beautifullyambitious’s BodyBl

Well yesterday I just got so mad at myself that I have decided enough is enough. Lately my diet has been really slipping and my training hasnt been as intense and I have been using the great excuse of "I will re-start tomorrow". Well, thats bullshit! (excuse the language) I decided enough is enough, no more excuses and its time to re-claim control!

 I first took a long hard look at how great I was doing a few weeks ago then had to figure out what is different now or what is affecting me to go astray onto the too well traveled path (the one that most obese people track on) instead of staying on the unbeaten path that offers amazing views… I have come up with its a combination of Murphy’s law kicking my butt, lack of sleep, lots of out of town visitors and being thrown out of routine. In a perfect world I would have my little routine every day but life doesnt work that way. I realized that I need to re-create and re-adjust my "plan". When I plan I succeed- when I dont well I get a whole lot of excuses and a whole lot of chaos!

So…with all of this new found awareness of bullshit and excuses and chaos I decided to write out a plan. I attempted to do this with creating a "cut" diet BUT have since decided "cut" diets are great for those people who compete or who don’t have a 5 year old, a puppy or a new job they are trying to stil figure out..its just not my thing.

The positive side is I now know how to create one should anyone I know ever need help but again, counting carbs is not for me. I instead have decided to go back to the "natural" side of life…eating as natural as possible (fruits, raw veggies, lean meats) and really limit complex carb intake… (oatmeal, brown rice, whole grain bread and pasta)- if I do eat them it is before 2 pm. I have decided to taper my meals… making my biggest meal lunch (I dont have time for a big meal in the morning) and my smallest meal in the evening. I am introducing more foods and spices that I dont usually eat to offer up a variety to my diet (such as pumpkin, squash, ginger ect ect). While yes, this isnt as technical as a formal "diet" it works for me and it is what I did before..just now I am tightening up the foods I take in… I am back to planning my meals the night before and preparing (measuring ect) my meals the night before so in the morning I just grab and go. Less chaos, better mornings and better eating!

Yesterday after swearing at myself I also got so motivated that I wrote out my training schedule through Dec. I downloaded a calendar template from Microsoft Templates and tailored it to fit my needs- I even added little pictures of weights and cartoons flexing for added fun. I now have a plan… I train for 5 days and then rest 1 day.. over a 7 day week I do 2 days of lower body weights & pilates or yoga, 2 days of upper body weights and cardio, then 2 days of straight cardio and ab work. I have a plan for days when I am away from home all day and just bought a little mini cooler to pack away foods for all day trips to the beach.

I have the plan, the will power and I belief I will succeed. Enough is enough and I want the teeny weeny bikini!

Have a great Thursday-

Andrea

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