It’s a new week! Time to look ahead and start fresh! Here’s my check-in for the week.
Progress
I’m pretty sure I’ve had backwards progress in the last two weeks. From traveling, to having family in town, I have been doing so much eating and way less moving than I would like to. I’m not allowing myself anywhere near a scale right now.
Workout Log
Tuesday: Pilates Core Fusion
Wednesday: MixxedFit
Friday: Barre Burn
Saturday: Barre Calorie Burn & Tone
Total: 4/7
I’ll take it as this week has been a busy one as I get back into my routine, but I’m ready to hit the gym hard next week!
Biggest Success
I have been enjoying and looking forward to my workout classes! This is a huge mindset shift for me as workouts always used to seem like a chore. It’s crazy how good working out can make me feel! I’m very excited by this progress!
Biggest Setback
I feel like for every step forward I take with working out I’m taking two steps back with eating. My body will show up and do the work, but I feel like my mind is sabotaging my progress. I’m trying to come to terms with the fact that I cannot eat all the food all the time, especially as weight loss is 20% exercise and 80% food.
Favorite Product
My gym uses these mini stability balls during pilates and barre classes and I absolutely love them. It is crazy how much they can change up a workout and how much deeper they can take a movement. They’re definitely a challenging tool, but a fun one!
Motivational Quote
If only I could be real and skinny. 😉
Intentions for Next Week
Questions of the Day: How are you doing this week with your fitness goals? Is it easier for you to workout or to eat right?
I’m just returning from vacation and trying to get back into our normal routine here. Vacation is fun, but I love my “normal” life too!
Yes! There is a lot to be said for normal!
Killing the workouts! Have you read Intuitive Eating yet? I read it a few years ago, and it absolutely changed the way I look at food.
Also, Travis and I have been watching food documentaries on Netflix, and every time we do they make us want to eat super healthy (for a week at least lol.) Might be good inspiration to try!
Ohh I need to check out that book and those documentaries! This is going to be the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever said but after I read 50 Shades of Grey I was less hungry for like two weeks. I was like what the hell? haha No clue what caused that.
The Iowa State Fair is a once in a lifetime experience… please eat at least one fried food!! They DO actually have fried veggies 😉
I had some great food there! It was so much fun!
Don’t be hard on yourself…fitness is a journey, not a destination. It sounds like you’re doing great!!! Try a IIFYM eating program (if it fits your macros). There is an online calculator, which will tell you how many grams you should eat each day of carbs, fats, protein and fiber. It has really helped me and no food is off limits.:)
Thanks so much Kim! I really appreciate the encouragement! <3
I’ve been doing fairly well with my healthy lifestyle changes! I work out 6 days a week and I’ve been using MyFitnessPal to track my calories. It was hard at first, but now that I’m in a routine, it’s like second nature.
Get it girl!!!
Loved this post! I just got back to my “normal” routine after a vacation and it feels so good. & I am not going anywhere near the scale either right now 🙂 But it’s good to know I am not the only one. & I love the qoute 🙂
We’re all in this together Heidi! I hope adjusting post-vacation is going well for you!
great job!! the fact that you’re looking forward to your workouts means it’s now part of your routine so congrats! that’s the hardest part IMO (making it part of your daily life).
Thanks Kathy! I really appreciate the encouragement! 🙂
I am such a huge fan of barre workouts! I belong to a gym, but I also do Pure Barre here in Houston, and it is darn hard, but it is the workout I find myself wanting to return to over and over again even though I want to stab myself while I’m doing it. 🙂 Keep doing what you’re doing…traveling and hosting guests definitely wreaks havoc on any sort of fitness/eating plan!!
Yes! I feel like I’m dying during barre workouts but I feel so good afterwards!!
I’m starting Kelsey Byer’s 12 Weeks to Skinny Jeans challenge this week. Looking forward to it, because I’ve got a vacation in October, and want to at least have more energy, if not be down a size or two.
Oh how exciting! Where are you going?
Disney Cruise to Grand Cayman and Castaway Cay. I’m so excited!
Love following your journey!! Xo MK
Thanks Martha! I’m glad to know my updates are not boring people! haha
This week was rough for me. I felt like I munched all the time -stress eating!! I also don’t belong to a gym so need to make my own workouts and that motivation can be hard!
I hope this week is going better for you Chrissa! Stress eating is the worst.
Gosh girl- you’ve seen my struggle in the past year! All I can say is that I am proud of you for making good choices. Your worth is not dependent on your weight or size- you are a wonderful person who is so kind and thoughtful. Just focus on being healthy, not the number on the scale.
Thanks girl! <3 This really made me smile!
It’s like a bazillion times easier for me to workout because I love being active. Time isn’t always on my side… and sometimes I get lazy about strength/yoga BUT I have a bad habit of over-eating or treating myself too much 🙁
I wish I didn’t like food so much!!
You did great on the workouts this week after being super busy! It is hard for me to mentally get back into my routine after taking some time off or being out of town. But, I definitely feel like working out is much easier than eating decent some days! I think I’ve mentioned this before but if it ever works out for your schedule, you should definitely come to the boot camp downtown on Tuesdays or Thursdays! They also have yoga on Wednesdays which I NEED to do! I’ll include the link to their FB group on here too if you want to check it out. Just an idea if you want to change things up one week 🙂 Barre classes are no joke though!
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Ahh I’ve been meaning to go to this! Thank you for the reminder!!
you did much better than I did last week. trying to get into a better workout routine.
You got this Nicole!!
I can do the exercise part, but it’s hard to do the diet. Got to get more focused, but I’m so busy these days that I end up slipping. But it’s never too late to start I guess.
Yes! Every day is a new day!
Pilates is a great way to keep fit! I like your quote, it brings positivity 🙂
Awesome post. I really like this post. Thank you so much for this post.