Our workouts keep getting longer!
What started out as 10 minutes has gone to 20...to 30 in the course of just a few weeks.
The other day, including yoga and hand weights, we did a full hour of working out!
On the days when it doesn’t feel like enough, we go a little bit longer and push that much harder.
My future fit self is going to thank me for this!
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This is my first real workout sweat!
Why would I take a selfie of myself all sweaty? Because this is actually a huge milestone for me.
I’ve always done the bare minimum while working out, just enough to have my body moving to where I don’t sweat because it’s always seemed so icky to me.
NOT ANYMORE!
This time, I am giving this 110% and I am sweating my butt off to lose 50 pounds by the end of the year!
I saw somewhere that sweat is fat crying and I am all for that.
This is me, sweaty and proud of myself for completing a 45 minute HIIT workout, unfiltered and determined to prove to myself and everyone else that I am capable of doing whatever I put my stubborn mind to...
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You don’t have to survive on nothing but quinoa and kale in order to lose weight!
This was our dinner last night: tostadas. Delicious tostadas piled with crunchy lettuce and yummy tomatoes.
For 345 calories, I was able to have two. A little bit of refried beans spread on the shell, a sprinkle of cheese and topped with olives.
If you portions things out and don’t go crazy, you can eat all the same foods you love.
Keeping your meals in moderation is the key to making changes that you can sustain the rest of your life.
Almost two weeks ago, I began my first day of a 30 day yoga challenge. I'm doing standing yoga for now, to gradually ease myself into the practice, and because all those cat/cow poses are murder on my wrists.
In the past, I've completed a month of riding the stationary bike and 30 days of marching in place/indoor walking videos, so I'm not a complete newbie to the challenge concept.
Yoga is something I hope to continue doing long after the thirty days is done because I know it would be a healthy habit to integrate into my daily routine.
What I’m liking best about yoga is how I’m reminded to BREATHE.
So often during the day I find myself holding my breath and it’s nice to take a few moments out of my day to focus on inhaling and exhaling.
I’m enjoying standing yoga videos from @yogawithbird and @ashleymfreeman.
I’m so proud of my hubby!
He’s started working out with me EVERY SINGLE DAY and has embraced my meal plan like a boss!
It’s so nice to have him doing this with me and pushing me to keep going and do better.
This second vaccine shot sure kicked me in the ass!
Yesterday I was exhausted and achy all over and went between hot and sweaty to freezing with chills and spent most of the day in bed.
This morning I’m feeling a tiny bit better, so we’ll see if we can manage to get a light workout in or at least some stretching.
On the bright side, I’ve lost my appetite and can barely make it over 1200 calories. I’m forcing myself to eat in order to keep my strength up.
I look forward to feeling like myself again and like the strong warrior I did last week...
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My level of dedication to this workout plan is phenomenal, if I do say so myself!
Yesterday, we made sure we got our yoga and workout in before we went to get our second vaccine, so that there wouldn’t be any excuses not to get it done. (Hubby’s started working out with me now and that makes me so proud of him!)
This morning we felt like crap, but we marched in place anyway because our arms were so sore from the injection.
I’m through making excuses for not working out, so that’s pushing me to keep going and not slack off, no matter what’s going on in our life.
With hubby by my side, we’re in this together and everything is possible...
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