Yesterday was my personal workout free day. I did still teach Aquafit at 9 and 11 am and they were fun classes, boy did I ever sweat. It was a good day. I was in bed by 11 pm and tired. So that was good.
Today I got up at 6 am and did my upper body workout. The calves are still a bit tender from Monday, so I thought I would rest the legs one more day. I am feeling good today, feeling smaller and stronger.
I had a great chat with my friend Shanta yesterday and she helped me further dispel some negative beliefs I had. It feels great to be riding myself of those. It frees up some much time and energy. I think today I will write down a list of my personal truths and use them as affirmations before going to bed.
For the rest of today I have my Aquafit class at Centennial at 10 am, grocery shopping, get a new essential oil from Shanta, a back up appointment in Milton at 1 pm and a first appointment with my client at 2 pm, home make dinner, and go watch Elizabeth at gymnastics (it will be the first time this session and I am so excited).
Now it is time to fuel my belly for the full but fun day I have ahead of me. Happy Thursday everyone.
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Keep up the great work. I recently had a set back, too, but I'm back on the wagon.
ReplyDeleteThis is the first time I'm ever, in my life, properly managing food and exercise and the one thing I've done that is helpful is to realise that "cheats" and screwups don't mean I'm a bad person, they aren't roadblocks or set backs, even. They just happen and it doesn't mean that a few hours later or the next day you can't just keep on making better choices, doing the workout, etc. I absolve myself of the task of being perfect and allow the fact that my journey twists and turns and sometimes doubles back on itself. What is more important is that when I get turned around, I reorient myself. When I slow down or stop I just start moving forward again, leaving any guilt behind.
Tell me about your "personal truths" - example, you don't have to share what is yours alone to know.
A version of this is a meditation that is very powerful called the loving kindness meditation. There is an outline of the process here (and tho it's intended for children, I love the simplicity of this version) http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/raising_happiness/post/better_than_sex_and_appropriate_for_kids/
It goes like this:
May I be healthy, may I be happy, may I be at peace, may I be free from suffering
May you be healthy, may you be happy, may you be at peace, may you be free from suffering (you is now someone you care about, no need to name them, just imagine them)
May you be healthy, may you be happy, may you be at peace, may you be free from suffering (you is now someone you feel neutral about, no need to name them, just imagine them)
May you be healthy, may you be happy, may you be at peace, may you be free from suffering (you is now someone you dislike or are having problems with, no need to name them, just imagine them)
May everyone everywhere be healthy, may everyone everywhere be happy, may everyone everywhere be at peace, may everyone everywhere be free from suffering
And, the final thing I want to mention to you was that I read and loved Timothy Ferriss' 4 Hour Body which has tonnes of really great information that you may find helpful. I'm doing a blog about my food and exercise work at http://4hbmom.blogspot.com
Lots of love to you, Michelle!