Making_A_Change’s BodyBlog

I [heart] leg days. This morning was one of those mornings where I had to kick my own butt out of bed. But I said to myself–as soon as I get to the car, I am going to be loving it. And, sure enough, once in my car (that REEKS from spilling protein shakes again and again) I got that pumped up feeling. My daughter hates getting in my car. She says, "Mommy, I don’t want to get in! It smells so bad!" It does. The seats and floor and so crusty. There are assorted stains–yellow from the banana nut bread protein shake, dark yellow from shakes that contained fresh bananas, brown from the chocolate shakes, and lighter brown from what I am assuming are shakes with peanut butter. It boggles the senses.

I did legs today and finished with 10 minutes of running. Billy was there, training his other client. I think I work just a smidge harder when he is there–it is almost like getting another training session! And I think I am secretly competing against her. Even though she has been working out with him longer, I find myself looking over to see if she has changed much. Are her arms poppin’? I am competitive with very few things, so I was surprised to find myself making comparisons. I was recently asked why I was eating chicken and broccoli at breakfast time. It’s funny how my perception of eating and what to eat at specific times has changed. I am on what could be considered my third meal. I had an apple before my workout (4:45 a.m.), a protein shake on the way to work (7:15 a.m.),  and at around 10:15 a.m. I am eating chicken and broccoli. And I will have the same at around 1:00 p.m. Then, a shake or some salmon (depending on what I have time to prepare) at around 4:00 p.m. Then there is dinner and my pre-bed shake, if I am still hungry. I also keep protein bars in my purse in the event that I need an extra meal. they are close to 300 calories, so I can eat 1/3 or 1/2 with some fruit and feel great. It also helps them last longer two and well worth the money spent. I have been working with three boxes for months, now. This is just the way that I eat, now. If I don’t I feel like I will fall flat on my face–I get really light headed. As I was sitting and eating, I was thinking about when I would have rather been eating something else. In other words–I’m sucking down this brown rice, but I would rather have a candy bar, or cake, or just something other than this. I can now say that I really do love the clean eating. I enjoy having something sweet now and then–ice cream is my weakness, the Thanksgiving sweet potato pie was delicious. I just like the way eating well 90%+ of the time makes me feel. I feel energetic and alert. My stomache doesn’t act up. The only downside is the frequent trips to the bathroom. Eating well does clean out the pipes….well.Don’t know how I ever went 4-6 hours and ‘forgot’ to eat. Man, the bloating is coming down and I looked a little leaner in the mirror. I cannot wait until this summer! I am going to have guns blazin’! Look out now!

This morning I began thinking about the Resolution Rush that is about to go down in a few months. Every January, the gym becomes a madhouse at the time that is usually the quietest. Everyone is trying to fulfill that promise to themselves to get healthier and/or lose weight. While the two go hand in hand many just focus on the ‘losing weight’ part and forget about the ‘healthy’ part–the part where you have to eat well and often. The part that requires the change is behavior that makes this whole thing sustainable. It seems tedious to eat so often; and I have to admit–it is. The shopping, the preparation, the chopping, the containers, carrying it around, the schedule, etc. But it is worth it. It takes a while to become a part of your lifestyle–but once it is–you can’t imagine doing it any other way.

I think I am going to do back, biceps, and abs tomorrow. My elbow has been a bit stiff, so I really need to go back to taking the glucosamine. I’ve been taking my liquid multivitamin/flax seed oil shots in the mornings. That stuff is so gross. Some people put in there shakes, but I don’t like to do that. It’s so gross, why would I want to taste that over and over again. One time, to the head is enough for me.

Hmm, I think I need to get back on that recumbant bike. I haven’t done that in a while–and I can sit on my butt and watch TV! I used to do that bike often back when I was really getting started. My legs changed alot. Maybe I’ll add a second long cardio day (30-40 minutes) on the bike. We’ll see.  Maybe it’ll help my butt.
November 27

REST DAY
Even though I was on vacation this past weekend, I worked myself really hard. So, today’s rest day was well-deserved and needed. Tomorrow, it is back in the gym–yeah! I think I am going to do legs and some abs. I am going to make every effort to get my legs at least twice per week. I was bloated and holding about 4 pounds of water, I am now down to around 2 pounds. I am happy that a few of my co-workers have made some fitness commitments–and I was the inspiration for that. That’s pretty powerful. It makes me wish that I was around my family more often. Maybe someone would begin to take their health more seriously.

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