It's been tooooo long since I've dedicated time to write. It's been even longer since I've read through my fellow campers' blogs. Apologies my friends! The past 10 days have been crazy. The past 10 years have been crazy and I don't see it slowing down anytime soon!
Recapping last week....I did not log my food at all. Feel free to tsk tsk, point and shake the finger, etc. Unfortunately it was evident on the scale. I felt like I ate well, but even though I had 6 days of awesome workouts, I managed to GAIN 1.4. For about 10 minutes I let it get to me...really get to me. Then I made a decision to not allow a scale setback morph into a motivation setback. Truth is, my cardiovascular endurance is undoubtedly improving, and the scale doesn't measure that.
In an effort to step up my game, and to better prepare myself for my impending adventure, I'm having to shift the balance of home life, and dedicate more time to my workouts. I'm now doing two workouts a day, one outdoors so I get accustomed to walking on something other than a belt, and the second on the treadmill so I can fully focus on incline. This morning I totally stepped out of my comfort zone (and my warm, comfy bed) to walk 2+ miles outdoors in the rain before the girls awakened for school. I am not a morning workout person. Never have been. But the fact is that next week at Disney I need to hit the treadmill before we hit the parks, so I may as well get into the routine now. By the time I hit Utah in 3 weeks I should be conditioned to multiple workouts a day....although nothing I do now could ever be adequate preparation for what I'm about to endure. The best I can do is to push myself more and more each day. Tonight I ran 1 minute sprints on the treadmill. It doesn't sound like much, but for this walker it was. I swore to myself that I wouldn't run before boot camp, because I am deathly afraid of re injuring my bum knee. But I felt that my body was craving and capable of it.
Recapping last week....I did not log my food at all. Feel free to tsk tsk, point and shake the finger, etc. Unfortunately it was evident on the scale. I felt like I ate well, but even though I had 6 days of awesome workouts, I managed to GAIN 1.4. For about 10 minutes I let it get to me...really get to me. Then I made a decision to not allow a scale setback morph into a motivation setback. Truth is, my cardiovascular endurance is undoubtedly improving, and the scale doesn't measure that.
In an effort to step up my game, and to better prepare myself for my impending adventure, I'm having to shift the balance of home life, and dedicate more time to my workouts. I'm now doing two workouts a day, one outdoors so I get accustomed to walking on something other than a belt, and the second on the treadmill so I can fully focus on incline. This morning I totally stepped out of my comfort zone (and my warm, comfy bed) to walk 2+ miles outdoors in the rain before the girls awakened for school. I am not a morning workout person. Never have been. But the fact is that next week at Disney I need to hit the treadmill before we hit the parks, so I may as well get into the routine now. By the time I hit Utah in 3 weeks I should be conditioned to multiple workouts a day....although nothing I do now could ever be adequate preparation for what I'm about to endure. The best I can do is to push myself more and more each day. Tonight I ran 1 minute sprints on the treadmill. It doesn't sound like much, but for this walker it was. I swore to myself that I wouldn't run before boot camp, because I am deathly afraid of re injuring my bum knee. But I felt that my body was craving and capable of it.
I must admit that I'm still not fully focused on food, but rather completely focused on improving endurance so that I can physically get through the week of camp. The food will come. I will have no option that week other than to eat healthy and within their meal plan. Whatever amount of weight I lose that week will be huge momentum for me when I get home. And with my workout routines are already in place, I'm sure to succeed.
Best to you my friends, and sorry it's been so long!
Best to you my friends, and sorry it's been so long!
Good luck and enjoy disney!
ReplyDeleteYou are doing great Leslie! Keep up the great work!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to get your mind away from the scale and focused on your fitness. I hope your week is great!
ReplyDeleteBalance is key. Balance work, life, home, family, health, food, exercise, stress, sleep, attitude, and thoughts. You are headed in the right direction and doing it. You're thinking about what you're doing and reflecting on it. By doing these things you are learning to balance your needs. Stay strong! You've got this!
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