I received a few texts over the last couple days asking me what I do to stay on track and if it's worth it. I have a feeling people might have thought that I was flying through this transformation piece of cake (yummm! Bad reference!) Yesterday was one of those not so good days. I couldn't understand it! I had a great workout with my trainer, a great morning cardio sesssion, a little foot massage with one of my best friends and yet but day was still blah! I couldn't snap out of it. To the point that I came home at 5:00 and slept for a couple hours before pulling myself together and walking to the gym for my second cardio session. The second I stepped on that stepmill, it was like something shocked me, "You're here now, make it count!" is what I heard in my head! So what did I do...45 minutes of hard intervals! It felt so good during and after! I like to play this little game with myself while I'm on there. Stay on there longer than the people on the sides of you. (Accomplished!) Obviously 45 minutes is somewhat of an abnormal amount of time for cardio so people on the sides of me turns into a couple people getting in their cardio session but who cares...I outlasted them! When someone new gets on with a lot of intensity (obviously because they just started out) pretend like they are giving you some of their energy. Or, if you're pretending it's a race, someone is on your heels. Just keep going! It's a mental game to keep you going. Then I look at all the other cardio equipment (the cardio equipment at my gym is all together) and even though the gym starts clearing out at 8:00pm, I kept telling myself, you're winning! You're winning! Hey, whatever it takes! Pretend it's a race...even though you are your fiercest competitor, liven it up a little! It may feel like everyone else is out there having fun, relaxed, enjoying themselves in food and alcohol but it's okay for us to be selfish for a little while. In turn, this will make us so much happier. And who are we trying to please anyway?! No one but yourself! So even though you are having a rough day, push yourself, even a little bit! I guarantee you will feel better!!
