Okay. So I was complaining yesterday about how hard it is to stay motivated. Well yesterday afternoon it got a little easier. I went shopping and bought a few new exercise tops and shorts. One of the tops and the shorts are a medium and fit me just right (I didn’t look like a stuffed sausage). I also bought a new pair of workout shoes. I have come to realize that the more you work out, the faster you break down shoes and have to keep replacing them (duh!) I kept trying to work out in shoes that were no longer comfy. So buying new workout gear made me motivated. But I also had a friend be very motivating for me. He is a fitness buff and my new workout partner, but had band rehearsal tonight so he was unable to work me out today but he gave me words of encouragement and motivation. Plus I also had an BSN Endorush (I love that stuff). So my pistons and brain were ready for a workout. I did awesome today. Not as well as I would have if he was there to push me to do that last rep but I was able to put him in my mind telling me to do another one (if that makes any sense). I did legs, back and biceps today. Of course cardio and abs cause that’s everyday. I did 4o minutes of cardio today. the gym was so jammed I had to do treadmill so I did my interval, which consists of 1 minute super power walk, and 1 minute mini sprint (just faster than a jog but not quite a full sprint. My goal is to get to 1 minute jog and 1 minute sprint. But hey not bad for someone who hates to run and bee lines it for an elliptical.
My diet was better today, i sorta cheated a bit today. I went to Costco to get talapia, asparagus, and chicken. Ended up getting a Costco hot dog. I’ve been doing really good staying away from fast food but I couldn’t help myself. I didn’t pile on the condiments like usual (not that it took away the fat in the hot dog itself) and the part I am most proud of (even my mother was amazed)… NO SODA! I know, it’s like WOW! “Hi my name is Tiaja, and I’m a soda-aholic.” I am very addicted to soda. Especially Coca-cola Classic. But if that is not available, I will have what ever is available as long as its carbonated and sweet. Also I did good for dinner. Baked Talapia, asparagus, no butter, only a pinch of sea salt, and few strawberries for dessert. I made extra talapia and asparagus for today, so I won’t feel the need to grab a quick bite of fast food, cause I have food already prepared. Now lets see if I can keep it up for the next 8 weeks. Now that my parents are helping by not bringing food home that is high in fat and simple carbs (i.e. soda, chips, cheez-its, ugh and Oreo cookies) it will get easier.
So what really sunk in to my head today is (cause I had the knowledge already), that getting fit, healthy, prepared for a competition, whatever you may be trying to achieve, is hard and hard work. But it is made a lot easier when you have a support system. Someone or some people who care about what your doing and interested in your goal, and want to help you achieve that goal even if it is a text of words of encouragement. I am glad I now have that. Maybe now I can do this!
Ordering my bikini today. Hopefully my co-worker will have time to do my measurements today.
It’s so hard…Yet it’s easy
03 Thursday Mar 2011
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