visited 2 months ago. They were here for only a few days, but he remembers. He has such a freakish memory, it's funny. He asks for Oma every single time we go to see Nana and Papa (my hubby's parents). He ALWAYS remembers things and we are always saying, "how on earth did he remember that?" Kids are great.
Hope you all have a great day. Make it count! It's worth it, and I promise if you are struggling right now with that (whether it's worth it or not), it will pay off in the long run. I promise, if you are consistant.
I can do this. I am a star.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Day 186 (day 4 / week 27)
Posted by Melissa Henning at 12:28 PM
Labels: 60 minutes, blessings, Fanny Lifter, lovin' from the Monkey Boy, The Firm 3-in-1 Cardio Sculpt
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2 comments:
Wow, thanks for the timely encouragement about consistency! I've about decided to give up on losing any weight or size, seems like it's not happening despite a clean diet (well, mostly!) and daily exercise. But, consistency has been pretty rewarding in and of itself! Maybe, eventually, I'll lose some size too. Thanks a ton!
Please don't give up Loree! It's such a struggle that I can totally relate to (as you know). I promise your size will go down eventually, it just takes time. You just need to stick with it and be consistent and try not to think about your size. Find something to distract your mind with, to get away from the whole work of it. You are totally right--consistency IS a reward in itself and on days that I struggle, I think of how proud of myself I am, that I have stayed consistent and didn't give up, and that motivates me :). You can do this! You are a star!
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