It's Saturday and even though the rest of the house is sound asleep I still am up by 05:00am, ready to face Shaun T. The fan is blowing, the water is at the ready and I’m decked out in sports bra and tennis shoes. Let’s do this. Every day that goes by I can feel the improvement in myself. I’m not going to lie and say it gets easier because so far it has not, but I have more strength to complete exercises, more stamina to follow through with things. Heck, I jogged out to the garden last night to get some herbs and thought to myself, Holy Cow… this is easy… jogging has never EVER comes easy to me! Normally I walk out to the garden. I was so excited by the visible improvement that I jogged back to the house too.
Take 2 of the Plyometric Cardio Workout was so much more fun this time around. It probably helped that I knew what was coming this time and wasn’t staring at the time left of the workout on the screen. One thing I can definitely say for this workout is that I am never bored. I swear I actually smiled this time. There are basketball jumps, ski jumps and a number of other jumps I don’t even remember. We definitely worked out our legs, our core and our arms this morning.
The absolute best part about all of this is how I feel. My calves feel normal, my arms don’t hurt. Yeah, there’s a little soreness in my thighs and my abs but that seems to be only when I’m trying to get up. There is more energy in my step, I’m not grumpy because I hurt and I’m not popping anymore Tylenol. On the whole I feel like I had a great workout but didn’t kill myself doing it.
TIP: LISTEN TO YOUR BODY! Yes, you’re doing this to get stronger but you do not want to push yourself beyond your limits. Don’t give up but pace yourself, listen to your body and do what you can. You don’t want to injure yourself or throw up. No one likes to throw up.
Ultimate Will Test:
I was feeling so positive yesterday. I did my workout, I survived work, and I am under my calorie count. It’s been a good day and I have thoroughly enjoyed it… they seem to be few and far between. As soon as I walk into the house I know I’m in trouble… the telltale smell of baked goods is heavy in the air. We are intimately acquainted; I would know that smell anywhere. I turn the corner from the hallway to the kitchen and my eyes lock on the cookies cooling on the racks. My mouth starts watering and I throw my head back making the ultimate sound of disgust in my throat. Why? Why do you torture me so??
These are one of my favorite’s too… oatmeal chocolate chip. They’re made with coconut oil instead of butter giving it a wonderful faint coconut taste and I pine for them beyond reason. I immediately began mentally calculating all of the calories I’ve had during the day. I’ve been faithful to my diet plan and am actually a few hundred calories under what is recommended for me by the Harris Benedict Equation. I have no clue how many calories are in these cookies but they can’t be more than 400, right? I make peace with myself in my mind and allow myself the one cookie, quickly retreating to the office where I can’t see the rest on the counter.
It is pure heaven; I sit in the computer chair eating it slowly, savoring each taste of sugar, oatmeal, vanilla and chocolate. All too soon it’s over but I can still feel the taste and texture lingering on my tongue. Oh I miss these things so… but I also do not miss the sugar hangovers. I am contenting myself with eating only the one cookie and I consider this a good compromise for myself. I am allowed the treat but not allowed to overindulge. Still on the hunt for those low calorie desserts though…
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