I have been doing a lot of thinking when it comes to fitness and the lifestyle I want. This article is amazing and I highly recommend reading it:
Is Being Really Lean Really Worth It?
Happy 4th of July!! I apologize for the lack of posting. We officially moved into our new apartment last Friday so things have been hectic the past month. I have been doing a lot of thinking when it comes to fitness and the lifestyle I want. This article is amazing and I highly recommend reading it: Is Being Really Lean Really Worth It? As most of you know, I have stopped calorie counting on MFP. I had been logging every single morsel for well over a year and I got to the point now where I know how to eat properly but being obsessive over it was taking over my life and stressing me out. I am already extremely stressed out with moving and starting grad school next month so I really didn't need the extra stress in my life. I have not given up by any means. I still eat healthy and if I want cookies, I eat them. I am also doing a Chalean Extreme/Les Mills Combat hybrid. I never posted my post Body Beast results because honestly I was disappointed with myself. I am in a Body Beast Facebook group and the women in there had amazing results because they were able to follow the nutrition to a T and I wasn't... I continually compared myself to them and it was detrimental to my results. When in actuality, I gained muscle mass and became much stronger. Sure I didn't end up with a 6-pack but honestly, I've come to the realization, that the goal of a 6-pack is just not realistic for my lifestyle. I am going to be starting a very difficult program [Doctor of Pharmacy] and without working, I am going to be on a VERY tight budget. My food choices are going to be as best as possible but there are going to be things that are not "clean" and I'm ok with this. I'm tired of beating myself up for gaining some weight here and there. Overall, I have lost over 30 pounds, lost inches and gained muscle. That is a lot to be proud of! My strength and endurance have drastically increased over a year. Sure, I'm not where I'd love my body to be. My legs are still a huge issue for me and are taking the absolute longest to tone up... but I'm going to keep at it! [Just not obsess over it ;) ] With that being said, I hope you are all still sticking to your goals! Summer is here and it's time to enjoy it! It's very important to think about where you are now and where you used to be. Embrace your accomplishments. Even if you haven't hit your fitness goals yet, relish in the fact that you're on your way, you're stronger, more determined and above all committed to a healthier lifestyle. Take time out of each day to think about how amazing you are... think about some positive things going on in your life... the more positivity you put into your head, the more you will live it and project it onto others! This is something I need to personally work on as well. I was beating myself up for not hitting fitness goals while all along I needed to stop and look at where I am now and that I'm a much stronger person. I have pulled through many hardships in life and survived... I got accepted into a school that is ranked #7 in the country for pharmacy... that's something to be damn proud of!! So please take the time to love yourself [I know it sounds cheesy, but it's oh-so-important]... take the time to pat yourself on the back for what you have accomplished... and enjoy life! Eat some cookies if you want! I was 3 pounds heavier on Monday... drank tons of water, still ate some Oreos and dropped that weight by Wednesday lol. I hope you all have a happy, healthy and safe Fourth of July!! <3 Crystal
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7/3/2013 11:31:19 pm
Great post Crystal! It's so true that we have to consider how our goals fit into our lifestyle. There are other things in life just as important as our health, like family and career, that need to be fit into the puzzle somehow. Sounds like you have a great balance and that's something to be proud of. :)
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Kelsey (ktrites from MFP)
7/5/2013 12:31:19 am
Crystal, I am so glad that you are as proud of yourself as everyone around you is. Sometimes we can get lost in our own disappointment when in reality we have come so far. I think, as you have so eloquently pointed out, that a happy, successful life comes from always having goals, and not necessarily achieving them all right away. We need something to work for. If we never failed then we would never have to try harder, we would all be very boring and have no stamina when life got tough...i.e. when money is short. I think you have made a beautiful, smart, successes person of yourself. Cheers!
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