HUMPDAY!

Happy Hump Day! What hump did you hurdle today? I am over the hump of skipping my workouts. I am over the hump of giving up it seems. I have a routine, I have motivation, I have amazing people surrounding me along the way!

I'm over self-consciousness 

when I'm in public and look like this:  

Do you see this!? I AM A HUMAN WATERFALL!

It is glorious.

There's always a post-workout feeling. It can vary greatly.

No shame.

One thing is for certain. No matter the day, there is always the looming threat of this feeling as I'm attempting to navigate from the locker room to my car.

Triple this on leg day. 

KT knows.

Cheers to 20lb down, cheers to all the support - I couldn't be where I am today if it weren't for some incredible people. I'm itching to post some progress pictures, but Coastie hasn't seen me in a long time - and he won't for several more weeks. I'm going to wait until he gets to see the changes first :) 

Time to keep on keepin' on! 

Overcoming Fears

Not 10 months ago, if you would have asked me to join you in a public gym I would have given you every excuse in the book to avoid going. 

"Oh I'd love to, but I have a killer exam coming up!" 

"I'll have to take a rain check, gotta get my oil changed." 

"The cat needs to be brushed..."

You get the idea.

I adamantly refused to, and I quote, "Jiggle in front of other people." I was mortified that my cardio would terrify others, that everyone's gaze would be drawn to my problem areas, my jiggly bits. I resigned myself to the small apartment gym that no one uses and workout DVDs at home. I was frightened and intimidated by mere thought of crossing the threshold of the rec center. 

Today, I crossed that threshold and I even wore yoga pants in public. That's right, I wore form-fitting, hug-my-butt, most-likely-to-show-the-sweat-of-my-labor pants in view of others. Topping that, I wore them to class! An amazing classmate of mine invited me to the rec center today on the way home for our lunch break. I think she tricked me, you know who you are! There was no time to react, no time to over-think it. "Yeah!" 

So home I went and returned to campus in the aforementioned pants + other gym gear.

Surprisingly enough, those damn pants were what scared me most! I go to school in a program full of healthy and fit people. It can be intimidating at first, but you soon realize how sweet, amazing and supportive they are! Yet that didn't stop me from fearing those stupid pants. I don't own much work out gear, they were my best bet...was I worthy to wear them in the halls of my peers? This sounds ridiculous, but it was my last minor psychological battle. It was those pants, they were my hurdle - and boy did I jump that hurdle!

I've finally had the revelation of not caring what others think. In fact, anyone with any sort of moral compass will only think positively of you while working out. No one cares, they're there for themselves - not you - and I'm there for ME! And you know what? My butt looked gooooood in those pants. 

Thank you KT, for getting me to that Rec Center! Thank you for your support and laughter-filled motivation! Giggles and fitness go hand-in-hand!  

Today: 

-Biceps

-Shoulders

-Abs

-Cardio (20min)

Guess what? Going again tomorrow!