Snap back journey begins
With plenty of motivation and determination I started my snap back journey this week. It’s an easy start when you have the support of your family members and friends. By sharing with my friends on social media that I would be starting my snap back journey it made the process that much easier.
This week I started really light on myself. I said I would go easy by starting with low intensity workouts and also I set a timeframe to work out between. This was extremely important for me because part of the reason why I have not been working out is due to time management. With the baby at home at eight months she is in need of lots of attention. Bringing her along has been super helpful. I have a jogger stroller and have been taking her on many walks and runs. On days that it is not nice outside I just take it to the gym and Park her. It’s easier to put her to sleep then begin my work out. It wasn’t easy however I pushed myself to make sure that I at least got three or four days this week.
Kicking it off with the Susan G Koman breast Cancer walk was pretty motivating in itself. I started out by heading to the gym on Monday and kicked it off with a late 20 minute workout on the treadmill. I began indoor on the treadmill since it was a bit hot this week for me. I don’t want to overwork myself. The incline I began with was only on 1.5 and 3.0 mph. I did that three times this week and also incorporated some leg workouts with the ball and some dumbbells for my arms. I mainly focused on my legs because that will really burn and get me working faster. Plus it’s the biggest muscle in the body so you will burn calories much quicker. For the first week, not so bad!
I’ve become more motivated with my eating habits as well. I feel like when I go to the gym and work out really hard and break a sweat it’s useless if I go in and eat something bad. So I really focused on making lots of smoothies this week and subtracting some of the carbs. I’m not gonna lie though, for this weekend during Mother’s Day I definitely took a minute to indulge. Hubby took me out to some really great restaurants and I had brunch and kept it pretty lifht with an avocado toast smoked trout roe. But dinner was a little heavy with pasta and shrimp. So pasta is good for energy and carbs. But you definitely don’t want to overdo it and I kept it as light as possible. I actually ended up boxing half of my meal. No need to scarf down an entire plate of pasta. Not to mention the cheese intake on the pasta was pretty bad. I will just chalk it up as a cheat day.
On another note I took a mental break and relaxed by the pool and read a good book about the confidence code given to me by one of my peers. This week I will move forward and work on a higher incline on the treadmill and more reps during my ball and dumbbell workouts. Overall I feel pretty good mentally and feel like I am beginning to get my snap back. Incorporating some serious organization and strict scheduling has been crucial to this commitment to working out and getting my snap back. Share your story below! Let’s motivate each other. It is time to keep our heart health and pocketbook in check for real!
