It's been nearly one month since I've started working out. Zumba at least, at LEAST three times a week, topped with a few sessions of abs and IMX-pilates. I thought, for sure that by this time, I'd be wearing belly shirts and tight jeans showing off a lean and muscular midriff and tight, toned thighs. So, why am I still mushy???
Do I have to work out MORE? Will I ever look like this girl on the left? Is it possible that my results are being stunted by the fact that I've been eating more because now I'm exercising.
I don't think I have it in me to control myself when it comes to cupcake sales and all the Doritos that are busted out every day during snack in my classroom. I never used to take my kids' food when they offered me some of their chips or cookies and lately, I troll around doing "poison checks" to make sure that it's safe for them to eat!
Ok, so now I'm thirty-f .... in my thirties and I am recognizing that by body will change, is changing and there are things that I can do to slow it down. I am going to have to learn how to eat like a normal and heathy adult. I will eat no more bags of popcorn for dinner. Tonight, I will make myself a salad. I will cook more, learning good recipes for vegetables, because the thing is, I actually love vegetables when they're prepared in a creative and tasty way. I will resist the baked goods and chocolate that practically spill onto my desk during my work day.
I think, now that I found something that I love to do, it's time to set a goal. My goal could be something like resistance training at least twice a week. My roommate, who is a dancer and really into fitness, explained that your body has many layers- it's going to take time and dedication to see any type of change. I have to be patient. That's the hardest part about something like this; the patience thing.
October was for getting awesome and working out and writing a blog: mission accomplished. So, November will be dedicated to adding taking care of nourishing myself... and since it's October 27, I have a few days to binge out on chips, cakes, and french fries!
4 comments:
Be patient. I've been working out in some form or another (sports, running, biking, weightlifting) for going on 19 years now. The one thing that I've learned for sure is patience.
Resistance training might help a bit. Adding muscle is never a bad thing. It take more calories to maintain muscle than it does to maintain fat. Of course, the downside is that muscle weighs more than fat, so it can be frustrating to look at the scale after a few months and see only a minor drop or no drop at all.
A good mix of cardio, which is what I'm assuming most of this "Zumba" is (I honestly have maybe heard that word less than five times in my life, and always out of any discernable context), and weight training is an excellent way to shape up, tone up and have a lot more energy.
Keep it up. It might take a few months to see progress, but if you stay with it, they'll show up just in time to spur you on for more.
(Yeesh, that last sentence actually sounded like I was some sort of yuppie personal trainer. I apologize.)
thanks, nate! i appreciate your sage advice!
Fortunately, there are no shortcuts to a great physique. Yes, fortunately. It can take months or even years, and eventually you stop seeing it as a goal or endpoint to achieve but rather a lifelong passion for the most important thing in your life, your self. And I guarantee that at some point after you've forgotten all about being ripped or losing n pounds, when training is something you do as automatically as eating and sleeping, when pushing yourself becomes the real reward, you will look in the mirror one day and love the results. But other people will see that drive in your eyes long before then. It's unmistakable. Jesus, maybe I should be a yuppie personal trainer.
that's true! you're right. anyway, it gives me a real high that can't be achieved by being lazy!
Post a Comment