Workin' on my fitness!
About a month ago, I posted about my fitness journey and the inspiration that motivates me towards my goals. I've always been super teeny, petite and never really gained much weight until I was in nursing school and just before I was diagnosed with t1d. I had always wanted this fit, toned figure but wasn't educated in the slightest about how to go about doing it. I knew nothing about good and bad carbs, protein, how certain fats can be good for you, workouts, supplements, and schedules. After much educating, mostly through my favorite social media athletes (mentioned in this post), I decided to make my goals and be motivated this year to actually progressing towards achieving them. I began a cycle of supplements today, which is what spawned this post in the first place. I've learned that fitness is all about your own journey. Every body and mind is completely different, we may have similar goals and ideas on how to get there but what may work for me may not work for someone else. This post is going to be about what worked for me and maybe it will help someone else in their journey. I lift weights, I do not believe nor do I want to look like a man. Lifting will help with weight loss and toning! Quit listening to social bull! Lifting is also the best form off stress relief for me, helps me sleep better, and refocus after a long day!
First, I believe wholeheartedly that you have to learn about your own mind and body. Corny as it may sound, if you don't know your own strengths and weaknesses then you can't even begin a journey toward a goal. My strength (as funny as it may sound) is my stubbornness. This can also be my weakness in some senses but for the majority of the time, I consider it my strength. In a better word, my determination to achieve this goal is what constantly drives me toward the light at the end of the tunnel. My weakness would be the fear of stepping out of my comfort zone. I consider myself to be quite confident and slowly becoming comfortable in my own skin with time. But when it comes to bench pressing my little 5's next to the beast chick benching 145's, I used to tuck my tail and scurry to the nearest ab machine. I didn't have the right mindset. In order to do anything outside of your comfort zone, you have to change your thinking.
Physically, I immediately thought that I would have no problem in this area. Sure, the biggest obstacle was physically getting your booty in gear and getting to the gym but I thought that my weakness would end there. Negative girlfriend! I have zero upper body strength, none! The boyfriend has this contraption that you hang on your bedroom door and do pull ups on, one night while he was chugging away at them (making them look seamless, mind you!) I attempted! My goodness was I wrong! I couldn't even lift myself off the floor, pitiful! Hence, my weakness is my upper body! Slowly, I have gained muscles and progressed but it hasn't been a breeze. When you look at that beast I mentioned earlier, you want to be able to do the same amount. You think that everyone is looking at your 5lb weights and laughing, in reality, we all have to start with the 5-ers! My strengths in the physical department are my legs. Even though I am not pressing ridiculously, they are the easiest part for me to work. They progress well, even if I can't even get off the toilet the two days following leg day, and they recover really well. The important thing to keep in mind is just because you build muscle doesn't mean it's permanently going to have that nice, toned look! It comes down to maintaining it, you have to keep on keeping on!
Most people do not realize that the gym is about 30-40% of the fitness battle, the rest is your diet and lifestyle habits. I am, of course, guilty of be susceptible to the wine flu; however, in order to achieve this goal, I have had to cut back and I haven't regretted it. I still indulge (cheat days), but mostly, my eye is on the prize and I cannot wait to reach it! My diet is mostly protein and good fats but also a little carbs. In on YouTube video done by HunnyBuns, she mentions that the best way to grow muscle is by getting you muscles the energy to be able to grow! The fuel is carbs and the help to recover is protein! Hence, learn everything you can about health, nutrition and fitness so you can achieve whatever you're working towards! Also, supplements are not a must but definitely help! Like I said in the beginning of this banter, I have began a new cycle today. I am back to eating every three hours, super healthy, and using my supplement:
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| Yummy and HEALTHY breakfast! |
So, I have decided after all this rambling to bare my body and display my progress pictures. I have posted some photos before on my Instagram and I know there is always that person that says people post for attention, this is not the case with me. I am lucky enough to have a sweet man who tells me how great I am doing and can see my progress so I don't need likes or comments to fulfill my attention craving. I am literally just posting these so later I can look back and see how far I've come! One of the best motivators is literally seeing your progress! That's how you know every thing you are doing between the dieting, sweating bullets at the gym, crazy supplements, and this sometimes grueling routine, is worth it!
My tricep may be teeny but it's there!! Currently working towards, toning and defining my midsection, toning my quads and adding more cardio to my routine.
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| Sorry to the lady behind me, lol but look!! Progress!!! |
This has become quite lengthy but I am not sorry about it! Fitness and health is a passion of mine and I hope to share what I have learned!! Happy FriYAY!!
..xobb
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