I like to think I'm a pretty strong person...but today I lost it a bit. This rain we've been having has not been kind to my back and recently injured shoulder. My idea of recent is a few months ago! And in case you might ask I did complete my workout today, well... because unless I am bedridden I will not miss it. My back actually feels better after exercise...the shoulder not so much!
So I had a bit of a meltdown and pity party for myself. Then I decided to go meditate. Post meditation....Ok I felt a bit better and had a chance to reflect on things...
This is what I came up with.....Despite my struggles, there are others out there that are in more pain than me. Despite my pain, I am able to do most of the activities I love. And despite my pain I have a pretty great life and I'm motivated to make it even greater!
I won't lie...there are going to be not so great days. But on those days, prior to having a meltdown, I am going to try to remember all that I reflected on today.
Pity Parties...Not Allowed!!!
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Recovery Week...It Does a Body Good!
Can you tell I have to remind myself of this??? And thus, the reason for my blog this evening!
This morning I woke up early because I knew the tile guys were coming to caulk the shower. I wanted to get my workout in first thing. Now I knew that on the schedule was Core 20 and Stretch 10, a recovery week for Turbo Fire. I had planned on doing some Bum Bum too, because well...I have a hard time with recovery weeks even though I know they are good for me!!! But I reminded myself why we have recovery weeks and I crawled back in bed with Maggy, figuring I could fit in my 30 minutes after the tile guys left. AH, it felt so good to go back to bed and REST!!!
The tile guys came and went and I headed upstairs. But I couldn't quite my mind that kept saying...."I think your thighs were touching this morning"! So after Core 20, yes I admit it, I threw in Bum Bum Live! Well...um...I didn't do the full Bum Bum so that's ok right???
The answer is a resounding NO!!! I give this advice to my customers all the time....your body needs the recovery week! It allows your body to rest and it allows your muscles to recover and grow. And perhaps most important of all, it prevents injury! Our bodies need this, especially after going hard core for 3-4 weeks. Now recovery week doesn't mean we sit around on the couch eating donuts! It is active recovery, but recovery nonetheless, and there for a reason.
I am not sure why I have a hard time following my own advice. Probably for the same reason people ask me..."do I have to take the recovery week?" For me, I think it is hard to get over the feeling that I didn't do enough, that I didn't burn enough calories, and oh my goodness...am I going to get fat!!! Oh yes, I still have that mentality hidden in the back of my head, although I do have to admit it has gotten much better! I am, after all, human. Yes, there was a time when I probably wouldn't have eaten this week, knowing I wasn't getting the amount of exercise I usually get. But I am learning to love my body and what it can do for me, flaws and all. But it is a process, one that I continue to work on.
It is Wednesday. I vow to follow the recovery week schedule as written for the remainder of the week because recovery does a body AND MIND good!!!
This morning I woke up early because I knew the tile guys were coming to caulk the shower. I wanted to get my workout in first thing. Now I knew that on the schedule was Core 20 and Stretch 10, a recovery week for Turbo Fire. I had planned on doing some Bum Bum too, because well...I have a hard time with recovery weeks even though I know they are good for me!!! But I reminded myself why we have recovery weeks and I crawled back in bed with Maggy, figuring I could fit in my 30 minutes after the tile guys left. AH, it felt so good to go back to bed and REST!!!
The tile guys came and went and I headed upstairs. But I couldn't quite my mind that kept saying...."I think your thighs were touching this morning"! So after Core 20, yes I admit it, I threw in Bum Bum Live! Well...um...I didn't do the full Bum Bum so that's ok right???
The answer is a resounding NO!!! I give this advice to my customers all the time....your body needs the recovery week! It allows your body to rest and it allows your muscles to recover and grow. And perhaps most important of all, it prevents injury! Our bodies need this, especially after going hard core for 3-4 weeks. Now recovery week doesn't mean we sit around on the couch eating donuts! It is active recovery, but recovery nonetheless, and there for a reason.
I am not sure why I have a hard time following my own advice. Probably for the same reason people ask me..."do I have to take the recovery week?" For me, I think it is hard to get over the feeling that I didn't do enough, that I didn't burn enough calories, and oh my goodness...am I going to get fat!!! Oh yes, I still have that mentality hidden in the back of my head, although I do have to admit it has gotten much better! I am, after all, human. Yes, there was a time when I probably wouldn't have eaten this week, knowing I wasn't getting the amount of exercise I usually get. But I am learning to love my body and what it can do for me, flaws and all. But it is a process, one that I continue to work on.
It is Wednesday. I vow to follow the recovery week schedule as written for the remainder of the week because recovery does a body AND MIND good!!!
Monday, August 16, 2010
Rockin' the White Sports Bra
Honestly, I don't need another sports bra! I can barely close my drawers as it is, but I found myself on the Victorias Secret site today and I saw one that caught my eye. Now, I am one that doesn't like a lot of coverage in my sports bras, even when working out in the privacy of my own home, although I do like some support. I don't know...call me wierd! SO...I ended up buying one in black and one in white.
Now I have not spoken to my photographer in a few months, mainly because we've both been busy. But we do need to do another shoot because the last one, although turning out awesome, left me with green hair! Another story for another day, sad but true!!! What a bummer! But I vowed to make the next shoot KILLER!
WELL, who should email me today out of the blue, but Joe!!! The very same day I bought my fabulous new white sports bra!!! Some day in September....SURE! Time to rock the white sports bra!!!!!
Now do I feel photo shoot ready, heck no!!! So, it is time to really tweak what I've been doing. I know it doesn't need much tweaking, but tweaking nonetheless. And one may ask WHY? Well yes, I would sure like to see myself in a fitness magazine. But if that doesn't happen, well then I can say I did it and I have the awesome pictures to prove it!!! So I guess it is more of a goal for me to look super fantastic and know I did my best to get there!!!
Come September I will be rockin' that little white sports bra!!!
Now I have not spoken to my photographer in a few months, mainly because we've both been busy. But we do need to do another shoot because the last one, although turning out awesome, left me with green hair! Another story for another day, sad but true!!! What a bummer! But I vowed to make the next shoot KILLER!
WELL, who should email me today out of the blue, but Joe!!! The very same day I bought my fabulous new white sports bra!!! Some day in September....SURE! Time to rock the white sports bra!!!!!
Now do I feel photo shoot ready, heck no!!! So, it is time to really tweak what I've been doing. I know it doesn't need much tweaking, but tweaking nonetheless. And one may ask WHY? Well yes, I would sure like to see myself in a fitness magazine. But if that doesn't happen, well then I can say I did it and I have the awesome pictures to prove it!!! So I guess it is more of a goal for me to look super fantastic and know I did my best to get there!!!
Come September I will be rockin' that little white sports bra!!!
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Grumpiness...PFFFTTT!!!
So today I was grumpy. I didn't start the day grumpy. But a few things happened that made me grumpy...a detour on the way to a clients house totally threw me off and made me late, got lost going to the vegetable stand (thank goodness for GPS or I'd still be riding around!) and then I got home and something wouldn't print for me. ARGH! So I proceeded to take it out on those around me and then stopped.....TIME TO MEDITATE!!! I went upstairs, turned on the music and meditated. Much better!!!!! I can focus now and realize that all of those things...they don't matter. What do I have to be grumpy about, really???
I came out of the meditation session feeling so much better and knowing that I am truly blessed! I have a Beachbody business that is changing my life, a petsitting business that I love, my family, a wonderful husband, my fur children (and Bud) and the opportunity to change lives every day! Yes, things may not go my way every day and there may be days when I have more pain than others but you know what.....on those days I choose to go upstairs, turn on the music and remember why I shouldn't be grumpy!!!
I came out of the meditation session feeling so much better and knowing that I am truly blessed! I have a Beachbody business that is changing my life, a petsitting business that I love, my family, a wonderful husband, my fur children (and Bud) and the opportunity to change lives every day! Yes, things may not go my way every day and there may be days when I have more pain than others but you know what.....on those days I choose to go upstairs, turn on the music and remember why I shouldn't be grumpy!!!
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
The animal crackers talk to me....
And this is why I have one cheat meal a week!!!!
The weekly cheat meal, for me, helps to keep me on track. You see, these darn animal crackers have been talking to me from their cabinet in the kitchen...."eat me, eat me, come on a few won't hurt, who will know...." I have abstained, by avoiding that particular cabinet, by remembering the results I have achieved and by remembering the example I set for others even though they may not be peering into my kitchen window. But mainly because I know that Friday is a couple days away and I can have those animal crackers THEN. Will I be thrilled come Friday?! OH YES!!! Will I feel icky when I'm done eating them? Probably. But that feeling of ickiness gets me through another week because it reminds me of all the reasons that I do eat clean. The main reason being that it makes me feel good!!!
I don't believe in deprivation. You only live once. However, I do believe in moderation. And I think if you eat clean 6 days a week, then there is nothing wrong with one cheat meal on that seventh day.
I guess it would be just as easy to throw the darn bag of animal crackers away so their little voices wouldn't taunt me, but then I wouldn't have anything to blog about would I?
Friday...two days away!!! :)
The weekly cheat meal, for me, helps to keep me on track. You see, these darn animal crackers have been talking to me from their cabinet in the kitchen...."eat me, eat me, come on a few won't hurt, who will know...." I have abstained, by avoiding that particular cabinet, by remembering the results I have achieved and by remembering the example I set for others even though they may not be peering into my kitchen window. But mainly because I know that Friday is a couple days away and I can have those animal crackers THEN. Will I be thrilled come Friday?! OH YES!!! Will I feel icky when I'm done eating them? Probably. But that feeling of ickiness gets me through another week because it reminds me of all the reasons that I do eat clean. The main reason being that it makes me feel good!!!
I don't believe in deprivation. You only live once. However, I do believe in moderation. And I think if you eat clean 6 days a week, then there is nothing wrong with one cheat meal on that seventh day.
I guess it would be just as easy to throw the darn bag of animal crackers away so their little voices wouldn't taunt me, but then I wouldn't have anything to blog about would I?
Friday...two days away!!! :)
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Meditate...It's good for you!!
Well here I am...getting ready to blog and not sure what to write about! Hmmm....let's talk about my new goal...to meditate for atleast 10 minutes a day.
So far I have made my goal three days in a row! I truly think that is an important component of our health and fitness programs that alot of us, including myself, skip. Breathing deep is so important for us...our bodies need oxygen and when we're running around all day long most of us are taking shallow breaths. Not good for our bodies.
How did this new goal come about you ask? I've been having a recurrence of my back pain lately and I think the humidity has a lot to do with it. However, I started thinking about what I could do to be proactive and help my body. How about BREATHING! Lack of oxygen is not good for the body, maybe my body needs more oxygen. So on that day I made my new goal. I've also been continuing my acupuncture and that gives me a good hour of ME time and using my foam roller.
So I guess my point is....take some time today for you to BREATHE!!! Your body will thank you!!!
No go meditate...It's good for you!!!
So far I have made my goal three days in a row! I truly think that is an important component of our health and fitness programs that alot of us, including myself, skip. Breathing deep is so important for us...our bodies need oxygen and when we're running around all day long most of us are taking shallow breaths. Not good for our bodies.
How did this new goal come about you ask? I've been having a recurrence of my back pain lately and I think the humidity has a lot to do with it. However, I started thinking about what I could do to be proactive and help my body. How about BREATHING! Lack of oxygen is not good for the body, maybe my body needs more oxygen. So on that day I made my new goal. I've also been continuing my acupuncture and that gives me a good hour of ME time and using my foam roller.
So I guess my point is....take some time today for you to BREATHE!!! Your body will thank you!!!
No go meditate...It's good for you!!!
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Balance...
Blogging has been on my "to do" list for weeks now! So why haven't I done it? Well, for one I haven't really figured out this whole blogging site yet and I think it takes me out of my comfort zone! I hate not knowing what the heck I'm doing. But if I have learned one thing...you need to get out of your comfort zone in order to grow. And I've been trying to find some sort of balance in my life where I can separate business and pleasure. That, my friends, is extremely hard for me to do.
Things have been extremely busy for me, which is a great thing! I am extremely blessed!!! I have also suffered from some health problems which have "shortened my days" because I've been sleeping in more. Less hours in the day=less time to get things done. Because, one thing that has not suffered have been my workouts. Those get done first thing!!! I am dedicated to my workouts and clean eating. I am, after all, a product of the product!!! :)
SO...in my quest to find balance I will make blogging a priority! Snazzing up the site will also be in the works, but please be patient, the actual blogging will come before the snazzing!! :)
Be well and make it a productive day!!!
Things have been extremely busy for me, which is a great thing! I am extremely blessed!!! I have also suffered from some health problems which have "shortened my days" because I've been sleeping in more. Less hours in the day=less time to get things done. Because, one thing that has not suffered have been my workouts. Those get done first thing!!! I am dedicated to my workouts and clean eating. I am, after all, a product of the product!!! :)
SO...in my quest to find balance I will make blogging a priority! Snazzing up the site will also be in the works, but please be patient, the actual blogging will come before the snazzing!! :)
Be well and make it a productive day!!!
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