Hey Lovers!
Until I find some sort of constant theme we are just gonna talk about whatever is currently going on in my life. A whole bunch of me rambling and hoping you glean something from it.
I am just like every other girl out there. I have done practically every diet, lifestyle and exercise program out there. I have done WW for the longest (on and off since I was 15, true story). I have done the programs where you order the foods. I have killed myself at the gym, done at home workouts...tried it all. Here is what I have learned, nothing works if your heart is not in it. Meaning if you are in it for the wrong reasons, or not fully committed you are going to fail. Here are my views on a couple of the programs I have done.
WW - Probably the most livable program out there. You count points, and basically decide if what you are going to eat is worth the points. When you go to meetings they compare it to a bank account. It is a very slow process when using WW. Which slow is better in the long run, but can often be very discouraging because you can bust your butt all week and not lose anything. Then if you are like me you start thinking what the heck did I do all that work for? Enter the shame spiral...girls. Don't let yourself shame spiral!
FOOD DELIVERY PROGRAMS - ummmm do you want to starve? you are gonna lose weight because you are gonna starve! Im just keeping it real with you! They are expensive, the food is generally not good, and if you are a hefty girl, such as myself, listen to me....you will starve and be grumpy! These programs are not sustainable. They are not meant to be....so in return when you stop buying the food, you gain back the weight!
GYM CLASSES - these are great until you are next to the skinny, blonde hair, blue eyed, doctors wife, who has the luxury of exercising as much as they want. Girls, the shame spiral...once again. So you push yourself so you don't look bad next to barbie and then you can barely walk out of class and getting out of bed the next day is a workout all in itself. Then you don't go back...then you start just donating your money to the gym. GUILTY!
ONLINE WORKOUTS - these are wonderful because you can workout in the privacy of your own home, and avoid the comparing factor. The downside is being alone sometimes we can cheat ourselves. I have found a really good trainer with Beachbody and Ilike what she says "You don't cheat me, you cheat yourself if you don't give 100%".
So, where is the middle ground? How do we take care of ourselves and not burn out? First of all break up with those programs that don't work for you! BYE WW!!! Keep things simple. That's how! Enter, whole 30!
So. whole 30 in and of itself doesn't come across as simple when you read about it. There is ALOT and I mean ALOT you can't have. No grains, no sugar, no legumes, no dairy. Unfortunately, this means basically no eating out unless you really plan ahead. The good news is you can make this super simple, and it's totally worth it.
So we have food covered now what about exercise, pick one thing and concentrate on that. maybe taking a walk everyday or taking a bike ride. I decided I would tackled a very very beginner yoga class offered on my beach body account. pick one thing, stick to that and only that.
Girls (and guys) we are in the mess together! I am going to take you through my whole 30 journey. You can count on me to keep it real with you! I promise just because today is great tomorrow I may be cussin' the world because I want a soda and pizza real bad. So let's ride this train together!!!!
Until tomorrow lovers!
XO!
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