Nothing to it, BUT TO DO IT!!

So this is a saying you'll see a lot in the fitness world and you know what, ITS TRUE.
If your too tired, to busy, to overweight, ect. Whatever your excuse is, there is still no reason NOT to do what you planned to do.
Sometimes I am so tired and just can't eek out a rep and I force myself to TRY! When you TRY you WIN.
Trying is just as important as doing. It takes trying, failing, winning, and earning in workouts and fitness for you to get the journey. I'm not a great guru and I seriously struggle just like you, but I keep on trying.
I know that there is nothing to it if I DON"T do it so I tell myself positively TO DO IT!
Be confident and happy with yourself. Love who you are now so when you get to goal and maintenance you know who you want to be :)
For me it is no longer a set number on the scale or a set jean size, it is about how I FEEL.
I want to feel strong. I want to know I can run 5ks, 10ks what evers and ENJOY it. I want to know I can do any high intensity workout with the ferver of the women in the videos. Those are my goals. I don't want to look like some certain person or have people look at me like I'm super model awesome, those are FAILURE goals.
Set a WINNER's goal. Choose a goal that you have already had once before and reach that. Then set another and another. Soon you've met goals that you already knew you could reach and then go for the gold. Set a goal that someone you KNOW has reached. Like a friend of mine ran a 5k (same one I did last year~it was my first ever) and she ran it in 29minutes. So this year I have two 5ks that I know 100% I am going to run. I have set a goal of 30 minutes for the first one and 28 minutes for the 2nd one. I weigh roughly the same, but my ideals are different. I don't think I can do it, I KNOW I can do it.
Now it's your turn!!!!

Don't give up

Some days suck.
Sorry to put it that way, but they just do. Bad day at work, stress from a dentist appointment, unhappy weight on the scale, ect.
I mean you get the point.
Your going to run into bad things. Its just part of it. Don't give up. I mean  This too shall pass. We'll get through it. You know how some of the workout videos will say things like "You can do anything for 30 minutes" or my favorite "YOU'RE NOT TIRED" lol.
No its not going to be thirty minutes and then its over and yes you are going to get tired and need a break, but the point is you are going to get through it.
I'm in the "middle" of one of those types of events. I can say it is because of my "mood" or because of hormones or because of someone else causing both of these things to go crazy.
The truth of it is, its because of LIFE. and tomorrow will be entirely different and I may be in the best mood in the entire world.
There is no reason to quit eating healthy TODAY because of life TODAY. Continue in the healthy eating and DEFY that need to cave. Continue in your workout routine and watch the stress melt off with each stress droplet.
You'll get through. We Got This!!

The body you want is made in the KITCHEN

So the workout DVDs I've been doing lately remind me almost daily that my food is just important. And even though I eat clean, I am not always spot on.

Today my "mantra" was 'the body you want is made in the kitchen' every time I got hungry I ate fruit or veggies and drank water.
I hit 100 oz of WATER
AND was on target with my food!!
It worked! Now I hope I can do it tomorrow.
Breakfast was a 3 egg white omlet with spinach and tomatoes. Thats it!

I packed a salad of mixed greens & chick peas with a boiled egg for lunch (and raspberry vinegarette salad dressing) Yogurt and an orange for afternoon snack and an apple and egg for morning snack.

Supper isn't pictured but it was mixed greens with ground beef, black beans, shredded cheese, and salsa. YUMMY TACO SALAD!!!

 

I lifted weights tonight and did the best I've done in a long time. My heart rate was in zone for appx 25 of the 36 minutes! Thats awesome!

See here is what my daily burn was like!
Hoping to keep this up all week!
Hey did you see my giveaway on Facebook? It ended today! Tell me what you think.