Heave! Ho!

It’s moments like these (see photo) that you realize putting in the extra effort to eat less and move more will really pay off. I have to heave this heavy a$$ of mine into the air with my own strength.

This week I’ve had to re-dedicate myself to my health and 6 pack abs journey. When considering the fact that I really like to eat and I don’t want to give up certain foods or the quantity of food I eat, but I also want six pack abs and to improve my circus flying, I faced what seemed to be a problem…I reframed the thought to ‘I want to eat what I desire AND I want to get six pack abs.’ The solution appeared. Simply exercise more and burn more calories. And do what worked for me in the past – track what I eat and do so consistently. Of course, like most things, this is easier said than done. It’s something I have to re-commit to daily and sometimes hourly. I have started each morning of the last week reading my list of “Tiffany’s Reasons For Keeping Up A Fitness Program.” This has been on my fridge for years but it’s been a few (years) since I bothered to be mindful of it. And I have also decided to commit to inputing my food in my tracker (love the MyFitnessPal app) before I eat so I have to pause and be consciously aware of my caloric “budget” and whether I have the room for it, consider whether it’s worth it, and acknowledge when I may go over. I also use the “notes” section as a journal of any uncomfortable moods/feelings surrounding my choices. And I bought a “desk bike” to use while sitting on the couch reading or working at my desk to make the process easier. All that said, while I made a healthy dinner choice at a restaurant this evening and planned my choice in advance, I still slipped up and ate a bit more than I was hungry for and more than just the 1 bite of dessert I said I would have. So, naturally I had to get out on the dance floor and boogie down to 80s cover band Knyght Ryder to burn some extra calories. I thought about climbing the velvet curtain which divides the restaurant, but I was wearing a dress and that just wouldn’t be lady-like. Overall, for a night out, it was a success and the week has also been one.

A couple things that prompted these action changes were attending a Landmark education introduction and reading a new book. If anyone reading this is familiar with Landmark education, please give me your feedback on the classes! The book I read this week is The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy, I believe. It discusses and gives mind-boggling examples of how small habits over time will compound to be life-altering.

Using what has worked on the past, it’s time to reinstate my former good habits, lose the complacency, and drop some of that dead weight!