I didn't make it to Boot Camp this morning. ..I know, shame on me. And I have an excuse, and it's a good one, but still an excuse. But since I usually take off Wednesdays anyway to give my body a day to rest, I'm just going to act like today was Wednesday, and I'll pick back up again in the morning.
With the benefits of Daylight Savings Time, my family and I have taken to trying to go for nightly walks. I want to instill a love of exercise, health, and fitness in my children from a young age. I have struggled with weight my entire life, and I don't want that for my girls.
We're not going on our nightly walk tonight; I woke up with what I thought was allergies, but those symptoms usually subside somewhat as the day goes on. ..They haven't. I think I caught something, which sucks, but doubly sucks, because today is my birthday!
Last night, though, I did sprints. Not long. And not too many reps, but sprints, nonetheless. I was very wary to try them, because doing sprints to increase my endurance and speed is what landed me in PT for my knee a couple years ago. The angle of my right hip, to my knee, to my ankle is weird, which causes stress on my knee. I was actually told that I really shouldn't be doing much running, and certainly not sprints.
I also know, though, through part of my PT, that strengthening my quads and the muscles around my knee will help me knee to be stronger, and boot camp has definitely done that! I'll probably never be able to run as fast of a mile as I'd like or as fast of a lot of the other people in my boot camp, and that stinks, but hey. I have a medical reason, and I really don't want to end up back in PT. That got expensive! And I have insurance! Can't imagine what the cost would be if it were strictly out of pocket. Geesh!
I'm really loving my boot camp, and seeing the results it gives me. ...Right now most of what I can "see" is my ability to do more/do it better at boot camp. I'm not physically seeing the results in myself yet, which is discouraging. Not to say they aren't there. I am actually getting tons of comments at work, and actually someone today walked by and said, "Hey, Skinny Minnie!" lol I know there are results going on. People tell me. My scale tells me. My tape measure tells me. I just need to get to a place where I can realistically look at myself in the mirror and see what I've done and not what I have left to do. ...I'm working on that.
I also need to set more realistic goals. We're going on a huge family trip to Disney World at the start of the summer, and I had this goal to be a certain size by then. I don't know. It may happen, but I'm starting to become discouraged that it won't. And I need to be okay with that, because I know I'm working hard, and that the results will come as I continue to work. But I also need to really buckle down on my diet. I'm not a terrible eater. I definitely watch how much I eat, and since boot camp started, I am becoming more aware of what I eat as well. I know I'm not someone that can completely cut certain foods from my diet. ...At least not cold turkey. So for now, I'm working on making healthier substitutions for things I can change and cutting back on things that I'll really need to cut out entirely. I need to continue to be vigilant about that. It's tough.
For now, though, I just need to continue working hard and not sabotage myself by thinking that I'm not seeing results fast enough, because I'm realizing that I may have begun to allow some of that into my thinking without realizing it. I need to continue to be strong and work towards the goals that I have set. A healthier me.
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