Forward

My motto for the day and future days....

You can't go back. You can only move forward.

I need to stop thinking about what I did or more often what I didn't do...yesterday, last Monday, last week, back in July so on and so on. I need to not worry about what I ate yesterday, last Monday, last week, back in July so on and so on. I can only change what I do from this minute on.

Believe it or not I heard this motto on my soap opera as I ate my healthy lunch. I just stopped eating and thought for a moment. Exactly. That's exactly how I should live each day. I have had one of those days that everything just seems to make sense. I have learned a lot today. And no it wasn't all from my soap opera.

Early in the morning I headed to the gym to drown, which is what I told my husband. I have only hit the pool twice in a month. Not so good. But, it's official, I finally got into the "it's like riding a bike" mentality. I remembered how to swim and with some kind of form. Now I have gotten a bit slower, but still about 1:15 mins faster per 400m than I was when I first started a few years ago. I did 3, 400m and 300m of kicking. All the 400's were under 9 mins. Certainly not fast but I'm not concerned with speed right now. For now it's about maintaining the sport through Jan. and using it as active recovery from running. After swimming I tried something new. My new modified personal training class. This class takes place in the large gym next to where I usually take spin class. My father was in that spin class I'm sure laughing at the sight of all 16 of us. We will be doing mostly polymetrics....what are those you ask?

Plyometrics (also known as "plyos") is a type of exercise training designed to produce fast, powerful movements, and improve the functions of the nervous system, generally for the purpose of improving performance in sports. Plyometric movements, in which a muscle is loaded and then contracted in rapid sequence, use the strength, elasticity and innervation of muscle and surrounding tissues to jump higher, run faster, throw farther, or hit harder, depending on the desired training goal. Plyometrics is used to increase the speed or force of muscular contractions, providing explosiveness for a variety of sport-specific activities.

All I know is that even on the first day I got in a good workout. Heart rate was up in all zones and I expended about 600 calories in 45 mins. Almost identical to a spin class. Lots of core work. Lots of sweat and lots of work. Exactly what my routine is missing. After class I spent some time with one of the trainers who is also a certified nutritionist. Told her my issues and what she recommended.

So for the next month I have a goal. I am making some dietary adjustments. I am taking in a ton more protein. I am taking fish oil. And I am taking a daily vitamin that really is a AM and PM combo. This should help me sleep better and give myself more energy to take on all these challenges I will face in the next 4 months. I'm giving it a month so see if I become super woman.

There is no more looking back.