Well today was all around a good day. Been doing very well with my diet (mind you its only day three) with no intention of straying for as long as possible. I do know that next Wednesday at work is a potluck luncheon for the holiday season so it may be difficult to mind my calories but I will do my best. This morning I had a good back and bicep workout and I recently just finished a 30 minute HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) on the treadmill. I was dripping with sweat which to me means a job well done.
Everybody in this fitness journey knows how financially demanding the essentials (food, supplements and gym memberships) can be and how it often interferes with daily life and priorities. I am so very happy that my wife and I have reached a point where we have money left over (after bills) and are able to have less stress in that department. Stress is a MAJOR factor in weight loss due to the hormone that i released causing storage of fat, not breaking news, but the relief of the financial burden has lifted so much stress off of our shoulders.
Today I was able to purchase more supplements which will aid me in my fitness journey and I am excited for the shipments to arrive. Not only was I able to do that, my wife who has struggled with losing weight has been wanting to lose the weight and the one thing that really worked for her was weight watchers and I am so happy that as of today I was able to finally afford to sign her up for the meetings so that she can get on track and we can really be on this journey together. Mind you she has been doing cardio with me yesterday and today as well. I am very proud of her and its awesome that we are both making this journey together.
One of the things that I find most valuable throughout this journey is the fact that I have never been fit or athletic. Before you say to yourself WTF?! What I mean by this is that I have never reached the pinnacle of my fitness journey. Every pound, percentage point is a new step in my journey. Many people have always been athletic or thin, but I feel this is a totally different journey when you have never been athletic, fit or thin but rather FAT all of your life. It is a struggle looking in the mirror, looking at the scale, looking at the measurements...so with this journey never comes a sense of superiority or being judgmental towards others in the journey. This journey comes with a sense of humility which is often lost in people who have always been athletic and showing off their body. Modesty seems to go out the window as the physically fit expect praise yet shun those on their journeys. I am in no way saying that everyone who is physically fit is judgmental or lacks humility. Just some people I have seen post on twitter have demonstrated tendencies of a superiority complex.
My goal is to be an inspiration for people on their journeys and maintain my sense of humility.
Have a great night everyone.
Everybody in this fitness journey knows how financially demanding the essentials (food, supplements and gym memberships) can be and how it often interferes with daily life and priorities. I am so very happy that my wife and I have reached a point where we have money left over (after bills) and are able to have less stress in that department. Stress is a MAJOR factor in weight loss due to the hormone that i released causing storage of fat, not breaking news, but the relief of the financial burden has lifted so much stress off of our shoulders.
Today I was able to purchase more supplements which will aid me in my fitness journey and I am excited for the shipments to arrive. Not only was I able to do that, my wife who has struggled with losing weight has been wanting to lose the weight and the one thing that really worked for her was weight watchers and I am so happy that as of today I was able to finally afford to sign her up for the meetings so that she can get on track and we can really be on this journey together. Mind you she has been doing cardio with me yesterday and today as well. I am very proud of her and its awesome that we are both making this journey together.
One of the things that I find most valuable throughout this journey is the fact that I have never been fit or athletic. Before you say to yourself WTF?! What I mean by this is that I have never reached the pinnacle of my fitness journey. Every pound, percentage point is a new step in my journey. Many people have always been athletic or thin, but I feel this is a totally different journey when you have never been athletic, fit or thin but rather FAT all of your life. It is a struggle looking in the mirror, looking at the scale, looking at the measurements...so with this journey never comes a sense of superiority or being judgmental towards others in the journey. This journey comes with a sense of humility which is often lost in people who have always been athletic and showing off their body. Modesty seems to go out the window as the physically fit expect praise yet shun those on their journeys. I am in no way saying that everyone who is physically fit is judgmental or lacks humility. Just some people I have seen post on twitter have demonstrated tendencies of a superiority complex.
My goal is to be an inspiration for people on their journeys and maintain my sense of humility.
Have a great night everyone.