I honestly have bi-polar motivation issues. Yup, I do. My hot and cold motivation affects everything in my life, not just fitness and nutrition. I have some really great cleaning spurts, followed by long periods of laziness that can leave my house in shambles. I once told my first official trainer that I was either all in or all out when it came to fitness.
My last entry about 12 weeks to a new me is a true story. I will be honest and say that it's probably 12 weeks since I started the program and well, I am not finished. Life happens sometimes and you can't make it to the gym. I understand. Life happens and sometimes I can't make it to school. Life Happens! I get it. I will say though that I am a new person. Same Jessica, but new goals and thoughts about life. People also are looking at me in a different light. When people see you in a different way, you know you are changing and making a difference.
In an effort to motivate myself I often look for inspiration via social media. I enjoy my time on Facebook and Pinterest. If I happen to come across a photo, link or quote that motivates me, I hit the share button, and I do it generously. The posts I find motivating is causing a spark in other people attached to me via social networking. All of a sudden, I am a motivator. Who knew? Not me. Now, I'm not saying I have hundreds of people telling me that I inspire them, but the people that do tell me, really motivate me to continue on my journey.
I can honestly say that lately I have struggled with trying to finish my 12 week workout program. Now, I have never been the fastest or toughest at anything. If I do something I really take my time and effort and work hard if I plan on finishing it. Since I'm confessing here I will also say that I am a procrastinator, and I rarely finish projects. Yup, I'm that person. Finishing, races like 5ks are probably the biggest things I've actually finished, that and high school. So here I am a 29yr old average person, who procrastinates and rarely finishes anything. <------ this is why I need motivation. I psyche myself out ALL THE TIME!!! It's another bad habit I have.
In my choice to start this 12 week trainer, I gave myself until July finish. I may actually finish the first week in July! I keep pushing through. I may not make it to the gym everyday. Some weeks I need more than one rest day. Slow & steady wins the race, has been my mantra. I can finish what I start. Maybe a 12 week program was biting off more than I could chew, but unfortunately there is no going back for me. I am 3 weeks from finishing and I see the light. Have I lost all the weight I want? Nope, and that's OK too. Am I in the best shape I've ever been, probably, but I still have a LONG ways to go.
When I started Live Fit there were a couple people that inspired me to get moving in the fit direction. Live Fit Journey was the first "fit-spiration" of mine. She's a mom, a wife, a a real person. By following Jamie Eason's plan, she changed her idea of fitness and nutrition and is now competing in figure competitions. I will try to post a link to different people that inspire my fitness journey on each blog.
So, find what motivates you. If you place positive people and ideas around you, you will set yourself up for success. Negative people will bring you down and set you up for failure. Find a "fit-friend" to keep you accountable. Even if that friend lives in Georgia. =) Also, any I enjoy positive compliments in the form of the comments below. Also, if you have any questions, feel free to ask & I will do my best to give you an answer. This blog is going to be my motivation. Knowing that people are looking at me for inspiration is also a great motivator.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Thursday, June 7, 2012
12 Weeks to a New ME!
So, as a woman I wear many hats, or have many titles. I cook. I clean. I study. I provide solace for my husband when he needs to study. I am a chauffeur. I am a referee. I am a crafter. I am a tutor. I am also a student. I am a friend. I am a wife. I........AM TIRED! =) but I press on.
This year, 2012, I turned 29 years old. If I think back to all the things I planned to have accomplished by now... I would say that I haven't fulfilled certain important goals, BUT I have however achieved A LOT of things that I would have never dreamed of. I decided to make 29 my best year yet. I thought that I should have a 30 before 30 list, I started it, but didn't finish writing it. However, I did come up with some awesome goals. I also decided to accept myself. I think that most women never see themselves as perfect, and that's ok. Perfect can be boring. But women need to accept themselves and LOVE themselves the way that they are at any moment, good or bad. I am willing to admit that I had not done that. So, with my imperfect self I said, "I will not look back at what I once was. I will love myself today, accept myself today, and look FORWARD to who I can become." I can honestly say that it was a life changing moment.
Like most women, I struggle with body image. I know there are a lot of reasons women do, I'm not to sure why I do, but I do. At the same time I was accepting myself, I threw out all my "skinny/pre-baby" clothes. I went out and bought some jeans that fit me as I was. Even though I was at my highest post-pregnancy weight, (this actually sounds sill as I type it, because my "baby" at the time was already 2!) I told myself that I would be happy with where I was and accept my body the way it was. This is tough for a woman! I told myself (I am learning I talk to myself a lot) that if I lost weight/ got in shape that it would be great, but if I stayed the same I would be happy with myself. That was the start to a new beginning and I had no idea.
and then came JAMIE EASON =)
A good friend of mine posted a link on her Facebook page about a training program that she was doing. The program was written my a fitness competitor/model Jamie Eason. I had never heard of her before, but I thought I would look into it. Just upon doing the research, my mind was racing. So many thoughts about fitness, weight lifting, and nutrition that I had never considered. Everything made sense to me. The first thing that astounded me, and yes I was astounded, was the idea of clean eating. The fact that all the food that I ate had additives, chemicals, and preservatives were actually hindering me from having better fitness results never occurred to me. It made sense though. And so we started eating clean. Another idea Jamie pushed was loving your body. Everyone has different bodies and will lean out differently. Starving yourself isn't loving your body. Feeding your body harmful chemicals isn't loving your body. One thing she stressed was lifting heavy and because I thought I had such a good idea about fitness, I already knew what that meant!(not really)
So, Jamie Eason's Live Fit trainer became my guide. This fitness program is changing my mind, shape, and life. I am currently on week 9. I am taking a bit longer than expected. I had final exams and all sorts of life hiccups throughout, but I keep pressing on. Here's a link for the Live Fit Trainer in case you're interested. I'm sure I'll be back later this week. I have so much I'd love to share.
This year, 2012, I turned 29 years old. If I think back to all the things I planned to have accomplished by now... I would say that I haven't fulfilled certain important goals, BUT I have however achieved A LOT of things that I would have never dreamed of. I decided to make 29 my best year yet. I thought that I should have a 30 before 30 list, I started it, but didn't finish writing it. However, I did come up with some awesome goals. I also decided to accept myself. I think that most women never see themselves as perfect, and that's ok. Perfect can be boring. But women need to accept themselves and LOVE themselves the way that they are at any moment, good or bad. I am willing to admit that I had not done that. So, with my imperfect self I said, "I will not look back at what I once was. I will love myself today, accept myself today, and look FORWARD to who I can become." I can honestly say that it was a life changing moment.
Like most women, I struggle with body image. I know there are a lot of reasons women do, I'm not to sure why I do, but I do. At the same time I was accepting myself, I threw out all my "skinny/pre-baby" clothes. I went out and bought some jeans that fit me as I was. Even though I was at my highest post-pregnancy weight, (this actually sounds sill as I type it, because my "baby" at the time was already 2!) I told myself that I would be happy with where I was and accept my body the way it was. This is tough for a woman! I told myself (I am learning I talk to myself a lot) that if I lost weight/ got in shape that it would be great, but if I stayed the same I would be happy with myself. That was the start to a new beginning and I had no idea.
and then came JAMIE EASON =)
A good friend of mine posted a link on her Facebook page about a training program that she was doing. The program was written my a fitness competitor/model Jamie Eason. I had never heard of her before, but I thought I would look into it. Just upon doing the research, my mind was racing. So many thoughts about fitness, weight lifting, and nutrition that I had never considered. Everything made sense to me. The first thing that astounded me, and yes I was astounded, was the idea of clean eating. The fact that all the food that I ate had additives, chemicals, and preservatives were actually hindering me from having better fitness results never occurred to me. It made sense though. And so we started eating clean. Another idea Jamie pushed was loving your body. Everyone has different bodies and will lean out differently. Starving yourself isn't loving your body. Feeding your body harmful chemicals isn't loving your body. One thing she stressed was lifting heavy and because I thought I had such a good idea about fitness, I already knew what that meant!(not really)
So, Jamie Eason's Live Fit trainer became my guide. This fitness program is changing my mind, shape, and life. I am currently on week 9. I am taking a bit longer than expected. I had final exams and all sorts of life hiccups throughout, but I keep pressing on. Here's a link for the Live Fit Trainer in case you're interested. I'm sure I'll be back later this week. I have so much I'd love to share.
Who Am I? FYI =)
So, for anyone that doesn't know me I'll throw a little introduction in here at the beginning. My name is Jessica. I live in Georgia because "Home is where the Air Force sends us." I am originally from a big city in Texas and will always love my state. I have a wonderful and ambitious husband who is active duty and is rock for me and the kids. I have two beautiful little girls. I am also a full time student and my family is about to make our first move in over 6yrs all the way to the great state of Utah.
My family makes me strive to be the best person I can be. Trust me I am not always the best person, but I try and that counts. I am starting this blog because I have so many thoughts since I have started a new journey in my life and I really need a creative outlet to get all my thoughts out there. PLEASE NOTE: that I go to school full time and I really hate working on punctuation and sentence structure, so please forgive me if it's not perfect. =)
My family makes me strive to be the best person I can be. Trust me I am not always the best person, but I try and that counts. I am starting this blog because I have so many thoughts since I have started a new journey in my life and I really need a creative outlet to get all my thoughts out there. PLEASE NOTE: that I go to school full time and I really hate working on punctuation and sentence structure, so please forgive me if it's not perfect. =)
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