November 1, 2023

 As it's the first day of the month, so many people, including myself, always state, "NEW MONTH. NEW MINDSET. NEW PLAN" or something to that affect. I'm guilty of it myself - MANY MANY TIMES.

But I'm seeing for myself, that it doesn't matter what day of the week or month you are at, pick THAT day and just do it! It's all in the mindset! I've noticed that most of my posts here lately have been dealing with mindset. So apparently, I've been dealing with this topic for quite some time! I know that it will finally "click" with me - but it all starts in just setting my mind to workout that day. Or eating "on plan" or just eating clean. One day at a time. One meal at a time. One workout at a time. 

I've been reading a book by Gary Foster, PhD titled "The Shift" and it deals with 7 shifts in our mind to be able to conquer the negativity in our mental vocabulary. I'm writing them down and putting them on my bathroom mirror to remind myself daily of these positive changes to my internal dialogue. The next book I'm reading is by David Goggins, "Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds". THAT one is going to be a powerful one and looking forward to diving in!

We all know that this journey is NOT an easy one. You know the line:  If it was easy.... EVERYONE WOULD BE DOING IT - Right?!  But each of us has our own path, pace, and changes to go through in order to be healthy: mentally, physically, spiritually, and emotionally. It takes time. I have to keep reminding myself this and allowing to show myself grace when I fall is HUGE for me. I'm an all or nothing mindset kinda girl and I'm slowly changing that to doing the best I can for that day. Not to focus on the HUGE goal set before me, but just the small ones for that week or even day. I would also suggest getting Julia Rene's journal book called, "Know Your Power" (you can get it on Amazon and it's AMAZING and so helpful with this)!

So let's make this day, week, and month be the best that we can make it to be on our journey! Let me know and comment how you are doing - how I can encourage you - what you want to see more of on this blog - let me know you were here! :)

Middle of October ... UPDATE

 So here we are towards the end of October and some GREAT things are happening!

I joined a challenge through a "company" called Built Different. They are amazing! I HIGHLY suggest that you check them out if you are looking for a coach or support. I would also recommend Kaitlyn Raymond as another resource... it all depends on what you are looking for and your goals.

Well, through this challenge for the past 6 weeks, I started off strong, but then.... like always, started pooping out and didn't work out the way I wanted to, always stuck to plan, and the mindset STUNK!

Well, there was a mini-challenge within this challenge - and I was 1 of 3 that won a $50 gift card AND an entry to the next challenge for the winter!!! WHAT!?!?! This is what I needed to really put forth my best effort to get on this journey and finally lose weight and KEEP IT OFF!  With this, I've been binge watching episodes of THE BIGGEST LOSER and how the contestants came on to the show - watching how much weight they were dropping weekly is amazing! However, I do understand that they have access to workout 24/7 and someone either teaching them how to cook or cooking for them. The nutrition part, I THINK I have a good handle on it - it's just being consistent with the workout portion. I do have access to a gym 24/7, but don't have the time to workout 3-4x a day either like the contestants. 

So, with that - what's my balance in life? What is my plan or schedule to get it in? The best time for me to get it in is in the early mornings - HOWEVER, I LOVE my sleep and it's hard to get up in the morning. In the evenings, I'm tired from the day and want to spend time with my boy. Sooooo... looks like I go to bed early to get up early to get to the gym...like 4am early...so that means waking up at 3:30AM to get dressed and at gym by 4. Gives me 2 hours to workout - 1 hour lift, 1 hour cardio. By doing this, I know that it will help melt this fat off my body AND keeping up my nutrition. My mindset will always be a work in progress - always a daily check. 

I can't wait to be able to post my before's and after's... of course, I'll still post my in between's... LOL