Bam. . . do you want to try this?!!!

[faiza]

Hi Bam!

Thanks for your wonderful post. It is great to know I'm not alone in beginning (once again) my life as a Cathe-ite.

I've decided that I just cannot stop this time. I always get soooo bummed out about starting, doing well and then stopping again because other things in my life take over. Nothing is more important than getting healthy and fit and STAYING there. Not to mention, I love every minute of my exercise so it's just plain wrong to not do it. Basically, consistency is my problem and I feel I've lost quite a bit of faith in myself from giving up one too many times.

One thing I've learned from your post is that I should just focus on one day at a time, instead of planning too far in the future. I used to write monthly rotations and then beat myself up if I didn't follow them exactly as they were written. Then I looked at my exercise diary from last Fall and noticed that I was working much more consistently when I was setting daily goals! So my question is, would you, in the spirit of having a "mutual motivation partner" participate in a daily check-in with me? I think if I know that I have to check-in with someone each day and let them know what I did for my workout that day, it would give me the impetus to not disappoint them. . . . or myself by slacking off

Some of our fellow Cathe-ites already have a Daily Check-in thread on the Open Discussion board. Would you like to check-in with me and others who participate over there? I've never tried it and so it might be really cool. Or, we could start a new thread and call it the "Staying Consistent check-in" or some something else. Or. . .we could just do a weekly check-in (you and me) at the end of each week and share what both of us accomplished. I'll start by letting you know that yesterday I did the first 5 intervals of IMAX 1 for the very first time (whoa what a workout!) followed by the Step, Jump & Pump Hi/Lo & Weights premix, then Power Hour abs. I went as heavy as I could on the weights and today I am very, very sore. I love being sore; it means I've worked out, LOL. Today was my rest day.

Good luck with KPC tomorrow; it's one of my faves. Hope your back enjoys the rest today! Tomorrow, I'm planning on doing Power Circuit and the Legs & Glutes Standing only premix.

Talk to you soon

Faiza

 

[BAM]

Hi Faiza! Wow, you sound so motivated and with that spirit, there's no way you can't accomplish your goals! I'm glad you found my "one day at a time" approach helpful. I think it's important to understand our own personalities and be honest with ourselves as to what works and what may not. A lot of people do great knowing specifically what they want to achieve in a month or 2 months, etc. and others (like me) work best on a day to day basis knowing what I want in the big picture. I've got so much going on in my life (don't we all ) that I can only handle daily goals and it works great for me! Sometimes we set impossible or difficult goals and can get upset with ourselves if we don't achieve them. We need to lighten up on ourselves and go with the flow sometimes. I wasn't able to work out yesterday and I'm not sure if I will today (explanation to come) so what I do is look at the muscles that I have developed, think about what I've achieved so far, and compliment myself for doing a great job! I then just look forward to when I will be able to work out again. Life is supposed to be about building ourselves up (in more ways than one, ) not bringing ourselves down. Boy, I just realized that I'm really off on a tangent. O.K., enough of that for now, I think you get my point, lol.

I'm not going to do Kick, Punch & Crunch today. I just don't have enough *kick* (bad, I know, lol) to do it. I woke up at 5:30 this morning (yes, that's EARLY for me) and went to a funeral and I am pooped now. I'm going to relax for awhile and hopefully I can do some light workout later on. I'll let you know.

I would love to have a daily motivational support system with you. I checked out the thread that you suggested and it sounds great! We could also do something between us if you'd like. I could email you and we could talk about it.

I'm so happy you're sore today. I think most of us love that feeling. You really did an amazing workout yesterday. Good luck with Power Circuit and Legs & Glutes today. I did L&G the other day and I was upset because I wasn't sore enough the following day. I know, I'm just a whiner, :7 . Talk to ya soon!

Bam

 

[faiza]

Hi Bam!

Good to hear from you! So sorry you had to attend a funeral. I hope you are ok. No worries about missing KPC. The important thing is to do something really good for yourself each and every day and if taking a rest day is what's needed then let it be. Also, I find that with KPC, I really need to have just as much mental energy as physical stamina. It's a tough workout!

I just finished my scheduled workout, Power Circuit + L&G Standing only premix + MIS Abs. Then I found myself all shaky in the legs as I was leaning over the sink brushing my teeth, LOL :7 Wow, you weren't sore from L&G? You must have really mastered it! Hmmm, maybe you really are ready for the wonderfully torturous GSL }( I've read, though, that lack of soreness does not mean you didn't have a thorough workout. Were you grunting and groaning during it? Oh, I was so fatigued by the time I finished. I'm nowhere near Cathe's weights on this one. Let's see, I used a 6 lbs dumbbell for the leg press & hover squats; both 6 lbs dumbbells for the lunges and plie squats; then back to the single 6 lbs dumbbell for the outer thigh leg press. Oh, I do not use ankle weights right now and can only do leg press at a 12" height :-( But boy, was I burning. As you can see, I have a lot of work ahead!

I think your approach is just wonderful. I've promised my myself I won't be bailing out this time. You know, when you do that too often, when you set goals and don't take them seriously, it can really damage the way you perceive your capabilities. I was really feeling that during L&G today. When I did this workout last Fall, I was using heavier weights than what I'm using now. Where would I be today had I not taken the 3 month hiatus for what now seem like silly reasons to have quit my program? I tend to agonize way too much over time lost. But now that I am setting daily goals, I don't worry so much about what I did or didn't do a few months ago. I just focus on what I need to make that day the best possible day and get busy with making that happen. It looks like we're on the same page

How about a weekly check-in via e-mail? I think it would be cool to just send out an e-mail with whatever we accomplished or tried to accomplish each week. Of course, if you prefer to do the Daily Check-in thread I could do that too but when life gets hectic (which is often!) I can't get on the forums too much. So, a weekly log seems more doable to me.

Let me know what you think and I hope you're having a wonderful weekend

Faiza
PS. My e-mail is [email protected]