Today was the first time that I really really wasn't motivated to workout. I should've gone to sleep earlier. I woke up late. I got to the gym late. I was sore from yesterday's workouts. I was dragging. Internally I'm just a fireball of negativity. Do you ever have days like that?
I kept repeating to myself "positivity, positivity, positivity" hoping that my feelings would change. Alongside comes my Gym Momma who consistently encourages me by saying "You can do it", "You can do anything for [fill in the blank with "one minute", "2 more rounds", "250 meters" and other Gym Momma-isms.] I felt like I was having an internal tantrum of refusing to push myself, especially on the timer. Sometimes our timer is not a clock but one of the circuit stations. The timer station is one where I go full force knowing that my buddies are counting on me to get it down fast.
Today's timer station was 10 squat jumps onto a tire (by tire I mean a gigantic 150-175 lbs or a smaller 50-60 lbs), flipping the tire 5 times and finally doing 10 more squat jumps onto the tire. I chose the smaller one 'cause I failed at lifting the other one even a centimeter off the ground - I gave it a go just to see but not a thing budged! Gym Momma's voice of support majorly helped get me through my 3rd round on the timer. This reminds me of life.
We all need people in our lives that challenge us to exceed our comfort zones, to encourage us when we are weak, and to cheer us on through difficult times. Who are those people in your life?
If you don't know the Enneagram you should check it out. You can also get free daily email thoughts for your personality type. I loved today's encouragement, We must be willing to be uncomfortable for a while if we wish to be released from whatever has bound us. (Understanding the Enneagram, 361). I'm being released from my bound of gluttony. From indifference. From negativity. So that I can be free - free indeed.
Workout:
- X-Camp circuit training, 60 mins
- Elliptical, 0.80 miles, 15 mins
Food:
I'm way under calories today. I ended up coming home and not feeling good so I took a sick day and slept for 7 hours! Let's hope I can sleep tonight.
- Dinner tonight: Miso soup with a ton of veggies. Very very low calorie and filling with the liquid. I still have a major headache so I'm drinking water and am going to have an Arbonne chocolate protein shake with Oregon strawberries. Not only will it taste good and have a ton of nutrition but it's a sweet treat that's good for me. Yum yum!
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