Good morning!! This morning I had a great workout! It was pretty intense and had me worn out, which I love!!

I did the circuit training room at Planet Fitness. Usually I would just do some variation of stepping from step class on the cardio intervals, but I felt that I just wasn’t getting as much out of the workout as I wanted to. Today I didn’t more of a run or hop or skip (not sure how to describe it really) on the cardio and I was feeling it after the first exercise. It made all the difference in the world! I could feel my heart rate getting faster and the strength intervals were even more challenging because of it!

There are 20 intervals (10 cardio and 10 strength exercises) and I maintained my run step throughout 7 of them and had to take a few breaks on the last three. It was my first time doing the circuit with that level of intensity, so I was pretty pleased that I could do that many! I left feeling a lot more energized and excited about my workout than I have in the past.

I am still a little concerned with how this week will turn out with my weekend extravaganza, but I am still working hard and trying to get back on track. The important thing for me is to not let this get me down too badly, no matter what happens. If it is a gain, then I know why it happened, there won’t be a mystery! You have to learn from your mistakes and work through them. This has been a difficult thing for me in the past and we will see how it all works out Friday. Typically, I will get so discouraged, I will stop working out and eating whatever it is I want to fill that “disappointed” feeling.

It’s tough to stay on track when things don’t necessarily go how you planned or hope for them to go. However, I can’t expect to have a weekend like I did this past one and come away from it guilt free. I knew I was making bad decisions when I made them, so I just need to move on and begin to overcome each bad decision. Learn from the mistake and don’t let it ruin all the effort and progress I have made!

Something I still need to work on is figuring out some healthy recipes that I can make at home! I have been cooking a lot and trying to use low/no fat or reduced calorie options as well as just smaller portions, but eventually I would really like to add a lot of healthy, easy recipes to my belt. I love to cook and have been on Pinterest like it’s my job, but a lot of things on there are high in fat and calories. That will have to be another chapter I suppose!

So long for today!

“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” - Willie Nelson