As most of you now know, I can’t seem to sit still. Whether it is physical, or goal-wise - I am constantly trying to find
a way to better myself, or do something with my time – other than the rare occasion when I actually have time to rest and relax. Lol So…with that being said, I created a FaceBook page to go along with my blog, so if you haven’t checked it out – do so! I will post the info at the bottom of today’s blog. The last time I wrote on here was a little over a week ago, so I wanted to catch you all up on what has been going on. So, Wednesday of last week, after work, I went to meet Sulli at Monster Gym. We did a bunch of heavy back exercises, and oh my gosh – I was sore for like 3 days afterwards. Being sore = knowing you kicked butt in the previous work out! Mission accomplished! Wednesday evening, I began Thanksgiving cooking with my mom. We had so much fun and snacked all night on the goodies lol Pretty much, all weekend was kind of an off-weekend for me meal-plan wise. I allowed myself that time to enjoy every minute of Thanksgiving, and all that was involved in it. I spent time with mine and Sulli’s family, and we had a blast. I ate, and ate, and ate…and no, I’m not ashamed of that. That following weekend was my mom’s birthday, so I took her out to the Aquarium and we ate some more lol Then, the splurging was OVER. Truthfully, I was a little worried to share that information with yall for many reasons; 1) I feel like I have put this added pressure on me by sharing my information with yall. 2) I know that a lot of people are reading this, waiting for me to either mess up OR to be inspired to do better – and what good will it do people looking to be inspired to know that I ate like crap all weekend? However, at the end of the day…again, I promised to be 100% honest on this blog, and that’s truthfully what I did. I am human. I am not always “balls to the wall” or 100% into healthy eating. I have cheat meals – once a week actually…unless it’s a couple months out from a competition. In fact, Mexican food is on the menu for this coming weekend’s cheat meal. When I say I have a cheat meal, I mean that I eat all but 1 of my instructed meals, and I substitute the ONE cheat meal for that ONE “clean” meal. Not that difficult. Also, I sometimes look at it as a reward system…If I do good all week, then I get to reward myself on the weekend. Try it out – I bet it helps. Sunday morning was December 1st and that’s when I decided to get back into the gym and meal planning, since Thanksgiving had ended. All up until Thanksgiving day/weekend, I had been on track with my meals and working out – so don’t think that I just randomly quit everything and then picked back up on Sunday – that’s not how it worked. Sunday morning, I stepped onto the scale, dreading the number that would appear and how much more work I had just piled onto my plate (no pun intended)…but much to my surprise, my weight was literally only 1lb more than it was the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. After eating all of that food, I had only gained 1lb. Now – this is NOT going to be the case for everyone and honestly, I’m kind of shocked that it was the case with me this time. What I can conclude from this is that 1) I must have gotten rid of a lot of water-weight and 2) my metabolism must be going crazy. The fact that this happened (this time) is NOT an excuse to eat like crap all of the time, because there is no guarantee that it will come off this easily again. After seeing the weight, I threw on my gym clothes and headed out for the gym. I began an Ab Challenge for the month of December, so Sunday was the first day (you can find this on the FB page). I knocked out 40 minutes of cardio, completed the ab challenge, and worked outer and inner thighs. Monday morning, I was to the gym by about 5:20am and did the same routine as Sunday morning. Monday afternoon, after work, I went to Monster Gym for Round 2! Monday, I worked out chest and triceps. I did a number of different types of pushups, and dumbbell bench presses, and then finished up with a heavy tricep routine. I swear I was sore before I even left the parking lot, and today…well…it’s not much better lol It’s worse. Again…sore = did WORK!! This morning, I was at the gym again and did my normal morning routine, and I have another date with the gym this afternoon. I’ve been completely on point with my diet and have been having a lot of fun with the new FaceBook page. I created the page last Friday afternoon, and it already has 400 likes so far! WOW! I hope that it keeps growing! I love hearing that people have completed their daily challenge and are following along. I like hearing about people’s journey and their struggles, and how they are overcoming their weight loss/fitness battles. Believe it or not, that inspires ME! On days that I feel tired or weak, or just flat out lazy…I remember that people are watching. I have to do this! I have to stay on track, not only for myself, but for all of the other people out there who aren’t strong enough to believe in themselves just yet. I will not let you down. I will not let MYSELF down! I’m enjoying the off-season so far, and I really enjoy the 1 cheat meal per week, too lol I know that the off-season is no time to mess up though. Off-season is just as important, and there is still a lot of work to be done – so that’s what I’ll be doing. Working on it. Each day. No, it hasn’t gotten any easier. Yes, I have temptations DAILY. Yes, I want to cheat ALL THE TIME! I would rather sleep in an extra hour than to crawl out of bed and go to the gym for fasted cardio – but I don’t give in. I suck it up and I get it done. Who am I hurting most if I don’t give it my all…ME! I know my worth…I know my goals…I have plans on making my DREAM a REALITY and without hard work and sacrifice, I will never be able to accomplish it. Know what you want and GO AFTER IT. Stop making excuses and stop giving in. Press forward and work towards your goal! Thanks for reading today, and if you haven’t yet, go like the FB page to get more involved!! J www.facebook.com/makingchangeswithmandie.com
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