OK, you’ve done the work for two weeks now. You’re sore but you’re starting to see some improvement. Maybe the warm-up run isn’t as painful. You’re recovering a little bit quicker. The treadmill isn’t quite as daunting. Each step you take is one more step closer to your goal. Be proud of what you’ve accomplished. But you’re starting to hunger for a little bit more. As the new “fit” you takes the baton from the old “fat” you, you start seeing life a little differently. That sugary soft drink doesn’t sound as appealing. You’ve just busted your butt for an hour. Why put those precious calories you’ve burned right back on in one drink? A donut doesn’t sound as delicious when you realize you’d have to run for nearly 20 minutes to burn it off. Your body isn’t changing. Now your mind is, too.
The old habits that led you to being out of shape and miserable suddenly don’t fit. Like the new wardrobe you’ll need at the end of 12 weeks, you’ll soon need new standards.
Eating clean will no longer be a “diet.” It will be what your body craves. Exercise won’t be a chore. It will be an important part of your day. And now that you’ve accomplished a major-life changing goal, you will look for more things to change for the better.
You will set new standards. You will find new ways to change your life for the better. Because once you’ve gotten in shape, you won’t want to go back.
Today we started with the circuit. We did two-foot runs and hopscotched through the ladders plus jumping jacks and ball pushes. In the second station, we did the T-drill. You run around cones shaped like a T. Then we ran with Wayne (and did pushups, squats and sit-ups). We then went to the treadmill (I ran 7.0 and 7.5 mph for nearly 8 minutes). Then we went into Clark’s Easy-Bake Oven (the room was warm) and did various arm exercises. I enjoyed wall stands (on our hands). We then finished in the weight room. I pushed it hard today because my upper body needs help!