I am no expert I fail often with my eating and sometimes I still get lazy with my workouts.
The best tips and tricks for working out is to not be intimidated by the gym or running. IT WILL be hard, it will suck, there are about 7,000 other things you could be doing like catching up on your dvr recordings. But I try to focus on a specific goal like the local color run on Oct. 5th and the Half Marthon in November. If I don’t have a goal then I will not work out and if I do then it won’tbe to the best of my ability. When I first started running I had a specific goal and that was to run the 5k for paws exactly 8weeks later so that meant I had to complete all my runs and I had to focus on my eating. As far as my tips for the gym don’t be scared to go to the weights area. It may or may not be constipated with steroid ridden men but everyone is there to better themselves and most of the time unless you are just being cray cray everyone is focusing on themselves and not paying attention to anyone else. When I first started working out I literally got on YouTube and searched for different workouts. I don’t have any that I specifically remember to share but I also would get on Pinterest and tried to find different workouts that I could do each day. Now a days I love reading Skinny meg's WOW (workout Wednesday posts) I get most of my new workout routines from her, She’s brilliant!
Running, I started using the free C25K app by Zin labs and it worked wonderfully! Granted it said to only run 3 days a week but I was so out of shape that I would run 5-6days a week just to catch up. I have a mental block with running on treadmills…I just can’t do it, I feel like a hamster. I can run at a local track but I can’t go farther than 3miles because I also have a mental block about that. I can run longer, better, and faster on the open road. I don’t always have my route figured out sometimes I just go with the flow, it gets pretty exciting, and is never boring. Running on the open road did take a lot of courage which took me about 9 or 10 months after I started running to do. When starting out don’t focus on your time or how far you go just worry about doing your best and finishing, don’t quit! Running is still hard for me most days but I do it because I love it and I want my child to grow up and to aspire to accomplish something(s) that are productive whether that’s physically or mentally.
While I’m running I try to relax my shoulders if I tense up and stress while running I won’t run for very long. I have actually stopped during runs because I wouldn’t relax and my neck hurt that bad!
I focus on my music sometimes I sing outloud, I pray, I talk to myself I cheer myself on during the hard runs, and enjoy the scenery! It’s fall now so the trees and grass are constantly changing. Focus on your past think about all the people who told you CAN’T do something, now work at proving them wrong! I once was told by my dad that I was smart and that’s all I would ever be good at! I am now proving him wrong it’s just too bad that he isn’t alive to see it. Another example is my cousin-in-law(JD) was at work yesterday and was talking to an old boss of mine (T) something brought up me having a race coming up and T asked, “is she racing a car?” JD answered, “No she runs!” T said rudely, “you have got to be kidding me?” JD said, “No really, she runs like 10+ miles a week.” JD told me that he was so speechless that he walked away. T never said anything about me not amounting to anything but he was always rude to me but by his reaction he didn’t believe in me either.
I think about when I’m done running that I would love to post a picture of myself and be proud of my accomplishment after said run. I want to be able to tell people or have people like JD bragging on me. I know this sounds conceited but I am very proud of my accomplishments thus far.
Best tips for eating….
One tip is to not keep junk food in your house or at your desk (if you have a desk job). Before my cousin-in-law moved in it was strictly forbidden to keep any junk in our house. Now we have two toddlers(cousin-in-law’s child too) I don’t mind it sometimes for them but I try to at least keep it out of sight…Out of sight/out of mind. If I have it stacked on my fridge of course I’m going to want to rub that shit all over my face. But if I keep it in a cabinet on the top shelf I’m less likely to work very hard at getting it #shortgirlproblems.
I used to keep my drawer at work stocked with healthy yumminess but have since vetoed that idea. I was eating too much of those healthy foods and was tempted even more when I was bored. Now I keep a couple of options in my desk (like a couple pieces of fruit or a protein bar) also I do not carry cash often so I can’t just run to the vending machine for a quick chocolate craving.
A tip for dealing with stress that works for me….I still sometimes have a problem with this one…..
One day last year my husband and I had a fight, I had just received a notice from the bank that my account was over drafted, and my child was cranky from teething on top of needing to clean the house. I was stressed and all I wanted to do was stuff my face. I literally walked into the kitchen…and by walk I mean paced back and forth. I began to talk out loud to myself, I asked myself, “Are you truly hungry?”…I even answered myself…. I said, “no.” I know this is crazy but bear with me. I then asked myself, “what do you want to eat?” I think I wanted chocolate or cookies or something to that affect… I then asked myself, “What will that food fix?” then I just stood there…I knew whatever I ate and whatever amount I ate would not fix my stress, make my child feel better, put money in my bank account, or fix the fight with the hubs. And I knew that after eating I would feel even worst because of my weak decision. So I went and sat down on the couch and watched the baby play…I believe I got down and played with her and tried to keep my mind off of eating and since then if my belly does not growl or I do not feel weak from hunger sometimes I get dizzy if I have waited too long to eat I will talk to myself out loud. If I’m at work and fear that someone might hear me I go to the bathroom and have a little pep talk, once I’m done I will return and chug water until I feel better about it.
I try to always. ALWAYS. have water with me. It embarrasses my husband sometimes that I carry around a 64oz jug of water almost everywhere we go. But I normally don’t care what people think. Most of the time your hunger pains is actually from you being thirsty.google it!
**I try not to eat after 7pm unless it’s a protein bar/shake after a workout.
**I don’t skip meals! If I’m not hungry, and it has been 2-3hours since I last ate, I will eat something light like a protein bar, a piece of fruit, 50 calorie piece of string cheese, or a fruit cup.
**Get enough sleep! If I get less than 6hours of sleep I will not workout. PERIOD. I know other people have different opinions about this but for myself if I don’t get enough sleep my body feels like it is running on fumes and it does me no good to stress it out even more.
**Don’t worry about failing. You will fall down. You will take a wrong turn many times but the point of this “journey” is to get back up and get back at it. I’m living proof of this!
**Don’t let other people’s opinions or successes/failures determine your successes/failures! There is no good that can come from you comparing your life to someone else’s!
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