This month, (three days ago to be exact), I started Jamie
Eason’s LiveFit Three-Phase program for getting into shape. I highly recommend it. It is free and lays out your meal structure and all workouts. Recipes and a food list help to give you some general direction for how your meals should be portioned. Jamie is a great body builder and role model and her program works for all ages and all body types! Of course, you should always consult with a doctor and/or professional before starting any type of exercise program.
I’ve already been
doing weight training and have consistently been going to the gym and working
out with my trainer since April of this year. It has taken a while but I have
seen really great results. That is how it works in the real world without diet
pills, fad diets, starving yourself, etc. A healthy body takes TIME and a whole
lot of discipline. You have to listen to your body and you also have to push
your body a little bit at a time. It is never easy and a lot of the time it
isn’t very fun either. But as you make it a habit—believe me, it took months
for it to become a habit—it becomes more of an addiction. It becomes a
priority. It becomes something you have
to do and something you want to do.
Or maybe that’s just me? But most of us don’t make it to that point because we
give up too easily when we don’t see and feel the results right away. Guess
what? I’ve been going at this since April and I still haven’t reached my goal!
But I can feel a huge difference.
I don’t necessarily have a weight goal set…I will know when
I meet my goal when I feel comfortable enough to confidently wear a bikini and
when I can comfortably curl a 20lb. dumbbell. A lot of my friends see my
incessant postings on Facebook about my trips to the gym, motivation, body
building, healthy eating, etc. A lot of those friends support me and a lot of
them are very jealous or feel “put down” by them. Whatever goal you may have in
mind, your journey to get there is going to be very different from everyone
else’s. I think it is important to support and encourage people no matter what
you’re going through, no matter what point you are at in your life.
I want to share my experiences with you in a very realistic
way. I’m not going to post a food or workout journal every day and give you a
play by play. I’m just going to check in every once in a while and talk about
the obstacles that I face and that I have overcome and the things that help me
move closer to my goals.
These are a few challenges that I had starting out and have
currently:
- · Grocery shopping/cooking for one is so difficult. Food goes bad so quickly and I end up wasting so much money and then just opt to go out to eat anyway.
- · Eating healthy/organic can get expensive.
- · Getting motivated to get my butt in the gym – Obviously! I think we can all relate to that one!
- · The cost of gym memberships was a problem for me initially.
- · Not having structure to workouts and not knowing what to do.
- · Plateauing after a few weeks of a successful routine or regimen
- · Not finding the time to workout.
- · Finding healthy recipes that are appealing and satisfy cravings.
Little by little I am trying to overcome all of these. It is
a lot of work but I want it bad enough and that is the only thing that is going
to take me through to the end.
What kinds of things are challenging to you?
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