I don't think so ~ in fact I KNOW I AM NOT "coasting"! At this point in this particular transformation/journey I am not suffering from feeling deprived of anything food or drink related ~ maybe that will change soon? I have to admit tho ~ I am not a chocolate person, but the thought of a candy bar as I walked by it in the grocery store gave me second thoughts yesterday. I HAVE cheated ~ much to my guilt after wards. Guilt in this situation I think can be a good thing ~ and of course its mind control! The discipline NOT to have an extra helping, or have that carbohydrate that is not good for you or that alcohol drink that is full of sugar - discipline, and self-control. I have had a couple of those small cookies that have Belgium chocolate - the Kirkland Brand. I want to throw the tin out, but my husband has still been eating them...so....I am hoping that he *secretly* eats them all by the weekend - not in the house, means absolutely no temptation.
Now ~ thinking along those lines, I guess I felt that I could *cheat* a little only because Feb 1, will start to be crunch time - for the month of January my trainer has left everything the same. Continuation along the same path at the moment. Double cardio during the week, continuing with the bootcamp and spin classes, and the diet has remained the same as well. With those perimeters in check, not only do I have the show to focus on as one of my goals, the 120 Day Challenge adds to the flair as well. There are some great prizes if your name happens to be drawn. 120 Day Challenge consists of every millimeter of fat loss in the month, you get one ballet to enter into the box thru my gym, http://www.totalbodydevelopment.ca/
The prizes consist of first prize, $1000 flight center gift certificate. 2nd prize, 10 or 20 personal training sessions, and 3rd prize is 3 months worth of classes unlimited. If that isn't motivation to *not cheat* ~ I don't know what is. The biggest thing in my mind ~ *cheating* cannot be made a habit as *one cheat* can easily turn into 3 or 4 or the whole day. Mind set is everything!! Wow ~ did I say that??
It's amazing what tricks our mind can play on us, or what we perceive in ourselves and others. I have had a very hard time seeing the physical changes in my appearance. Of course, my clothes don't fit - but its the other details. The muscles that have developed, the fat loss, the tightening of everything - this is hard for me to see. This morning I had some different comments from customers that come in all the time. One lady, *Wow - have you lost weight*? *How much*? *Why did I not notice this before*? Another woman, *Wow - look at your arms, beautiful. You should do a show*. What nice compliments and funny just the same. What people notice and when. I have figured out with my illiterate computer skills how to do a side by side picture to compare and the change is more noticeable with this documentation. My personality does not let me see how far I have come, it tells me that we have lots of work to do in a short amount of time. Now when I look at my son who has put on lots of muscle ~ I can definitely see the change in him, What we see in others we can not see in ourselves ~ or our minds are not ready for that at that particular time. Just one more thing I am learning thru this process.
As the week and months have progressed ~ I can't wait to get to the gym, I look forward to my meals ~ and my snack at night of berries and greek yogurt is the most gratifying.
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