Keeping it Going

Last week started out so well.  Then, somewhere mid-week life got difficult and I had to make some changes, ultimately cutting out 3 of my 6 workouts.  I felt pretty bad about that.  However, I still continued to eat healthy and choose wisely.

My husband and I celebrated our anniversary this past weekend and I allowed myself one day to splurge. We went out to a nice dinner and ordered an appetizer (ahi tuna,  pretty healthy), glass of wine, entree (mine was grilled swordfish with vegetables and garlic mashed potatoes), and finished the meal by sharing a slice of cheesecake with raspberry sauce.  It was delicious!  And I don't really feel too bad about it either.  Besides the butter in the mashed potatoes, I think what I selected was pretty healthy.

So, despite my "splurge" over the weekend, I am not discouraged.  I jumped right back into my schedule this week and am determined to make it through, completing 6 workouts.  I know it will be difficult to workout 6 days a week, just as it was during P90X, but I'm challenging myself this week to make it happen.  I've already scheduled them into the WOWY calendar to hold myself accountable.  Here is my schedule so far:

Mon- Core X2
Tues- Kenpo Plus
Weds- Chest, Back & Balance, ab ripper X2
Thurs- Cardio X
Fri- P.A.P. lower, ab ripper X2
Sat- Yoga X2

Life is going to throw you a curve ball every now and then, and you're going to have to make some impromptu changes.  That's okay!  Don't beat yourself up over missing a workout or eating a slice of cheese cake. As long as you are committed to living a healthy life by eating right and exercising, you can't lose.  Enjoy a splurge day every now and then. Just don't allow it to become a habit.

Living a healthy life is about changing your lifestyle and making good decisions.  It can't all just be about diet.  "Diets" will only help you lose weight for a short period and the weight loss is usually temporary.  I know this from experience. If  you don't change your lifestyle you will never attain your full fitness potential.  Dieting does not teach you how to live healthily. If anything, it teaches you to restrict yourself from foods you love and  ultimately you figure out ways to cheat it.   Eating healthy is knowing when to say no to temptation, knowing when to stop yourself from overindulging, and knowing when it's okay to say yes. It's about having a good balance of all three.

Change your mindset about dieting and fitness and be prepared to be in this for the long haul. Being fit is a goal for life and you can only attain fitness when you're willing to challenge yourself, make wise choices in your diet and push yourself to the limit with exercise.  Commit to being fit.  Change your mind, change your body, change your life.

Until next time...