Remember that post about an off week? I've had another one, only this time none of me was into it. I even gave up on the Shakeology stuff, 'cause it tasted to me like I was chewing on a leaf. Something in me this morning decided to kick it into high gear, so I made a shake without ice, which helped immensely. I'm still working on that as I sit at my internship (not getting a whole lot done, as my eyelids are droopy), but I will prevail today if it kills me.
Exercising today is going to include not only doing TurboFire later, but also helping a few friends of mine move. So, what lit the fire under me? I'm tired of being tired, as well as feeling like a slug in general. Stress has hit hard this week, and instead of fighting back, I let it run over me like a train. No more! I'm gonna kick some tail and take no prisoners, and I've got two verses to help me get there. One I wear around my neck every day with my cross, the other I just found in my Verse of the Day email.
"Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and will not be faint." — Isaiah 40:31
Ya know how Jillian Michaels has the saying "unless you puke, faint, or die, keep going"? Same principle. Every night you go to sleep and wake up the next morning, God's renewing your strength. When you train hard, your body recovers to give you more endurance, which then makes you able to train harder yet. Never give up, never surrender!
"For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." --- Jeremiah 29:11
This one is for those of us that worry. I, for one, am a huge harborer of stress. I'm getting better at letting things go, but I have long way before I've got the 'give it up to God' thing down. When I stress, since I'm new to working out, I veg out on the couch and channel surf. Last night I did it with a bag of popcorn and a glass of wine. This morning it took everything in me to trudge out of bed, and a little voice in my head was "nice" enough to remind me that if I'd worked out last night instead of vegging, I would feel a lot better today. Don't you hate it when that voice is right? I do. Besides, how the heck am I supposed to have wicked hot abs and unflabby arms for my high school reunion if I'm sitting on the couch eating popcorn (hint: I won't). I need to remember - and the ring on my necklace helps me to do so - that God's got the rest of my life handled for me, it's up to me to stay in shape otherwise.
That is one thing that always annoyed me about the way-into-fitness people. They all seem to have their crap together, constantly have energy, etc. Very annoying, and make the normal humans looking on think about secretly switching their coffee to decaf so they'd be like the rest of us. I'm still like that to a degree - thinking Chalene needs a pot of decaf, and wondering if she's thinking about the laundry list of crap that needs done back at home while she's giving out instructions for the next round of kicks and punches. So while doing this, know that I'm just like you - I wonder when I'll get a workout in between homework, dishes, laundry, making dinner, and managing a trip back home to visit my in-laws. It's called life, we all go through it. What needs to be learned in all this is time management. I always forget there's 7 days in a week, trying to push Monday through Sunday into just Monday through Wednesday. Laundry will always be there, as will the dishes. Family is important, friends are important, YOU are important, so focus on what matters (and get help with the housework).
I'll post today and tomorrow's workout info in tomorrow's post. Have a good Monday, and remember to keep moving forward!
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