Fatigued and Workouts

Having long days working sometimes really interferes with my workouts. It really takes self motivation and on these trying days, however I reflect on my why. My why is two-fold.  1. Is to be healthy, after years of battling with an eating disorder, reflecting and sharing eating disorders are not always a consistent behavior norContinue reading “Fatigued and Workouts”

HOW LARGE ARE YOUR GOALS

Working out, eating healthy, choosing foods with less or no preservatives, all of these are goals or a change in lifestyle.  AWESOME.  But what are your goals.  We can have so many goals in getting healthy and fit we forget to actually set the goal. I know, of course everyone is not like me, whomContinue reading “HOW LARGE ARE YOUR GOALS”

Do Not Compare – Spare the Despair

1+3+4=8    2+2+2+2=8   4+4=8  etc……. There are a few ways in addition to get to the sum of 8.  Just as each number adds us so does each day we put into our workouts.   As long as we, (I say we because I have to remind myself of this) are putting our all into workouts andContinue reading “Do Not Compare – Spare the Despair”

Eating Healthy Without Results

I have heard every trainer state it is what you eat with your workout that brings results. have to agree, it is what you eat, however did you know consuming healthy foods can hinder your fitness progress.  Well I did and did not.  I know healthy foods, and thought my intake was on point, IContinue reading “Eating Healthy Without Results”

Components of Weight Loss

Are you frustrated as I once was, because I was exercising and not seeing the results I wanted especially with the time I was spending on workouts. To begin with I was actually wasting a lot of non productive time in the gym, going at the wrong time waiting on machine.  Now that I haveContinue reading “Components of Weight Loss”

The Scale – Friend or FOE

How are you rating your fitness progress? Is it the scale and you are frustrated because the scale is not moving or is moving forward?, say what. The scale can be your FOE if you have not weighted the components of your progression.  Are you lifting weights,  a new addition to your workout, if soContinue reading “The Scale – Friend or FOE”

Is it Fatigue or Lazy

Is there a difference?, absolutely. Fatigue as I am sometimes, so tired that 5 minutes seems like 25 minutes  when I close my eyes and I am not able to focus without batting my eyes seems like 40 times. Laziness is when any excuse to sit and avoid what I should be doing. I knowContinue reading “Is it Fatigue or Lazy”

The Travel To Health and Fitness

I am traveling on a  journey  to HEALTH and FITNESS. Having experienced years of an eating disorder I now just aim to be be FIT. In my journey I had to cross the bridge to being healthy and fit.  I have experienced a weight that took me to size 18, I binged and binged andContinue reading “The Travel To Health and Fitness”

Life Style Change

On my journey to a better, healthy, fit lifestyle I am learning so much. Last week I learned I needed to tweak my schedule as my life style change. Life style change not only means I have to adjust my workouts but also my intake. As our activity increase or decrease or as weight liftingContinue reading “Life Style Change”

FOCUS

Focus is a very song and powerful word. On my weight journey not only must I outline my weekly goals, broken down to daily I must stay “FOCUS”. It is easy to make an  outline, but it has no meaning without follow through. To follow through it is so necessary to stay focus.  In myContinue reading “FOCUS”