My one month 30-Day Challenge is almost over, in theory, tomorrow. But I am going to keep going, of course!
To recap where I've been, I went on vacation for a week and then came home desperately needed to recoup my sanity and my schedule. I'm still working on it.
During my vacation visiting my in-laws I had originally well-intended to exercise daily! I wanted to go running (90 degree Florida heat and 3000% humidity be damned), I wanted to take bike rides and visit the gym a few times too. The reality was that I went for one bike ride, three long-ish walks and went to the gym one time for not long enough. I did eat well though. When I got home last Thursday I went to the gym Friday, did 30DS Level 1 on Saturday and the gym again on Sunday. Monday I went to BlogHer ... Tuesday I sat on my fat ass and called it a day of "relaxation" and yesterday I got it together and did 30DS Level 2.
In my past life I would have said, "well, shit, sickness, vacation, I didn't achieve what I wanted to so I failed, bring me the ice cream and the tub of hydrogenated-oil laced chocolate icing, please and don't forget the whipped cream!" Instead, I'm choosing to tell myself that THIS IS LIFE. I got sick. I gave the baby my cold. I went on vacation to visit my in-laws. LIFE GETS BUSY. And setting goals to exercise is KEY. Setting super-high goals is okay too, it gives you a new paradigm to work towards and if you just accomplish half of your goal you didn't necessarily fail, you in fact, stayed on course and did achieve more than nothing. So, um, success?
When I realized that if I just changed my thinking about my time away from daily exercise I could change my entire mindset about where I was in reaching my goals I felt a contentedness that was brand new to me.
I reached my first weight loss goal and for a few days I felt lost. I didn't know where to push myself next. Pre-baby weight achieved. Clothes fit. Now what? But, I have always been a little too-heavy. I have always wanted to be healthier, leaner, more muscular and more fit, so that is what I'm aiming for now. I want to lower my body fat and become more lean. I enjoy feeling strong and healthy. It is empowering and mind-opening.
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