I Workout......

Thanks LMFAO, that song has been stuck in my head for the past two days, might as well make use of it. Day three is done. I really didn't want to work out today. I'm quite sore from yesterday, especially my legs. Walking down the stairs with the laundry basket is quite challenging, each step my legs threaten to go all jelly on me. I sort of have to stop after each one for a second, just to catch my balance and get stable. II admit today, I went down the stairs sideways, it didn't hurt as much.

If you know me in real life or online, you know how much I hate working out and exercising. Come to think of it, who really likes it?! Sure there are some people that do, I am so not one of those people. I dread the thought of it. But, I force myself to do it and I have to say, I feel really good after. I'm assuming it's the rush of adrenaline or the endorphins or maybe just the knowledge that I accomplished what I set out to do. Even though I carry that good feeling throughout most of the day (usually), I can still easily come up with a million reasons to not do it the next day. I'm tired, I'm sore, I don't want to, One day won't hurt. It hit me though at that very moment, no one day won't hurt but it's that kind of thinking that leads into skipping two days, three days and so on. Before you know it, you've missed a week, a month, two months and you end up beating yourself up for "falling off the bandwagon". It's kind of like having a credit card. You have say $4000 that you own on your card but you go to the store and you see something you really want to get so you think "What's another $200?". How dangerous that way of thinking is! If you say that to yourself each time, you end up maxing out your card and sitting on top of a debt that you can't possibly pay. Feelings of guilt and despair creep it. Really, when you think about it, missing a workout is kind of similar. So this morning, I stopped trying to think of a million and one excuses and I just did it. I feel great!

The first time I started doing the 30 Day Shred, I was very committed to it. My mom had bought me a dress and while it fit, there were some lumps and bumps that showed that I really didn't like. I cut out all junk food, only drank water and did the workout 7 days a week. While there was no weight loss, there was a huge loss of inches, 7 overall to be exact. The second time I did it, I didn't go quite so hardcore, I took the weekends off and wasn't very diligent with my eating but I did see a loss of 2 inches. This time around, I'm going to be back to 7 days a week, cutting back on the junk food and increasing my water intake. I'm so very close to my goal. I'm trying to decide how I'd like to celebrate it. Normally I would reward myself with food or shopping. I'm not interested in either one. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!! I'd love to hear your feedback, not just on this but on your own weight loss goals and such.