I finished the first week of the CSATTFITNESS 30 Day Challenge yesterday, on Valentine's Day. It has been a very challenging and eye-opening week. I had previously thought to myself, why am I not losing any weight, or seeing any improvement when I have been eating less and being more active? It is almost embarrassing to think back on the conversations I had with my parents, my friends, and my husband. I was not putting enough into my "being more active".
I started out the week very excited to start a challenge, because I am so sick of not fitting into my clothes, and being uncomfortable. I have a huge closet full of super cute, fashionable clothes, yet I was always reaching for yoga pants and over-sized tops, or worse, staying in my pajamas all day. I first decided that rather than staying in my pajamas, I would start getting dressed in the morning. I felt this was important, because it was making me get up and put on clothes that are a little less forgiving, and it would make it more obvious how my body was. I mentioned that I was under the impression that I was not as far gone, as I really was.,, part of which I will attribute to the very comfy, lazy work from home wardrobe I was wearing day in and day out.
There were quite a few exercises I have never heard of. Inch worms? K2? Suicide Push ups? This challenge has a link to each of the moves, which is linked to a YouTube video of Cody doing it. He makes it look pretty simple, and I guarantee that I looked nothing like he did, doing the squat presses, or really any of the exercises. I felt my post-baby, out-of-shape tummy jumping up and down with me while I did my jumping jacks. Did you know jumping jacks are weird to do as an adult? I remember them being ridiculous when I was younger. They were so easy and felt like they were a waste of time. Now, I had trouble staying in sync with it, and completing the 25 in between the sets of the other exercises.
This experience has been so humbling. I thought I was in much better shape than I am, I thought I was so much more active than I really was. I wasn't really being true to myself. Cody said, you are the sum of all the actions of your life. Every time I chose to sit around and watch movies, rather than go out to enjoy the outdoors, eat something 'fun', rather than something that would provide my body with nutrients, and each time I chose to hate my body, rather than appreciate all it allows me to do, I am a sum of all those actions. I have to break the habit of constantly weighing myself, and hating the number I see, because it makes me feel like a failure. I trusted this process and have done the exercises, and have chosen to eat better choices. I can say, that I have seen a benefit in both my number in the scale, the strength I feel, I also noticed some NSV (non scale victories) my muscles are showing more tone, my clothes are looser, and I definitely have more energy. I am off to the zoo to enjoy a beautiful day with my family, but when I get back, you better believe day 8 is waiting for me ;)
If anyone is interested in the program, or has any questions about it, I am more than happy to share what I know. I also joined the fitbit family, so you can add me at marygurle@yahoo.com
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