When Motivation Kicks In...

My house is very rarely a disaster. It is also rarely spotless clean - with 2 cats there is kitty hair everywhere. I have been wanting to clean up, straighten up, vacuum, the usual; but I have been lacking the energy and motivation for the past week or so. Don't you hate that feeling! Finally, last night I reached my breaking point; I knew I was going to have to get my house back to the way I like it (and my husband had no ironed clothes for work). So after we got Nora to bed we were both on a mission. I vacuumed, dusted, etc; and he ironed!

Sometimes we don't  have the motivation to work hard to accomplish the things we want until we get to a breaking point. It was the same way with losing my baby weight after being pregnant. It took until Nora was 5 months old until I felt a true desire to work at getting my body back.

Have you experienced the same breaking point with your fitness goals? Or are you still waiting to get there? I have found through my own experience and through personal training, that you will never accomplish the goal you want to achieve until you are ready to dedicate yourself to it. So if you aren't ready, it's OK. But when you do get that burst of motivation, work hard and stay positive, knowing that each day is a new day you can work towards your goal!

Today I spent about 65 minutes on the elliptical machine and burned 710 calories. 2080 calories remaining for the week. I struggled for the first 30 minutes on the elliptical. I zoned into a segment on the Today Show or GMA and felt like time had flown by, but when I looked at the monitor I had only been working out for 12 minutes! UGH! I hate that! But I pushed myself to stay strong and to keep going - I WANTED TO GET TO MY 710 CALORIES AGAIN! I was motivated to reach that goal and I made sure I was going to get there.

Have you gotten to the gym yet today? What is your game plan for your workout? Whatever it is, stick with it and make it happen! You'll feel great once you accomplish that goal!

The Pants are Too Big

When I was a sophomore in college I got to my heaviest weight (138 lbs), Then I started learning more about nutrition and calories from my Dietetics classes and my ACE personal trainer certification. By my junior year I started working out regularly and watching my calorie intake. The summer going into my senior year I got to my lowest weight ever (112 lbs).

That summer I bought a pair of cargo pants that I love. They are a dull greenish color and they became my go to pants. Through the years my weight would go up and down a bit. The pants would be a little snug and then a little loose. But I was still able to wear them over the next 3 years.

When I got pregnant the pants went into a box at the top of my closet shelf. After having Nora I pulled the box of clothes down and decided to get rid of a bunch of stuff, but I had to hold onto my now paint splattered, torn, worn out, greenish cargo pants. I was determined to fit into them again like before.

Over the weekend I ran out of my usual yoga pants and my one pair of jeans. I really needed to do laundry! The only thing left in my closet were my cargo pants. I hadn't been able to get them on a few months ago, but I was back down to 115 lbs and thought I would try them on. They fit! Actually they fit with a little extra room to spare! I was so excited! So the pants aren't actually TOO BIG and they probably never will be, but I love that they fit me with space around my waist to spare.

Do you have a pair of pants that you want to fit into again? Hold onto them and start the 3500 challenge with me. Count your calorie intake and you can make those pants fit again!

I got to the gym today! Elliptical and 710 calories burned. 1635 calories remaining! Did you workout yet today?