It feels like forever!!
To even think about my own personal day one of my own fitness journey
after giving birth to our new addition Henry.
This morning I woke up to feed Henry at 4:35am and the thought of
creating a routine of waking up again at 5:00am every morning kind of gave me
hesitations. I thought oh man I’m going
to be tired!! I will be sore, there will
be mornings like today I will feed the baby and then press play. In that moment I knew at the core of my being
how others feel. It’s almost easier to stay the same then to make the changes
needed to achieve the goals you want.
So in my own self talk of mentally preparing myself for Day
one I wanted to share tips that worked for me in the past and also steps I will
be using starting March 23rd.
First I will be starting with a program called the 21 day
fix!! I’ve done the program in the past
and did the workouts until 36 weeks pregnant.
For me I know just getting back on a system I will need something that
is effective yet not I can control how intense I want to go based on the
weights I use. Also the plan keeps
nutrition as simple as it gets!! Hurry as a busy mom of three I need a system
with the lines drawn out from dot to dot or in this case from container to
container.
Next way to create a habit with fitness is to plan ahead, I
will lay out my workout clothes for the entire week in the basement AKA my
gym!! This will ensure I can walk into
the basement without talking myself out of hitting play because my clothes and
shoes are ready. My husband was
wonderful and hung a rack in the basement with 6 hocks on it which I can just
hang my six outfits from. As a busy mom
with a husband gone a large % of the week being able to work out from home just
works. I would never be able to stay consistent
if finding a sitter and driving to a class or gym where involved. I might show up 30% of the time and that
would leave me with 30% results.
I'm not going to wait for motivation...I would be waiting a long time. Motivation is not going to strike you like lightning and motivation is not something that someone else-nurse, doctor, family member can force on you. The whole idea of motivation is a trap. Forget motivation. JUST DO IT! Do it without motivation and then guess what happens? After you start doing the “thing”, that’s when the motivation comes and makes it easy for you to keep doing it. Motivation is like love and happiness. It’s a by-product. When you’re actively engaged in doing something, it sneaks up and zaps you when you least expect it. You’re more likely to act yourself into feeling than feel yourself into action.
Next my motivation will be to take those before pictures and
measurements relying on the scale will only hold me back from progress seeing
those before pictures and progress 30 days in will keep this girl motivated to
stay on track with those 5:00am workouts.
PLEASE take your before pictures because when week two comes or the
first night the kids are up because their sick you will give up on yourself and
your goals. Those pictures will push you
to push play!
Next to stay on track I will be setting an alarm on my phone
to remind me to go to bed a half hour sooner at night!! Ladies since when did we feel the need to be
superwoman without investing time into ourselves? It’s crazy!!
IF you want more energy than half hour ME time is needed. It’s like setting an appointment with your
boss, if the kids were sick you would find a way to still show up on time. If setting that time aside each day doesn’t happen
like setting a date with a girlfriend excuses will pop up. You’re worth it!! Make it happen it’s you against you! Set your alarm and put your fake smile, press play before your body can talk you out of it.
I promise I’m just like you the same fears of failing, the
fears of investing in a workout I won’t finished, worried about drinking
shakeology and not seeing results, worried about not staying on track with nutrition. But what I do know is, together we are
stronger!! The thought of losing weight
without accountability seems impossible but I know challenge groups work and
showing up with goals in mind, action steps to take to meet those goals, putting
a date on it, and sharing it with others is key. We start together and finish together. I want to help all moms wanting to lose the
baby inches and gain more energy and confidence. My entire goal has been to create a system
where others succeed. We start March 23
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