December 10, 2014

I noticed something yesterday: My resolve seems to putter out at the end of the day. I think it may be because I've worked 8-10 hours and have been really, really good with my diet and exercise. I "treat" myself and then BAM! I have had an entire sleeve of cookies. Senseless eating serves no purpose whatsoever and isn't good for any health or fitness goals I have. Being mindful really is half the battle. The other half is motivation and follow-through.

Yesterday (Wednesday) was pretty great besides the fact that I ate about 10 Oreo cookies (which weren't really that good, either. I was just eating them to eat them. Senseless). I did the PiYo Define: Upper Body yesterday, felt some soreness in my lower body from the previous day's workout, and stuck to my 100 oz water goal. Sadly, I was over on calories but still not over the "recommended" calories for the day, so that's a small win.

Thursday's workout is the Sweat workout. I'm very excited to do this workout because Thursday is also my birthday. My family is taking me out for dinner so I plan on making smart food choices while out but my workout will make me feel less guilty about going out to eat.

Have an awesome day, everyone! Take care!

December 9, 2014

School is almost finished for the semester! Wahoo! This week is finals week and I am not stressed (for once in my life). I have two finals and one final that isn't a final since it's just a larger weekly assignment. I couldn't be more thrilled. I'm taking next semester off to focus on my career development. I've got about two semesters left and I plan on finishing but work and developing my career there is my main goal and focus. The good news for is I will have about 10 extra hours a week to dedicate for personal and career development. More blogging for me and I think I'm going to get my yoga certification.

Today was a pretty great day! I stayed within my caloric budget, drank zero booze, and consumed 125 ounces of water! I also did my first PiYo workout today. I did the define lower body workout. It was pretty great! Intense, hard, and only 21 minutes. I was pretty proud of myself. 

I'm excited to see my progress in the coming weeks. Of course I still need to lose weight but my overall goal is to increase my strength, get buff as f***, and work on my nutrition.

Have an awesome evening, friends! Keep checking back for way more frequent updates.