It WILL be worth it!

Okay. So I know this is late but it's up! These last couple of weeks have been crazy but I am trying to get back on track. I am SUPER sore today from yesterdays workout. I just finished a thirty minute run and then directly after did the insane abs workout from Insanity. It felt really good to do. And now I am writing this blog post! I call it a successful day.
I also ate pineapple today, which was super delicious! I'm realizing how much I love it! I'm also going to go grab some avocado because I am hungry and it sounds delicious! Besides...it's better than some other foods I could grab right now.
To be honest, for the past three-ish weeks I haven't felt that motivation I did when I first moved back to the west side. I've lost that drive that was propelling me forward in this get healthy track. But today...there was a hint of it for me. It's really not that hard to get off my butt and go for a run or do an extra workout even while I watch TV. If I can sit while watching TV, I can do an ab exercise while watching TV. So...I'm hoping that this bit of drive I found today will stick. I'm hoping that I can find that push to keep me going through the long, cold winter. I know that as the weather gets colder and the sun rises later, my desire to stay in bed will grow. But I just have to keep pushing. Like I've heard a thousand times, "No one said it would be easier, they just said it'd be worth it." So here's to pushing through the hard parts to the part where I get to see the results I'm longing for.
On a positive note...these pictures on this post vs the pictures on my first post...it's not bad. I feel like this progress so far is pretty darn good motivation!

Fat Days

So...I'm assuming you know exactly what I'm talking about. Fat days. They are not fun at all but we all have them. The days where no matter what we put on, how we do our hair or makeup we still feel fat. That is my day today. Plus, I have to post my pictures of myself that I was supposed to post yesterday. It's not my favorite but I have to keep going forward! I know that I will have these days periodically. They aren't fun and definitely make me feel defeated. But the only cure is to keep going with the hard work and dedication! So I will continue on this path I have chosen. Plus, I'll be seeing one of my biggest and strongest support groups later this week! One of my best friends moved to LA last year and she's back to visit!! All four of us are getting together to get some dinner and catch up! I am so insanely excited! They are just the breath of fresh air I need!!
Honestly, I think having supportive people in your life might be the biggest secret to success in anything. These people are here to help you through the tough times. To get you over those humps. They remind you why you are doing it and to keep pushing your towards your goal. I'm blessed and thankful to have my life full of people like that. So...even though this is a fat day, I know this week will be exactly what I need!

Post College Life

I really thought that post college life would allow for at least a little more free time. But so far it really hasn't. I wake up early to go exercise, then I come home and have thirty minutes to get completely ready for my day before I leave for work, where I sit in an hour and a half to two hours of traffic. Then I work, go home through about an hour of traffic, and get ready for rehearsal. Then I go to rehearsal, come home and go to bed, then repeat again the next day. Now, don't get me wrong I'm loving every minute of how busy I am but I definitely have been slacking on my blog because of it!
However, the benefit to being this busy is that I am too busy to snack too much. I find this probably one of the most helpful parts of trying to get healthy. Plus I've been packing fruit, veggies or other healthy snacks with me to eat at work or on my way home. So that has been quite great!
Work and the play keep me active during the day. So most of my week I'm not just sitting at home. I think my life style is really just helping me get to where I want to be.
The things I need to improve are finding the time to make sure I post on this blog everyday, making sure I eat three full meals a day, and getting enough sleep! Hopefully this week I can do all of these things! Also...I think I'm going to try to fit some yoga into my day too this week! Fingers crossed!

Pictures

I'm really happy with the fact that I've posted all of these pictures of me for all of these weeks. It's hard to see the change in your body from day to day. But looking back at the pictures from day one and seeing the pictures from today allows me to see some change. I weighed myself today and I haven't gone down in weight at all since last week but that's okay. It all takes time. I just have to keep going and stay motivated. I really pushed myself this morning. There will be ups and downs. There will be successes and failures. I will go forward and I will take steps backwards. But that is just part of the process; it's part of life.
Ultimately, I'm happy with what I'm doing. I'm happy with the fact that I am eating healthier and exercising. I just feel better. And that...that is what truly matters in the end.

Find Your Motivation

So I made this corn, black bean, avocado, salsa thing. It's very delicious and I made it with fresh ingredients. So that was great and lovely! I also enjoyed some tomato basil soup, which is definitely my downfall currently. I am obsessed! I also enjoy my power bars still. They've been tasting so great again.
Other than that I am incredibly sore from working out this morning! It feels great! I've really been trying to push myself again. I'm still continuing on the arm challenge. It's really making my arms sore!! I have so much inspiration and drive in my life right now! I'm hoping to ride this wave of motivation as far as I possibly can and then keep going! So get out there and do it today yourself! Find your motivation! Figure out what it is that will get you started and keep you going!

October is for Arms

So now that it is the start of October my exercise group is doing an arm challenge. I really think that this will be very helpful for me! I'm excited to get my arms in better shape! Other than that I've been keeping up with exercise and eating well. I've stayed pretty busy today but had a semi-lazy day yesterday. I've felt like I've been on the verge of sick for a week now but I've never actually gotten fully sick. So I tried to just take it easy and take care of myself. I'm feeling a little better today.
In exciting news we did our 3rd fit test for insanity today and I went up again in all of my reps on all of the exercises. It's very exciting! I really thought I was going to go down but I did very well! I was for sure exhausted afterward though.
Tonight I'm going to try to get some snacks together to bring with me to work tomorrow. I'm excited to keep up with the weight loss. It's exciting to see it finally coming off.
So I will keep going on this track!! Exercising, eating healthy, staying busy! It's all making me very happy!
Also one of my new goals is to drink much more water during the day! Check out this picture to see why!