first of all, let me just say, i can't believe it's already been
30 days past.
i'm slowly but surely seeing the physical changes of
all this hard work but more important than that, i'm
seeing the mentality changes in me too.
while it may all sound so monotonous: wake up, eat healthy,
snack healthy, work out, eat healthy, snack healthy, workout again,
eat healthy, snack healthy and then wish you could eat that bag of cheetos
in your pantry... it now all makes sense to me.
when you start eating healthier, you realize how much
you used to depend on eating as 'something to do'
"oh i'll just hop on the laptop and snack on some
(insert junk food here)"
"picking up my kids from school, i'll bring some
crackers with me for the road"
oh, this is just me? not you huh.
damn.
well my point is that when you start learning about what
fuels your body and gives it proper energy and what
percentage of those types of food you should be eating, you kinda
start looking at food a totally different way.
yes, the plain and simple, 'oh that stuff has too many calories'
will get you at first, but then you start looking at carbohydrates
and how much of that is actually fibre, not sugar. fats, you'll start
looking at what kind of fat and where its coming from and whether
or not that's a good or bad source. then protein, does it have
too much or too little.
then knowing all of these things makes you want to put together some
awesome meals which i'll share in coming posts.
not only that, i am learning how my body
reacts to certain workouts, where i'm a total bitch (glutes & triceps)
and when i own the gym: (biceps, hamstrings & abs). knowing
my strengths and weaknesses pushes me to go harder
on my workouts even when i know i'm dreading it.
in the words of bob and jillian (biggest loser) i strive to make
each and every workout a 'last chance workout' and
make sure that i leave that gym with my heart in my throat
and my body sweaty.
but. if i go back home from that workout
and say to myself "gee you deserve ice cream cuz
you just killed it at the gym" then i'll completely nullify
everything i worked so hard for at the gym.
while it sounds so tempting to reward all of those
calories burned with something calorie laden, it's
counter productive (duh) and it'll make those pounds even
harder to lose!
60 some odd days left to go..can't wait for the reveal!
