I need a challenge!

Hey Jeni, 

Long time no post! It's been a crazy few months and I have definitely de-prioritized my health and wellness. Yikes! 

I started to work out in the mornings and did relatively well with this new challenge. Then once December hit and I was working at my mall job things got a little crazy! Couple that with a marathon Christmas shopping day and I really needed a rest. That was in early to mid December and I haven't really been to the gym since. Yikes #2! 

Now I did some walking when I was one vacation, but that probably doesn't offset the minimal water consumption and bad food overload. Yikes #3!

Now that we got all of that out of the way, I want to focus on the future. For the first half of the year, I was very focused on everything. The second half, not so much! I hope to figure this out over the course of the year so I am not always in this continual yoyo with my weight and fitness. Since I'm my own worse critic, it makes me feel bad. 

Today I'm starting a 60 day challenge at my gym. I'm hoping to get off my rear end, get back in shape and keep things in order! 

Are you ready for this?!

Xoxo

Jenne 

Lucky Number 7

Hey Jeni!

How have you been? It seems like its been forever since I wrote! 

I have been having a great time since I climbed out of my funk a few weeks ago. In fact, I've met one of my challenge goals and I also had a "7 day week" as I like to call it. 

My goal was to be halfway to my goal weight and I did it and held it steady over the week! I was so excited! I feel like the work is paying off and it motivates me to keep on going. 

My 7 day week was awesome! I did something active everyday and I feel great about it! I haven't had a 7 day week since last summer. What is even better is that I feel like I had some diversity in my workout, which is important. 

Here is the breakdown:

Monday- spin class

Tuesday- weights and bike

Wednesday- yoga

Thursday- Zumba

Friday- Jungshin and bike

Saturday- weights and bike

Sunday- skiing

I am so happy with my week. I can't wait to keep working towards my goals :-)

How have you been? An fitness milestones lately? 

Xoxo

Jenne 

Back in the game

Hey Jeni! 

How was your Monday? Mine was pretty good. 

So I have a confession- I've not been fully into trying to be at my best for the past two weeks. The good news is that I think I'm getting out of this little slump. 

Why? Food and weight! 

That's right, I've been pretty crabby about my weigh in from about two weeks ago. It sucked, I felt real bad and I kept eating A LOT even though I haven't been doing all of the work necessary! And it was a terrible cycle. Couple that with my knee issues and we have a ripe environment for negativity and self-hate! 

It's time to get out of that. I can say, "Ugh my body sucks" or "Maybe this is how I'm meant to be" but in reality those are cop outs. The way we treat our bodies directly impacts our results. 

So I started this week with a spin class. I struggled with the class, especially with my knee. I toned it down a notch and fought my way through the class.  In the end, I'm happy with how I did. I watched what I ate as well. Of course I still had a cupcake and a piece of chocolate, but I was sure to think about my hunger level all day. Now I am laying in bed thinking about what a good day I had. This is what I was doing before, but I lost sight with some gluttony! 

In the end, I felt much better! I think I am back on track, including getting my 8 hours of sleep! 

Xoxo

Jenne