Today is one of those days where nothing is going right. I woke up with such high hopes, but they quickly evaporated. It’s not worth talking about really, but it’s not fun. I hate when one thing after another goes wrong.
It’s one of those days where it feels like life is conspiring against my plans.
But instead of feeling sorry for myself or making things worse by turning to food, I’m going to fight back. So what if nothing is going right? If I keep trying something eventually at some point is going to have to work out for me.
Speaking of workouts… I’m about to get super serious up in here with my workouts. I finally measured myself yesterday, five months since the last time, and oh dang I’ve gained inches. In a bad way. Even though I weigh less, my body hasn’t been kept in it’s previous awesome condition.
Inconsistent exercise (especially strength training) has not been good to me. So I’m going to get serious about going every day (except Sundays!) and getting all my strength training sessions in for sure. I really want to lose more inches and finally get into those size 14 jeans comfortably!
So instead of giving in to the day of suckiness, I’m fighting back. I’m planning and plotting, focusing on the things I can do and can control. And despite my previous lack of it, I really have control of my workouts.
But enough of this.
It’s the weekend.
The weekend!
Go have some fun.
Hey lovely girl, I’m proud of you. I feel like bad things continue to add up the more negatively focused you are, so it’s amazing that you are trying to push past that and find something positive in a sea of crap. You’ll find that awesomeness soon. I would help you with a haircut if I could but I’m not good in that area.
AND HOOOOOOORAY for strength training! I honestly believe that’s one of the most important factors in weight loss. And it makes you feel so much stronger and empowers you both mentally and physically. Lift hard. Don’t waste time and go all out because I know you can! KICK BUTT!
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Thanks. Haha, the haircut was going to be the highlight of my day and then it just disappeared. It was really sad, but I can’t dwell on it. I just can’t.
I love weights but sometimes I let myself lapse and just am not consistent, which doesn’t get me very far. So I’m going to try my hardest to be consistent with it.
Sorry, those days are the worst!
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: exercise is the silver bullet.
For the majority of us, when we’re exercising regularly and with a purpose, it gets into our mindsets and prevents us from straying off the path with bad eating. I know that for me, when I’m consistantly working out, I equate just about everything that I put into my mouth with the amount of time it will take exercising to erase those calories. When I look at a donut on the breakroom table, I don’t see a warm delicious pastry; I see 45 minutes on the stairmaster… and there are few things on God’s green earth that are worth 45 minutes on a stairmaster.
Likewise, when I get away from my exercise regimen, I find myself much more likely to eat badly, eat too much or just slip back into my mindless eating habits.
Exercise and diet… it’s all interconnected, and it’s tough to have success on one front without expending a lot of energy on the other.
Good luck getting back after it, Mary.
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Hehe. I agree with you and all. But it’s not like I haven’t been exercising. I have. I just haven’t been doing strength training. Not regularly at least, for several months. And that’s lame. I’m going to go get strong.
You are so positive all the time. Hang in there and I hope you have a good weekend!
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Hardly. But I’m trying. Really.
Go have yourself a wonderful rest of the day and throw in a terrific weekend too.
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Jack is EXACTLY right… it is exercising with a purpose!! That is when I am doing my best with my eating.
Thanks Mary!!
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Yay it’s the wkend! And yay for you being so positive!
I am definitely inconsistent with weights. Most of my weight stuff is just my Thursday weight lift classes, which I skipped this wk and last cuz my knees needed a break. He (our teacher) makes us do so many squats and getting on and off platform and jumping that it always bothers them and after a few wks in a row they start to hurt. I need to be less lazy and use the weight machines on days when I don’t have weight class. I hate being weak!! :)
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Great way to focus on the positives even when the negatives keep showing their ugly face. You will come out on top because of it!
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A quote that always inspires me on difficult days:
“Begin with the actions you CAN take.”
There is always SOMETHING I can do to move closer to my goals.
(Sorry, I’m using caps because I don’t know how to do underlines here.)
That’s okay about the caps.
There is something you can do. Always.
what type of strength training are you planning on doing?
Type? Ah, um, I don’t know. Just a basic strength training routine.
I admire your honesty and all that you share. I think weight lifting regularly helps, but I’m so bad about it, too. Hope tomorrow is a brighter day, Mary!
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Good for you for making the decision to persevere through the bad day… that says a ton about how STRONG you are! :)
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Fight the good fight! You can do it!
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Hi, Mary. I feel your pain. If you haven’t seen it already, you might want to check out my blog post entitled “Expectations” (http://mayrent.blogspot.com/2010/04/expectations.html), which is on exactly this topic.
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Thanks Sherry, I’ll check it out!
Your positive attitude is awesome! I’m so sorry that you had a yucky day, but it sounds like you’re on the right track in terms of mindset. That’s an ambitious plan for the gym, but if anyone can do it, you surely can.