Hi guys.

This week was a step forward for me. It wasn’t a big one as I was hoping, but at least it was a step forward. I’m learning to celebrate every little thing no matter how big or small it is. Which means I’m choosing to celebrate the little step forward on this journey that I was able to take.

I was able to commit to working out three days this week, despite feeling horrible. And let me tell you I felt horrible this week. There’s something going around and I think my body is trying to catch it. So, this past week I’ve just been feeling really disgusting, inside and out. Runny nose, upset stomach, the whole shebang. And I honestly just felt like hiding away in my room away from the whole until whatever is trying to take over my body went away.

And though I know it/s no excuse I’ve come to finally accept that it’s one of my greatest weaknesses. I don’t like to be in pain of any sort! So, when I’m in pain I literally don’t want to do anything or be bothered by anyone. I just want to lay in bed all day alone and isolated from the world, and wish the pain away. And this week that’s exactly what I did. I spent a lot of time in my bed. The three days I did work out, I had to force myself to get out of bed.

And if I’m besting honest the days I did crawl out of bed to workout, I felt awesome. Well maybe not awesome but I did feel better. So I tried to tick myself into the idea that if I continued to get up and workout I would begin to feel better. The first three days proved that to be true. But then Monday came. [Read more…]

I have a confession guys and I’m almost afraid to admit it.

Week two of the Blogilates challenge for me has been a bust. I only worked out once this week, and I did not participate in any clean eating at all.

Now I know last week I talked a big game about how I fell off the wagon and was going to get back on it, and I still am. It just so happens that it wasn’t supposed to happen this week. And yes, I’m bummed about my lack of motivation and energy to see that pep talk through, but hey I’m only human.

So don’t scrutinize me yet!

Though I completely fell off this week it wasn’t a total waste. I thought I knew a lot of my negative patterns and behaviors, but this week I really had an eye opener for how I fall into these patterns. I also discovered, though I know somewhere deep down inside I already knew, that the things that were influencing these patterns are key factors to being and feeling your best every day.

What were those key factors? I was not getting enough sleep at night. My water intake was poor. And I was not nourishing my body with anything throughout the day. [Read more…]