PYGFO Check-in
PYGFO Sisters:
Good news! I started deep cleaning my war room this weekend and found my game face! I am back in the game and ready to start checking in with y’all again. After a summer break from rotations and a vacation from Cathe’s workouts, I am alive and energized and ready to keep my focus and game face on. I can do it! I am hoping to start STS the first week in January, and I need to start training and practicing push-ups!
I woke up bright and early this morning, enjoyed my quiet time, updated my weight and measurements, took a few pictures, and started a new journal. I blasted off my new rotation with Cathe’s 4-Day Split Kickbox cardio premix. Fun, fun, fun! This is my favorite kickboxing workout. It still makes my heart smile, and I love the music and fun moves. I prayer walked for 30 minutes tonight and enjoyed the beautiful weather.
I am returning to a plant-based way of eating with an abundance of fruits and veggies. I am still embracing intuitive eating and gentle nutrition. I love the freedom of listening to my body and not counting calories or calculating ratios. Legalism and lists and logs do not work for me. This way of eating gives me energy for workouts and freedom to enjoy life when I focus on eating fruits and veggies first. I am free to enjoy treats in moderation, but I am choosing to bless my body with wholesome and nutrient-dense food. Do you want to get well? This is the question I keep asking myself when my desire for food is driven by lust or when I am tempted to coast through my workouts.
I feasted on fresh blackberries, strawberries, blueberries, and watermelon for lunch with a handful of dry-roasted nuts for protein and fat. Yummy! I also started drinking Emergen-C again, and I blessed my body with a long nap this afternoon. It was a restful Sunday, and I am refreshed and ready to take on a new week.
I went to HEB on the way home and filled my cart with plenty of fruits and veggies as well as feta cheese, nuts, natural peanut butter, raw honey, organic raspberry vinaigrette salad dressing, a variety of raw fruit and nut bars, and spring water. I am still eating when I am hungry until I am satisfied. I am amazed at how much less I eat when I choose whole foods.
I wanted to start running this weekend but decided to walk tonight to protect my joints until I lose another 30 pounds or so. I may be able to handle intervals of running on the track at the club, but not on concrete. I am listening to my body and taking it one day at a time.
It feels so good to be back in the game! I feel more positive about my fitness journey and life than I have all year. It is time to wrap up this day and bless my body with restful sleep. I am looking forward to a fun step workout in the morning!
Lara, I am looking forward to seeing pictures of your precious little one! Congratulations!
Hugs to Laura, Gin, Liann, Robin, and Randi.
Blessings,
Heather B.
"So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God" (1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV).