Read that header again, Sometimes we need to forget what was familiar. April, my trainer said this to me in conversation. I had to put it in my phone because that is so simple but yet can be so challenging. It plays out in so many parts of our life. Eating habits, sleeping patterns, relationships, etc. What does it take for that to sink in? How long does it take?
I have been working with April for 2 weeks now. I am having to retrain my brain to forget what was familiar... again. I have thought a lot aboiut the mind piece of weight loss. The impact the weight loss has on you; not only visually, but mentally. If we don't tend to the mental part, we sabotage the visual. Let me break that down. I lost 80lbs. I look very different to eveyone, but to me I have only lost maybe 20 visually. My mind still sees me at the same weight. How do we get the real us in our head? Visually AND menatlly?! I will let you knowwhen I get there.
This is why I work with April. April holds me accountable for my mind and knows that she can easily help the visual. Real is important to me and April is that. She has some great tips too !!
Nurition Tip: Remeber that water is essential for weight loss! Not only does drinking plenty of water help you lose weight, it also gives you more energy, strength and ambition for your workouts. The recommended daily consumption of water is .5 ounces per pound of body weight. So an average 150 lb. person should drink 75 ounces of water daily for optimal performance.
Fitness Tip; Your fitness goal should looked at as a journey, not a destination. You did not gain the weight in a week, so you will not lose it in a week. Each day, each workout is a chance to marvel over your progress. Admire you determination to stay the course, to really dig into the very heart of who you are. This is a journey! A fantastic one. You wont reach your goals in a week, so relax, just take the first step into your own journey and move forward everyday.
So if what we are doing does not serve us in a healthy way...it is time to forget what WAS familiar. Bring the mind to the visual, the present. Bring the mind to who we are now without the old thoughts. The feeling that one more walking lunge is exactly what I need!!!! Check out www.ascent-fitness.com Until next time. Much love.
Thanks for the mention, Cassie. I am lucky in the respect that I don't have an inherent need to be around other people all the time. In short, I don't mind being alone. After my marriage broke up, it was challenging at times, but I often preferred to be alone. I think many people search for someone immediately to end the loneliness. I look back and know that I was blessed in my darkest time, because by being alone, I was forgetting the familiarity of a destructive relationship. I was detoxing, in a respect. Looking back, I see that taking the time to be alone and get to know me was the best thing that could have happened to me and for me.
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