I briefly mentioned here that I am on a fitness overhaul. For all of my life, I've been typically health conscious of what I put in my body and strive to exercise a few times a week. HOWEVER, I would make exceptions to both of those. Happy hours, game nights, frozen pizza night over not making dinner, restaurants, ect all add up and take time away from work outs and focusing on portion control/caloric intake. Sure, it's OK to indulge once and while and have a day or two off of working out if the rest of the time is spent adhering to a discipline routine of health. Well, that was not happening. I was not adhering to a discipline routine. I know that I am healthy on paper - I recently had blood work done and all systems are good. However, I am overweight and I've never set out to see what being on a discipline routine would do to my body.
So, I decided for 1 year I will track everything I eat on myfitnesspal.com. My goal is to eat no more than 1600 calories of all the right stuff, but sticking to around 1,200. Also, focusing on work outs with a mix of strength and cardio 5 days a week. I have been at it since Jan 6 - our scale needed batteries and it was a polar vortex during my first week so I didn't weigh myself. I did weigh and measure myself the 2nd week and 2 weeks later from that I have lost 8lbs and 2 inches!! Holy heck, I will say that I am feeling great! Uh, amazing how that works - portion control and challenging work outs. Someone should really get this news out to the masses. ha.
And, no this is not a resolution. Though it did occur me on NYE just how fast a year moves. Let me mention this change is not ONLY for 1 year - I am confident, as I've heard from most people who have set out to get healthy, that before you know it you now have a new way of life. That it all becomes organic and any other lifestyle doesn't feel previously known.
I feel so driven and empowered!
Cheers to health and challenging your body.
xo
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