This week was all about getting from point A: Eating whatever I wanted and not working out, to point B: getting back to the gym and my regular diet.
I don't consider myself to be some crazy fitness person. My goal is to be healthy, strong, and real--someone who you can look at and can say "She did it, so I can." When it comes to my regular diet, I tend to eat primarily natural foods, but definitely have some non-natural additions in there such as greek yogurt, peanut butter, sugar-free ketchup, and almond or cashew milk. The goal is to be full, satisfied, and energized at the end of a meal, and have my macros be as close to 40% carbs, 40% fat, and 20% protein at the end of the day. In addition to macros, I am currently calorie-counting by using the FitBit app. Normally, I usually don't focus heavily on calories, but decided to keep a close eye on them this week as part of my health and fitness reset. Although my goal for my diet this week was to get back on track, my regular schedule got completely transformed. At the end of an average day, I tend to go to bed around 9:30p out of sheer boredom and watch YouTube videos until about 11:00p. In the morning, I'll wake up naturally around 9:00a or set an alarm for 7:30a so that I can get to my 9:30a class without sprinting out the door. However, this week I flipped my daily routine from that to this: 5:45a: Wake up, get dressed (immediately), make coffee, listen to podcast 6:30a: Pilates class (M/W/F) 7:30a: Make Breakfast/Take Shower 9:00a: Bike to class (T/Th) 12:30p: Bike to class (M/W/F) 2:45p: Strength training (M/W) 5:30p: Cardio (T/Th) 8:00p: Get ready for bed 8:30p: In bed, technology off 9:00p: Sleep This schedule is perfect for me because I love waking up early in the morning. It feels as if I'm not "missing out" on any part of the day and have so much potential to make it positive and productive. Additionally, on a personal note, I tend to be a lot more productive and energetic in the morning compared to the afternoon. Not only do I feel like I have a lot of time to spare, but this energy allows me to complete anything from homework to even cleaning the whole apartment. On the other hand, once the sun starts going down, my motivation to complete basic, necessary tasks drastically decreases and the things on my "to-do" list rarely get done in a timely or quality fashion. This week wasn't as difficult to get through as I thought it was going to be. In fact, it was nice gaining a productive routine and re-adapting a healthy and active lifestyle. As I'm reflecting on the week, I realize that I've only had a lot of good experiences, and anything negative truly couldn't be helped or changed with a positive outlook on life (like my bike tire popping). To conclude the week and congratulate ourselves for a successful reset that's full of potential, my partner and I treated ourselves to breakfast after going to the gym on Friday. Of course, we stuck to our food plans and had plenty of protein in our meal along with the right amount of extra carbs (potatoes and/or toast are a must at breakfast, I'm sorry if you disagree), some fruit, and coffee or espresso. Although I'm sure we won't be going out like this again, it was so nice going out with him to celebrate our reset with a good, healthy, and filling meal. So what did I learn from this week? 1) Having a gym buddy makes all the difference in the world if you're trying to get to pilates at 6:30am. 2) Keep challenging and pushing yourself in a healthy manner. You might surprise yourself and be stronger than you think. 3) Caffeine is a drug. (I found that after my morning cup of coffee I was incredibly anxious and irritable and stopped drinking it again.) 4) If you're not full, you're doing something wrong. I can't wait to see what's in store from now until November, and I'm so excited to eventually share my progress pics when we complete the semester. Here's to living a happy, healthy, and strong life!
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