Believe you can...and you're half way there!

Today I ran 3 miles. When Nina posted a Run For Fun on Facebook, I decided to challenge myself and try it. When I pulled in to the parking garage, not gonna lie, I thought about turning around and leaving...but then I thought to myself..."you've done this before and you said you were going...no turning back now, you can do this". Believing is half the battle.

This week my body feels super strong. At this moment, my legs are sore from running, but I feel better because I did it. I am down 6 lbs and a few inches going into the third week of Journey 2, and I can see and feel a huge difference in my clothes. I can't wait to see the changes in the future. I feel closer and closer every day.

Just when you think you know everything, it turns out there is always more to learn. In Journey 2, I feel like I am learning something new every day. Learning about my body and its' strengths...that I am able to push through things now that on day 1 of the first Journey I would have looked at and laughed. Learning about my ability to inspire others...being told every day at work that I am an inspiration has really helped me to keep myself going. There is still a lot to learn on this Journey, and I am going to keep taking it all in.

My Oh Yeah moment this week was at weigh in. I was so shocked that I was down 6 lbs for these last two weeks. I almost cried on my drive home, and not sad tears at all...very excited and grateful tears. Being down 38 lbs (from my highest point), I feel like I am getting THERE again...and I know this time, with the support from my Worx family, I will get there and stay there.

This past week, my goals were to run 2 times and to make it to the Worx on the weekend so that I would be more focused during the day. I feel like I have come really close to reaching my goals this week. I only ran once this week, but it's a start. I made it to the Worx yesterday and am going to bootcamp again today. In the next week, I want to run 2 times to start building up my running more, and I want to workout 5 mornings this week, too.

I feel like everyone at the Worx has done a great job of showing up and inspiring me. Flo has been a huge help with texting me every morning to wake me up for my workouts. Helina and Claudia have been great too...they both look so great and push so hard during class. Tamika and Latysha have also inspired me. They always seem so motivated! 

Going into week 3, I am moving closer and closer to a stronger and more motivated then ever me. I believe that I can, and I believe you can too! As a group, we can work together to help each other and get to our goals! Let's do this! :)

If you believe you can then you WILL.

Week 2 of the journey was pretty good for me. I feel like I am more motivated then ever to workout, and have been pretty consistent at working out almost every day (sometimes 2 times a day). My body is feeling strong right now. I actually am starting to feel more confident and comfortable with my body. I know it will only get better. 

This week I have learned that positive thinking makes a huge difference. When I started the first journey, one of my goals was to become more positive. I feel like I have been really working on this lately. I have started to change the way I think about things and turn them into a more positive thought. I have also been able to use this tool to keep myself working out every day. Instead of thinking "I am so tired, I don't want to wake up to workout today", I have changed my thinking to "It's only 30 minutes and I will feel great after". My Body Jam instructor once put in her blog that it is all about the tape you play for yourself. It is so true. It really is all in how you think about a situation. 

My OH YEAH moment this week was when I actually decided to "count the compliments". Patricia always told me to focus on counting the compliments instead of the number on the scale to keep me going. It really surprised me this week when in 3 days, I got 12 compliments! 12!! In 3 DAYS! It is great to see that other people are noticing my success, and it keeps me working hard!

My goal last week was to run a few times a week.  My other goal was to eat healthier and focus on clean eating. With both of these goals, I have not been as successful as I would like. I was great with the clean eating during the week...but again with the weekends...I have a really hard time sticking to my plan on the weekends! I think this week, my goal is going to be to make it to the worx on both saturday AND sunday. I feel like I eat better during the day when I work out in the morning. I also want to set the goal of going running at least 2 times this week, so hopefully I can get started with this running thing!

This week, I have been inspired by Helina and Claudia. It is great to see them pushing hard every class, and it makes me push harder. I have also been inspired by Tamika and Flo! It is great to know that we can push each other to do more and work harder in class and with our extra workouts at home!

Moving into the next week, no matter how hard it is, I WILL NOT give up, I WILL fight for it, and I WILL reach my goal. Who wants to join me? 

The Journey Continues...

As I begin week 1 of my second Journey with the Worx, I am feeling confident that I have all of the tools I need to be successful. My body is feeling stronger then it has felt in a while. I was really surprised that I could do Kickboxing AND make it through the Fit test after. The crazy part is that when I started my first Journey, I could barely make it through JUST the Fit test on level 1. This time, I made it through kickboxing AND the Fit test and level 2 or 3! I am definitely noticing a difference in strength and endurance at this point, and it feels great!

Going through the nutrition seminar for the second time, I have learned that I really need to focus this time on cleaner eating. I am not going to say that I will COMPLETELY cut out processed foods, because I feel like that would be unrealistic to me, but I am trying to move towards that in the long term. I just went shopping, and tried to keep to all fresh foods, fruits and veggies, chicken, and things like that. I already cooked some food for meals this week in hopes that it will keep me away from less healthy options. Planning ahead can make such a huge difference.

My OH YEAH Moment this week so far was being able to fit back into a t-shirt that I wore in college. I can comfortably fit into it now, which says a lot because I started out at the worx in an XXL size tshirt, and am now able to comfortably fit into a large!

My goals for this week were to just get started with the new journey, and to clean up my kitchen. With this, I have been very successful so far. In this next week, my goals are to start running a few times a week (if anyone wants to do this with me, it would really help!), and to stay on track with my food. I am doing the Glo Run in April, so I really need to start building up my running!

As for inspiring me, Helina, Nicole, and Kathy were great motivators to me at the Journey kickoff. It is nice to have some familiar faces in this Journey. We are all in this together! I am so excited to be a part of my second Journey, it is SO SO worth the work when you start to see and feel the results.

Lets do this! :)