So the majority of the summer is gone and I'm sad to report that I missed out on bathing suit season. Why? My eating habits were not as clean as they should have been. It's difficult to find a happy medium between eating right, enjoying food, and looking great, at least for me anyway. On the outside people see me and think that I'm in pretty good shape, but my personal goal is to look good naked from every angle. No need for special effect in photos or filters. The biggest obstacle is myself. I was once down to the shape I wanted to be at. Knowing this should be motivation because I know that I've reached this goal before, but with starting again comes challenges and sacrifices that must be made. No excuses.
They say that summer bodies are made in the winter. This girl will be cooking this 2016 Summer Body right now and by the time I reach my goal it'll be cold, but I'll be fine as hell underneath my clothes, lol. Proper nutrition, motivation, and drive are essential to reach fitness goals. Sure you can workout 2 hours a day, but if you're eating poorly you're canceling out your workout basically.
Nutritional goals will vary from person to person based on size and fitness goals. In my case I'm looking to slim down a little bit more and gain muscle at the same time. I drastically lowered my carbs and I use the My Fitness Pal app to keep an eye on how many calories I'm taking in. With food I'm usually on a Paleo diet plan. It's just so simple and easy but sometimes meals feel incomplete without carbs. I'll do another post about the Paleo lifestyle because I actually think it's amazing and makes so much sense. I eat most of my carbs on the weekends. I can't resist French Toast on a Saturday morning, lol. Plus yall know how I feel about cookies/brownies and ice cream (Yaaaaassss!!!).
I'll be coming up with some great recipes that might help us all get in better shape and not miss out on all the summer time fun next year. Be on the lookout for posts about meal prepping, paleo, keto.
As always, if you have any topics that you'd like me to write about or any recipes you'd like me to post, feel free to let me know!
Peace, love, and food!
This blog allows me to be completely myself. Free from fear and judgement, I am able to speak on whatever crosses my mind. I'll share some good cooking with you and I also want to open up multiple lines of discussion centered around random events in our daily lives. Gotta have some place to vent, lol.
"I felt he found my letters and read each one out loud!" Girl, you just told my struggle too! I look forward to following along on your journey with you and also making it a part of mine! Thanks, LS!
ReplyDeleteThank you soooo very much for your comment sis!! This has been a struggle of mine for quite some time, but WE shall make it through and reach our goals together. PS. I'm sooooooo soooo happy to hear from you 26. It's been a long time. I'll be at HC this year and hope to see you there for our chapter's 45 AKAversary. 25 loves 26!! :-)
DeleteI love you too, Front!!! Hope to see you all at HC! ☺️
ReplyDeleteAwesome post sis! It's great to have you back! I've been missing your blogs! And I cannot wait for more tips on healthier eating. I'm struggling mentally with motivating myself to get up and workout, let alone eat a healthy diet. Hopefully, I can find motivation soon and keep it this time lol.
ReplyDeleteThank you for commenting sis! Healthy are on the horizon mixed with a few guilty pleasures occasionally. Try starting off your workouts once a week for a small period of time and then gradually increase the time and frequency. Knowing that you'll be finished working out in less than 15 minutes might be a great way to motivate yourself to 'get it over with'. Soon you'll start to feel proud of yourself for working out and actually look forward to it (Maybe). Lol.
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