4/19 Starting Weight: 270
4/29 Today’s Weight: 255
15lbs down, 85 to go!
I didn’t want to work out today.
Hubs and I went out for a morning full of errands, trying to get ready for a crazy month. We are heading on a mini vacation to my best friend’s home in Myrtle Beach for the weekend and we have my baby sister’s wedding coming up, plus I am starting a new job! It’s been hectic in the Hufham house.
So when we got home from running around, I just wanted to sit down or go lay by the pool. The sun was shining, the palm trees were swaying and the pool was calling my name.
But I still hadn’t gone to the gym yet and I am trying to get some exercise in every day.
I know that the goal was originally 20 miles per day of some cardio, but with my tailbone still in pain, I’ve been struggling to even get 10 miles in. So I have been settling for just a solid hour and a half of some type of cardio. And that adjustment is okay with me!
But I didn’t feel like going to the gym at all.
What do I want more? To feel better and stay consistent, or to lay around and regret it later. I have already made this same excuse for years.
I knew that I had a weight lifting schedule I wanted to stick to and if I skipped the gym today, the whole schedule would be out of whack. I knew that I had to get some cardio in to stay consistent and build up endurance.
Not to mention that because Bran and I are heading to the beach for the weekend, I need to have a healthy mindset going into it.
I don’t want to skip days of my routine, but I also want to be able to have a relaxing mini vacation. I lay in bed debating if I should allow myself a cheat day or a day without exercise and give myself a break.
If you go back to my diet mentality post, I have always had a hard time when I “cheat” on my diet or routine, that I end up going off the rails for days, that turn into weeks, that turn into months.
As I am working on fixing those bad mindsets, I am reminding myself of why I am doing this.
The thing is, I can’t justify a cheat day. You know why? Because…
1. It will ruin the progress I’ve made with detoxing my body of gluten, sugar, amongst other things. I’d have to start over at square one.
2. The food is temporary. I’ll eat it and then it will be gone. I will regret it right after I finish eating it.
3. It helps me to build up my willpower and discipline. I need to be able to say no if I’m going to be successful.
4. That food will be there when my diet is over. I need to focus on the goal in front of me and not make excuses. I will have plenty of opportunities to eat good food in the future.
5. I will be that much stronger if I doing at least some exercise every day.
Sometimes it’s good to have some time to relax, indulge and enjoy yourself on vacation or out with friends. But when you genuinely have a goal you are trying to reach in a certain time frame, it’s time for you to build up your self discipline. (Something I have lacked for a long time)
Once you reach your goal, you have endless opportunities to figure out what a balanced life looks like for you. You can have those cheat days and indulge at that restaurant.
Remember, those restaurants are waiting for you at the finish line. They aren’t going anywhere. Stick to the plan! It will be worth it in the long run because your lame excuses just aren’t cutting it anymore. You can’t justify them.
You have everything in you to stay strong, avoid temptation and still have a wonderful time.
I did end up going to the gym. I finished my cardio and lifting routine, and I plan on doing some exercise every day we are at the beach as well. Whether that’s a morning walk with my best friend and her baby, walking on the beach, visiting a crossfit gym or jogging in the neighborhood.
The real test is what do you do when you’re faced with temptations all around you? And this weekend will be the real test for me.
I made a plan for these 100 days and I don’t plan on breaking it. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me and so can you. And I’m still gonna have just as much fun!
Til tomorrow,
xo S
Catch up on the first 10 days! > > >
Day 1: The wakeup call, the game plan & the “why”
Day 2: The habits to break & symptoms to shake
Day 3: The fat girl revelations
Day 4: The scale obsession
Day 5: The temptations
Day 6: The sugar withdrawal
Day 7: The personal trainer
Day 8: The noticeable changes
Day 9: The diet mentality
Day 10: The intervention & motivation