Slowly but surely getting back into the swing of things. Tomorrow I will begin my workout regimen. 3-5 lifting days, 3-5 cardio/core exercises, 1 circuit training day per week. This flabby mess will be a solid hunk of muscle if I have to kill myself doing it. I think I am starting to get a handle on the root of my frustrations and anger as of late. Little things have been bothering me but I could never tell why. I have been tracking every little thing that triggers anger/changes in mood the past couple days. The irritability has been messing with my motivation to workout and eat well. I think this will be an essential step towards progressing. It is helping make me realize that a lot of the time they are silly things that I really shouldn't be wasting my time fuming over and hurting my health.
Stressing and anger increases risk of high blood pressure, heart attack, and damage to other organs, and generally interfere with the normal functioning of a lot of our various systems. Also these mental states have been known to slow down metabolism, decrease motivation, and increase cravings and susceptibility to addictions, of which food is for me. The best way of tackling problems like these is by finding the root of them and going at it from there and I think I will be able to pinpoint that and start working on it. I am going to start tackling the various stressors that I can get out of the way so I can move beyond this overwhelmed feeling. Another thing I have to keep in mind is that life is not always fair and I can't expect the general populous to live to my expectations of common courtesy and respect. If I can accept that, then that will eliminate a number of my frustrations.
Anyways, I am all over the place! I am kind of starting to take posting as a way to let my flow of consciousness materialize on this page. It can be somewhat therapeutic. Please comment on any of my ramblings, let me know if I'm totally out of left field with any of my assumptions and observations :) I need to start accepting others' help, I cannot do this by myself and of course I am no subject matter expert when it comes to this new found Type A personality that came out of 2012 and when it comes to physical fitness. All I know is that I am extremely sure I want to improve myself in every way possible. This ten years of laziness and procrastination needs to be on its way out for good. Kiss it goodbye and let the door hit it hard on the arse on the way out!
I will see you all in two days and let you know how the new Mike is turning out!
Michael OUT!
We are Mike and Jocelyn and we are 29 and 27 years old. We are a couple who are sick and tired of being over weight. Honestly, we have probably been on hundreds of fad diets and of course none of them worked. Our goal for 2014 is to not go on a diet but a lifestyle change in order to get healthy for our future. We are accepting no excuses from each other and we will push each other to the end. Please join us as we begin our journey of a healthier lifestyle and meeting our goals of weight loss.
YAY! I'm glad you two are back... You are not rambling, but making a lot of sense! I especially like what you and Jocelyn wrote in the 2 prior blogs. My advice (and what I try to live by) is:
ReplyDeleteTry not to let the small stuff get to you, life is too short, and in the grand scheme of life, how important are some of the things that annoy you! Mom Out! :)