I've also been terrible about counting my Weight Watchers points. I think maybe WW and I just aren't meant to be. This happened to me in 2010, as well. I was great about it for about a month and then totally fell of the bandwagon. I think maybe just straight calorie counting may be the best route for me. If I can stick with my strength training 3 times a week there's no reason I shouldn't be able to pretty much eat whatever I want whole-food-wise and splurge on the weekends (within reason, of course).
My main focus this week is to start this new exercise routine. I'm pretty excited about it! This is the book I've been reading:
My goal for this week is to start implementing these workouts. I only have to do 2-3, depending on what my schedule allows for - perfect for being a working mom! It's a 16 week program. The first 4 weeks are called the "Base Phase", where you build base strength using mostly your own body weight for resistance training. I played around with just some of the warm-up moves (one thing that I'm little annoyed about - you HAVE to do the warm-up before every workout - I'm terrible about warming up!)... this warm-up is no joke. It's full of all kinds of plyometrics (a fancy word for jumping) and squats galore! I will have some damn sexy legs after all of this, that's for sure!
One thing this book talks about that never occurred to me before is: do your core training FIRST. If you work on the rest of your body (which, of course, utilizes your core but doesn't necessarily FOCUS on it) then by the time you reach the end of your workout and settle down for those ab exercises, you won't be able to push yourself because you and your core will be too worn out! Interesting concept. I don't know about you folks, but I always save my core for last. It'll be interesting to see how this core-first idea goes.
I may go back to just plain old calorie counting this week, also. We'll see. I need to get on-board with clean eating, too. I was pretty good about that before I got pregnant.. and I've had good days/weeks in the last couple months, but right now I'm totally addicted to junk food again. I'm not sure how to motivate my eating again. I think I'm just going to have to buck up and do it. One good thing: I cooked dinner tonight. It was just spaghetti. But at least I COOKED. I was going to make a salad to go with it... but my lettuce was gross, because my veggie drawer in my fridge has decided that it likes to freeze things now. Lettuce doesn't freeze and thaw very well, in case you were wondering. Lol.
Edit:
So, I had planned to start this Body Breakthrough thing tonight, but real life got in the way. James had a terrible day at school and the baby is teething so we both were super busy with the kiddos until about 8pm. It's hard for me to motivate to workout if it gets much later than 7:30. Maybe I need to think about getting up earlier in the morning to exercise... it makes me so tired just thinking about it.
I know part of the problem with the kids is the time change over the weekend. It's hitting me pretty hard, too. But I told Mike that tomorrow I HAVE to workout. I can't keep putting it off. It's really effecting my mood and my stress control. I had a bit of a breakdown yesterday because I just got overwhelmed and had no outlet - ie: beating the crap out of my body. Plus my hormones are still all over the place... from that whole having a baby 3 months ago thing. Working out definitely helps with that. It's amazing how the human body works.
Another goal I want to set for myself for this month is blogging more often! I used to blog almost daily, and now I'm lucky if I get two in a week. Blogging is an excellent "drain" for my stress, too. I'm realizing it's all about making time for myself. I need to start making myself a priority.
Stay tuned for my thoughts after my first workout in my fitness experiment!
Have you thought about not loading yourself down so much with things you think you 'ought' to do? What if you stave off calorie counting and just focus on getting into a good workout routine for a bit? Once you have your workout routine, maybe then start on the calorie counting.
ReplyDeletePerhaps you're just piling too much stuff on yourself and since its been hard for you to keep up with everything you've set down for yourself, you're easily discouraged if you don't get them all in? Just a thought. You're doing pretty awesome either way, I just think you might be being to hard on yourself. :)
Love ya bunches!!
Is trying to accomplish two things overloading? lol
DeleteI'm not really focused on calorie/points counting right now. My main goal is to get back into an exercise routine. It's already been proven that I can't really lose weight without exercising, so that's the most important thing at any point during this process.