So, something I really need to work on is self-discipline. In the busyness of life, craziness at work, and spending time with Austin it is difficult to be disciplined to eat well and exercise. For those of you who know me well or have been reading my blog know that I love good food and have made several attempts to get healthier that have fizzled out. See Healthy Wife, Healthy Life: 1. It’s a sad truth to face- that when the going has gotten rough, I haven’t risen to the challenge and pushed through it. I’ve bought into the lie that getting healthier and losing weight should be easy and seamlessly fit into my life. WRONG! Getting healthy and achieving weight goals takes intentionality, hard work and DISCIPLINE!
For about a month now, I've been tracking all of my food and exercise. I've cut out regular consumption of starches, bad carbs, sugary drinks and most sugar. Regarding my diet this means cutting out potatoes (soooo hard for me!), white rice, pasta, bread, baked goods/sweets and sweet tea. It has been the farthest thing from easy! I've been eating a lot of salad (I definitely recommend Chick-fil-A’s new salads), steamed and fresh vegetables, brown rice, and lean meats. I didn't realize how much bread, pasta, rice and potatoes I have been eating! I have splurged about once a week on this, but I feel healthier overall and am eating less in general.
In addition to eating well, I have begun a Boot camp for Moms on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 6-6:45 a.m. (soooo hard to get out of bed!). My friend Katie encouraged me to try it out and I love it! It also helps that my friend Blake (who led the GO Trip to Honduras last year) is the instructor. It’s a circuit workout (which is my favorite type of exercise!) I think I have exercise ADD. I get so bored doing the same thing for more than 8 minutes. With the Boot camp, I get everything rolled up into one with the accountability of a group and jamming to awesome music the entire time! It is TOUGH, but I feel great afterwards. I've made some new friends in the process and enjoy working out with them!
In addition to Boot camp, some of the ladies in my office and I are doing workout videos after work on Tuesdays and Thursdays! It is such a blessing that we get off at 4 p.m. instead of 4:30 p.m. during the summers. I’m able to exercise and get home in plenty of time to make dinner before Austin gets home.
Up until now, I haven’t actually worked out 5 days in a row. We've been traveling or I haven’t felt well due to allergies, but this week is the week! My body is so sore and I’m so tired by the end of the day, but I’m pushing through!
I’m already seeing results. I've lost about 5 pounds and a few inches total from what I've been doing this far! Can’t wait to get fit and see more results!
