I haven't written in a few days, but you didn't miss much. The highlight of my week was definitely going to a wellness assessment with my personal trainer, Justin. I had to wait an entire week for my appointment and I was so excited, I showed up a whopping hour and a half early, which equals 5:45 am. Justin was impressed with my eagerness and excitement and gave me the first bit of good news for the day: I didn't have to miss my Pilates class! Pilates is my time to relax, clear my mind, work my butt (err, tummy) off. I have to push myself to keep up with my limber classmates, but I never quit and finish class feeling refreshed and ready for the day.
One thing my Pilates class has taught me is that I am capable of training my body to do things I wouldn't ever do otherwise. My body has all of the potential in the world to adapt and transform and I have to power make sure that happens. After traveling to the eliptical and doing 150% of the exercise I had intended, I felt better than ever and only stopped because I had to get to my internship. My goal was to work out for 45 minutes, but 45 turned into an hour and fifteen minutes. I've realized something about goals: we look at goals as an end point- the final destination, but goals are really just milestones and minimums. If you set a goal and meet it, you don't have to stop just because you've met it. Finishing a goal should be encouragement to continue and succeed beyond your expectations.
Although I enjoy going to the gym, taking classes and working out, I have all of the motivation in the world after having my consultation. I had anticipated the worst, but I am in tip top shape. I would like to thank genetics, and my mother, because I inherited nice legs and interesting proportions that make me unique and very well equipped for some exercises and healthy by default. I would also like to thank my youth because my body can do amazing things that it will not be able to do so well when I'm older-like metabolize fast food. It is only recently that I have taken an interest in my health and knowing that I can only get healthier from here is the best encouragement I could have!
At the moment, I have a goal that I would like to reach within the next few weeks. If I work really hard and keep disciplined (and away from double cheeseburgers) I can meet that goal. I feel accomplished with every healthy decision I make. I feel empowered when I realize that I have an attainable, measurable goal that will positively affect every aspect of my life. My motivation, my energy, my organization, my commitment, my health, my figure and most excitingly, the disgusting habit of smoking. Every time I go to the gym, I am one step closer to quitting and that was the main reason I got the membership.
Sure the gym has been a life saver and dramatically changed virtually everything in my life right now, but there is another component to it as well. While I am doing all of this for myself, I have a special someone in mind that I would like to impress when I finally get to see him again. I'll only be seeing him for a few days before he leaves for seven months, but I want to make the time we spend together count. I want to be refreshed, relaxed, vibrant and glowing with a trimmer physique and loads of confidence. This has been a huge motivation because it's like a treat for the both of us.
Now it's off to bed because I have a LONG productive day to be had tomorrow. Aside from Pilates followed by some gym work, I will be finishing my Research Methods introduction, which is very important and will require quite a bit of time and energy.
until next time,
stephhhh
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