I am not a morning person. It's not that I'm grumpy when I wake up or that it takes me a while to get going. I am actually pretty pleasant & alert when I wake up (if I say so myself :-)), but I'd much rather be up really late at night than early in the morning, & certainly not while it's still dark, but that's what I've started doing. My family (at least 18 of us) are having a Biggest loser competition & I'm excited about that. I feel ready to be fully committed & successful in eating healthier & exercising & so then losing weight. I know that if I have any chance of being a regular exerciser it has to be in the morning. By the time the end of the day comes around there is no way I am getting myself to the gym, so this has made it necessary to wake up at 5:30 in the morning! Yes it's still dark and today was cold, but I get myself out of bed & head to the gym. I drive down a road that for a few miles is lined with white picket fences & homes facing the street. I love it! While I'd never want to live in one of the homes facing the busy road, I love what it looks like. Then when I am headed back home after my time at the gym I have been getting to see the sun rise, which is beautiful (excuse the poor picture above as it was taken with my cell phone & possibly while I was driving). I'm not sure either of those things actually help me get out of bed that early in the morning, but they at least make it more enjoyable - plus the fact that I, on most days, have the item below for my after workout/breakfast treat. I hate milk, but I looove chocolate milk! And apparently this is a great after workout drink!
It's only been 3 days so far, but I'm 3 for 3 for the gym & eating as I should. I think my mindset must be different this time around as it doesn't feel quite as hard as other times. The competition is for 3 months & I'm excited about how much change can happen in that length of time. Really hoping that at the end I'll be the one that has $360 in my pocket (or the $180 of 2nd place), but as long as I have pants a few sizes smaller I'll be happy!
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2 comments:
way to go! i'm 3 for 3 on the food but not exercise. i might need to try that chocolate milk - where do you buy it?
I got it at Bashas & I think Safeway has it too. The refuel one has more protein than the normal Shamrock chocolate milk. Bashas had them on sale a couple weeks ago for $1 each & they last for quite a while. They are so yummy!
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