it's not what you're thinking.
i actually do want to get physical.
like as in moving.
burning calories.
fit.
in shape.
(nothing else your dirty little mind is thinking, mmkay?)
and olivia newton john in her prime just stated it best.
let's. get. physical.
i've been on sort of a fitness kick lately.
i posted a little bit about it last week, but wanted to expand a little more on it.
as i mentioned before, i have been counting calories using the awesome website/app combo over at
i also have committed to doing one dance class per week and two yoga classes.
might i add that these are at 6 o'clock in the morning.
i know.
but seriously, even though i am not a morning person,
(at all!)
i'm actually really excited about it!
last week was supposed to be my first week doing this new schedule, but my alarm clock and i kinda went retarded on tuesday and wednesday
(sorry again to stephanie and madeline who showed up to class and i didn't! whoops!)
and i didn't make it to those two classes.
but i did go on monday morning and thursday morning and loved it.
it felt so good to start the day off right and feel sore again.
yoga is no joke though.
i took a yoga class years ago and didn't really "get it" so to speak, but man did it whoop my butt.
literally.
my butt still hurts from thursday! ha!
so i'm looking forward to progressing in that and getting to do all sorts of crazy yoga poses.
i don't know what it is, but feeling sore just makes me want to eat better.
it's a constant reminder.
whenever you start walking to the kitchen for a snack and you have to move slowly because your backside is killing you...let's just say it keeps me in check to choose snacks wisely.
i also have found it super encouraging to browse the fitness tab on pinterest.
there's just a lot of good motivation and inspiration going on over there.
i could sit there for half an hour everyday and feel like
i've just had an epiphany.
it's awesome.
i've used multiple quotes/tricks on a daily basis i learned from pinterest.
a few i can think of off the top of my head:
"nothing tastes as good as skinny feels."
count down from your current weight to your goal weight whenever you want to binge.
"you can't out exercise a bad diet."
i've also found a plethora of crazy good recipes.
which i will be sharing on a regular basis.
so keep checking back in on tasty tuesday's! :)
i've also really enjoyed reasonstobefit.tumblr.com.
it's pretty self explanatory...
it's just a ton of good reasons to be fit.
i think the key word here is fit, by the way.
i'm not looking to be skinny, or tiny, or little.
i want to be a healthy, tone, beast.
i'd like some curves...with some muscle.
i'd like to look like a woman...while being strong.
but most of all i'd like to just feel good about myself again.
i had started beating myself up for not being able
to make the slow carb diet work.
and then quitting the 30 day shred.
but what i learned is, it doesn't matter what you did yesterday.
what matters is today.
what matters is making good choices today.
because no matter what i look like in the mirror now,
i know that if i just keep making good choices on a daily basis
the change will come.
and i shouldn't beat myself up over one day of mistakes.
start over the next day, just keep looking forward and make the best decisions for today.
i can honestly say, i have never been so motivated to be fit and healthy.
i turned down waffle house to stay home and eat oatmeal.
unheard-of.
i went three whole days without drinking a coke.
flabbergasting.
i am looking forward to waking up at 6 am tomorrow to go workout.
shenanigans.
but enough of my ranting and raving about weight loss and fitness.
i think you get the point.
i guess i just wanted to share this to have some sense of
accountability and encouragement.
thanks for listening. :)
see you tuesday...i'm not giving away any details, but you won't be
fishing
for a new salmon recipe any time soon!
...see what i did there...? huh?! huh?!
ok, just check back on tuesday.
xoxo,
heather
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