Hello cyberspace!!! So today’s post will be me, patting myself on the back from the positive steps I’ve taken in 2016 thus far.
First of all, I turned 30!! Wooohooo! The anxiety leading up to turning 30 was much worse than actually turning 30. I almost feel this new sense of confidence. Like, I literally am not on this planet to people please. I’m 30…I do what I want.
Secondly, at the end of February I took a big leap of faith and signed up for small group training classes at my gym. It’s additional money but I like the idea that there’s a trainer in the room focusing on only maybe 3-12 people opposed to the big group classes where there could be 20-30 people in the room.
Thirdly, I’ve began to attempt 5:15 am classes at the gym! I always said I would attempt that but I lacked follow through. Well, it’s been about a month and I’ve made it to at least 4 of these gym sessions pre-work if I knew making it to the gym after work wasn’t likely. And…here’s the best part, I don’t hate it. In fact, I real big part of me enjoys it. I have always been a morning person in the sense that once I’m awake I’m not a complete zombie. But honestly, now that it’s not FREEZING outside at 5 am it’s really not too bad. It definitely helps that I go to a 30 minute HIIT class at the gym so I know that someone will be there telling me exactly what to do. Because if I just showed up at the gym at 5, I would probably just stand on the elliptical for 3o minutes and not fully utilize my time effectively. ALSO, the first morning class I almost snoozed through but didn’t..I ended up making it to the beach for sunrise….so there’s that!! Look at this beautiful photo. I literally felt like the universe was rewarding me for going against my inner voice of “go back to bed” and getting my butt up to work out.
Lastly, I’ve gone to yoga twice now in the past month of re entering physical activity and I wasn’t totally hard on myself either! Half way through both classes I felt a sort of calm peace. Not to mention, I really felt like my body was responding positively to it. Down dog wasn’t complete painful 3 minutes into it, and my arms were starting to look pretty darn toned (gotta love Chaturanga and down dog for that).
My breakfast and lunch during the week is always healthy, it’s my dinner and weekends I need to focus on now in the month of April. My next post will be the first time I admit that I have a fast food addiction.
But, for now, let’s focus on the positive!
My Journey to Wellness 