Pros
- I feel leaner and my clothes fit better.
- I like having an exercise plan instead of randomly figuring out what I might do for the day.
- The workouts are very different than what I'd normally do, which puts me outside of my comfort zone. (this is also a con -- see below)
- Having an eating plan feels pretty good.
- Increased awareness of thoughts is really taking me by surprise (in a good way). Yesterday's insight? I have a basic belief that people don't like me, and the few who do are just delightful anomaly. Is this true? Actually, no it's not. More food for thought and for counseling...
- The workouts use weight machines, which I'm quite unfamiliar with, so I'm outside of my comfort zone.
- I feel tired a lot more than I did before I started this. (I'm sure this is part of the adjustment to doing something new.)
- Workouts take a long time to do, partly because of my unfamiliarity, and partly because they're pretty long workouts. This may also be a "pro" since it's part of why I'm feeling leaner in less than a week.
- Food is boring and sometimes I don't want to eat at all, rather than eat another Gardenburger.
- I miss my kettlebell workouts.
- We leave for Maui in 4 weeks and I want to look and feel fantastic.
- It's time to get a handle on my eating and find a way to overcome some habits (huge bowl of cereal nightly, cookies every time we see a Starbucks, etc.) that are not moving me in the direction I want to go.
- Lower weight = less stress on joints as I train for the Nike Half Marathon.
- Trying something new gives me more tools to use for my clients as we work to achieve their goals.
3 comments:
I use machines too, but often I go for Free weights, and some Machines like Smith Squats, Lat Pull-downs, Behind the Neck Presses on a Smith, are unnatural movements, and not ideal.
I will say though, don't fall into the trap of needing a reason to give more.
I appreciate you want to look good for a trip to Maui, but that's like many other people who say, they want to look better for Holidays, Weddings, Christenings, Barmitzvahs etc etc, it becomes something they give a lot to for 4-8 weeks, then afterwards some of that effort goes down the toilet, and diet / exercise becomes patchy.
Not trying to sound preachy, but hopefully you can find a way, to get your mind 100% tuned into this, for the long run, not just the short-term.
I'd be bummed to see you posting about a week after coming back, saying stuff like how holiday food was so-so, and then the week had resulted in sketchy food intake, and only 1-2 workouts.
Not that if you did say that, I'd be less impessed with you as a person, that would never happen.
So hopefully you can get a handle on this for the long-term, as I am somebody who wants you to succeed at everything, just as much as the next person, and I hope you do that.
Be strong Leslie, chin up, and GOOD LUCK. You CAN do this.
You are amazing.
:-) :-).
Matt
Sounds like you are doing fine. All new programs have ups and downs! You will get used to it!
=)
You'll have to email me or call me and let me know how this Tony thing really is working out. I have my opinions, but they are just that. I know you would tell it how it is ;) Plus, I trust your thoughts/feelings.
Keep those thoughts positive and know you are a beautiful person inside and out!!
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