So, this has not been such a great week for me. Ironically enough I have been eating right and well. My desire for sweets has actually been less then normal, and I've been enjoying plenty of colors.
Unfortunately, I have developed a small tummy stickin' out this week. Bob thinks it's because I couldn't resist the temptation of the biscuit... I don't think I can remember what they taste like anymore... So, Why? Why I ask? I have been eating well...
Oh. Yeah. The other part of that... Exercise... :(
That has been missing from my week. I'll be honest. On my days off I didn't want to do anything but lay on the couch. I've been dragging myself to work. I've just wanted to veg... So I have come to the conclusion that I have thought for about 6 months: I must exercise.
We all need to exercise. To be mobile and to be active is just apart of what makes up our being. But I am talking about a different level: a compelling must that without it I will become 300lbs eating endless shrimp for 3 hours... YUCK!
When I exercise regularly my body stays in shape, my energy is higher, and my moods are balanced. While I think Bob likes to push my buttons sometimes, (that's part of the fun of being married, right?) when I don't exercise, it is definitely easier for those buttons to pop off! So, tomorrow is a new day! I will find even 10 minutes to lift up my pink kettlebell, and by the end of the week, I'll be back up to my blue one... I'll keep you posted!
Monday, June 29, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Bupkis!
So I have been trying to think of something inspiring to write in my blog for about a week. What did I come up with? Bupkis!
Life has many inspiring and defining moments for us. When you meet your first love, you are inspired to love freely and walk on air. When you have your first child you feel like you can take on the world to protect them from harsh reality. When you have your first bad medical report, you are inspired to a way of health and fitness. The reality is that while these, and many other, inspiring moments are wonderful, they fade. We cannot live a life completely full of inspiring moments, otherwise they would no longer be inspiring, would they?
So I suppose my inspiring thought for today is to live life consistently when you are not inspired. Sometimes you will not have a new recipe to try, so you will need to make something that you have already had hundreds of times before. Sometimes your workout will seem kind of boring, but you know you need to push through it. And I am sure that we have all had days when we certainly did not feel inspired to go to work, but we do it anyway because of our obligation.
I'm not into the business of lying to you all. I have a difficult time with consistency. One day, I'm detailing cleaning the house, the next I have dishes piled up in the sink. Sometimes I feel I could snatch the 16kg kettlebell, and sometimes I feel like the 4kg would be much better. Pushing through to what I know I can do, rather then what I feel I can do, is the key to living through our uninspired moments. Then the inspiring moments will come, and you will love them more when they do!
Life has many inspiring and defining moments for us. When you meet your first love, you are inspired to love freely and walk on air. When you have your first child you feel like you can take on the world to protect them from harsh reality. When you have your first bad medical report, you are inspired to a way of health and fitness. The reality is that while these, and many other, inspiring moments are wonderful, they fade. We cannot live a life completely full of inspiring moments, otherwise they would no longer be inspiring, would they?
So I suppose my inspiring thought for today is to live life consistently when you are not inspired. Sometimes you will not have a new recipe to try, so you will need to make something that you have already had hundreds of times before. Sometimes your workout will seem kind of boring, but you know you need to push through it. And I am sure that we have all had days when we certainly did not feel inspired to go to work, but we do it anyway because of our obligation.
I'm not into the business of lying to you all. I have a difficult time with consistency. One day, I'm detailing cleaning the house, the next I have dishes piled up in the sink. Sometimes I feel I could snatch the 16kg kettlebell, and sometimes I feel like the 4kg would be much better. Pushing through to what I know I can do, rather then what I feel I can do, is the key to living through our uninspired moments. Then the inspiring moments will come, and you will love them more when they do!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
The Infamous Plateau
It happens to the best of us. We start to workout. Hit up the treadmill. Pump some iron. Throw around some kettlebells. We cut our calorie intake. We cut out the drive-thrus. Add some lemon to the gallons of water we drink. And it happens... WE LOSE WEIGHT!!! WOOHOO! We shed amazing pounds of fat, tone up, and have a ton more energy. We keep going at it, thinking we will maintain our newfound health and, dare I say it, continue to tone up. The goal in your mind is to become the model on the fitness magazines that line up by the treadmill section of your local gym.
CRASH! You didn't see that coming, did you? All of a sudden you don't feel as energized. The fat is not shedding as quickly. Your 2 tickets to the gun show are no better then your muscles when you were 4 years old. This is when some people think "I've been working so hard. What's going on?" And sometimes, yes it does happen, they give up. As sad as that sounds.
I hit one of these plateaus. I was using the 8kg kettlebell for awhile. I teetered on moving up in weight, but really wanted to make sure my form was good, and I could last, and blah blah blah... They were all excuses. Lies I was telling myself to make myself feel better. Last week, Bob told me that I should start only using the 12kg. He has recently has moved from a 20kg to the 24kg. He makes himself only use the 24kg because he knows he needs to push himself if he ever wants to get stronger. And now he was encouraging me to do the same.
So, this week, it's been me and the 12kg. And I feel like I'm off my plateau. Now...PLEASE understand that sometimes one may hit a plateau because of overtraining. This does not mean you should not be active everyday, but what it does mean is that you should take your days of "rest" and still be active. Go swim, play a game of catch, go for a light jog or a brisk walk... do something. And on your workout days, go hard!
Don't let the lies win! Keep trying to beat yourself, and you will be surprised with what you can accomplish!
CRASH! You didn't see that coming, did you? All of a sudden you don't feel as energized. The fat is not shedding as quickly. Your 2 tickets to the gun show are no better then your muscles when you were 4 years old. This is when some people think "I've been working so hard. What's going on?" And sometimes, yes it does happen, they give up. As sad as that sounds.
I hit one of these plateaus. I was using the 8kg kettlebell for awhile. I teetered on moving up in weight, but really wanted to make sure my form was good, and I could last, and blah blah blah... They were all excuses. Lies I was telling myself to make myself feel better. Last week, Bob told me that I should start only using the 12kg. He has recently has moved from a 20kg to the 24kg. He makes himself only use the 24kg because he knows he needs to push himself if he ever wants to get stronger. And now he was encouraging me to do the same.
So, this week, it's been me and the 12kg. And I feel like I'm off my plateau. Now...PLEASE understand that sometimes one may hit a plateau because of overtraining. This does not mean you should not be active everyday, but what it does mean is that you should take your days of "rest" and still be active. Go swim, play a game of catch, go for a light jog or a brisk walk... do something. And on your workout days, go hard!
Don't let the lies win! Keep trying to beat yourself, and you will be surprised with what you can accomplish!
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