Well today turned out to be a really good day, despite having no prior plans.
Finished up housesitting, came home and mooched food from my parents (haha) when they had some people over. It was GREAT! Salmon and steak. Yummm. Then I finished off the day by spending the night oohing and ahhing over fireworks with my friend (greatest guy in the world). Even got a flower out of the whole deal. Overall, verrrry good end to an otherwise stressfull week.
Water: not enough :(
Vitamin: yes
Exercise: none. AGGGHHH it's killing me.
Food: 1 piece toast w/ pb, 1 cup yogurt, 1 banana, lunch/dinner consisting of fruit salad, salmon, and steak.
Showing posts with label Motivation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Motivation. Show all posts
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Tuesday, June 22
Laila: GOOD Day!
Well today was a very good / somewhat crazy / productive day on my end. I think it was the sun that motivated me to do all of this work today.
I'm coaching a water polo camp at the gym where I work, and today (it was the 2nd day) was a great day! After a quick pep talk with the kids about learning how to be civil with each other, as well as learning a few basics of the game, they did awesome! And I must say I love coaching! I've been in the coaching / swimming atmosphere in a pool setting for about 6 years now and I must say I have yet to grow tired of it :)
If an hour and 1/2 of pacing up and down the pool wasn't enough, I went to swim practice for 90 minutes. I had a good hard workout. Came home pooped. But of course, there's more. I had yet to give the dog her walk today, and decided to embark on about a 2 mile or so walk (up a HUGE hill if I might add) at about 9PM. Not the smartest, because about 20 min into it I realized that the setting sun was catching up with us. And I refused to be out there alone in the dark. So we walked fast. Made it in about 40 min or so (granted I was wearing flip flops). So again. Good day.
Food: bowl Special K w/ strawberries, 1 apple, 1 deli sandwich from Walmart, a handful of fish crackers, 10 or so wheat thin crackers.
Exercise: see above. I do feel quite tuckered out. So I'd say I did good.
Water: 10 glasses. Yay for sunny weather
I'm coaching a water polo camp at the gym where I work, and today (it was the 2nd day) was a great day! After a quick pep talk with the kids about learning how to be civil with each other, as well as learning a few basics of the game, they did awesome! And I must say I love coaching! I've been in the coaching / swimming atmosphere in a pool setting for about 6 years now and I must say I have yet to grow tired of it :)
If an hour and 1/2 of pacing up and down the pool wasn't enough, I went to swim practice for 90 minutes. I had a good hard workout. Came home pooped. But of course, there's more. I had yet to give the dog her walk today, and decided to embark on about a 2 mile or so walk (up a HUGE hill if I might add) at about 9PM. Not the smartest, because about 20 min into it I realized that the setting sun was catching up with us. And I refused to be out there alone in the dark. So we walked fast. Made it in about 40 min or so (granted I was wearing flip flops). So again. Good day.
Food: bowl Special K w/ strawberries, 1 apple, 1 deli sandwich from Walmart, a handful of fish crackers, 10 or so wheat thin crackers.
Exercise: see above. I do feel quite tuckered out. So I'd say I did good.
Water: 10 glasses. Yay for sunny weather
Tuesday, June 8
L: Yippppe!!
I tried on a dress earlier tonight that I got for the Christmas of '08 but never seemed to fit right. It's a sleek little black dress, one that is hard to disquise the body under, meaning that I haven't even worn it outside the house yet.
And guess what.... IT FITS!!!!
Yahooo! Yay for results!
Also, I looked into the records of the adult swim team I'm on, and turns out I set a record for the top 12 in the mile swim I did last summer! All this time and I didn't know I made it (top 12 in the state. Way cool).
So I think that's the motivation I've been lacking.
Also (this is the last also. I promise) I was listening to the radio tonight and the topic was overweight teen girls and their self-esteem issues. I found myself nodding my head in agreement to nearly everything that was said. As I've said before, I have definite body issues, for accepting myself physically for what I am. I remember once taking someone's comment as "aren't you a curvy girl" as an insult, hinting that I was fat (granted, as I look back, this was the time where I was at my lightest weight and extremely fit). It's just so sad how I've let other people's comments bring me down over the years. Anyways, back to the talk show. Someone was saying that it's very popular to think that "if I could only look like THIS/ be THIS size, I would be happy", when infact, that idea is false. If one cannot accept themself for the way they are, no physical factor is going to boost that self esteem.
Now, while I have a certain size / weight that I would LIKE to be, I am no longer making that a priority. I am stepping back and working on accepting myself for who I am RIGHT NOW and going from there.
Just a little insight into my night.
And guess what.... IT FITS!!!!
Yahooo! Yay for results!
Also, I looked into the records of the adult swim team I'm on, and turns out I set a record for the top 12 in the mile swim I did last summer! All this time and I didn't know I made it (top 12 in the state. Way cool).
So I think that's the motivation I've been lacking.
Also (this is the last also. I promise) I was listening to the radio tonight and the topic was overweight teen girls and their self-esteem issues. I found myself nodding my head in agreement to nearly everything that was said. As I've said before, I have definite body issues, for accepting myself physically for what I am. I remember once taking someone's comment as "aren't you a curvy girl" as an insult, hinting that I was fat (granted, as I look back, this was the time where I was at my lightest weight and extremely fit). It's just so sad how I've let other people's comments bring me down over the years. Anyways, back to the talk show. Someone was saying that it's very popular to think that "if I could only look like THIS/ be THIS size, I would be happy", when infact, that idea is false. If one cannot accept themself for the way they are, no physical factor is going to boost that self esteem.
Now, while I have a certain size / weight that I would LIKE to be, I am no longer making that a priority. I am stepping back and working on accepting myself for who I am RIGHT NOW and going from there.
Just a little insight into my night.
Tuesday, June 1
L: An Inspiration....
I was reading through a magazine today at the dentists office and was encouraged / inspired. It was an article on Kim Kardashian, and while normally I find these articles to be fake, I was still encouraged. In the article, she described how growing up as a curvy girl affected her in the long run. I, too, grew up without the stick-thin body. And although I now look at pictures from a while back and think "wow, I really wasn't too bad back then", I remember the feelings of hopelessness and insecurities I had about my body. I surrounded myself with people who had different body tyes than my own and compared myself to them. Which of course resulted in a lose-lose situation.
One quote mentioned in the article was "I may as well embrace my curves, because they're not going anywhere soon. So I can either appreciate my body for what it is or simply be miserable the rest of my life". So so true.
I am working on liking....no, loving my body. Because as hard as I try, I'm stuck with it. No longer am I going to live my life as "if I can only lose those last _ pounds". Because I've done that nearly my entire life (that I can remember atleast). I have hated my body since I was 8 years old. And that's stopping right now. It may not look as good as I wish to in a swimsuit or in that certain pair of jeans, but I refuse to go through life thinking "if only". I've done that for 12 years now. And that's way too long.
That's my thoughts for now.
One quote mentioned in the article was "I may as well embrace my curves, because they're not going anywhere soon. So I can either appreciate my body for what it is or simply be miserable the rest of my life". So so true.
I am working on liking....no, loving my body. Because as hard as I try, I'm stuck with it. No longer am I going to live my life as "if I can only lose those last _ pounds". Because I've done that nearly my entire life (that I can remember atleast). I have hated my body since I was 8 years old. And that's stopping right now. It may not look as good as I wish to in a swimsuit or in that certain pair of jeans, but I refuse to go through life thinking "if only". I've done that for 12 years now. And that's way too long.
That's my thoughts for now.
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