After I had my third child I fell down a lot, and had a difficult time getting back up. I did not fall down in a literal sense. I fell down in being consistent with working out and losing my pregnancy weight. I gave birth to two girls in two years at the ages of 33 and 35. It was rough on my body. After my third child, precious Carly, I did not have much motivation.
Running has always been my choice of exercise. I started running again soon after Carly was born, but I was only running twenty minutes here and there. Sometimes I would go a few days and not run at all. A few times I even thought about giving it up completely and just accepting that I was fifteen pounds over weight, and maybe one day I would lose it. Yea, right. Plus, any other type of exercise I tried I did not like, either. It was depressing.
My husband discovered Million Dollar Body in January 2007, and he ordered the P90X program. He also became an independent coach for MDB. I sat back and watched him for a few months. I saw him getting fitter than ever, and his running was even improving. Plus, he was finding success in being a coach. I got a little jealous, so I decided I would try the P90X program. I started out slowly and could not even finish an entire workout at first. I would still have my days that I was not motivated and these are the days I call my ?falling down days.? The good thing is, I kept getting up. I would get off track for a day or two, then get back on. Eventually, I was finishing a complete workout and noticed I was getting stronger and more motivated. I even started running again, and I was enjoying it because the P90X workouts were making me strong and durable, which made running easier to come back to.
What it took was me trying something different and finding something that I enjoyed. It also meant never ever giving up. I had my days where I sure thought about giving up. But then I would always come back and try again. The point is, none of us are perfect with our fitness goals. Sometimes we over eat, sometimes we have a bad day mentally and don?t work out, even though we had planned to. What we need to learn to do is not beat ourselves up for these off days. We need to tell ourselves it is okay. There is always a new day around the corner. It is okay to fall down, as long as you get back up again. That is what counts. Thank-you, my husband and Million Dollar Body for getting me back on track.
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Running has always been my choice of exercise. I started running again soon after Carly was born, but I was only running twenty minutes here and there. Sometimes I would go a few days and not run at all. A few times I even thought about giving it up completely and just accepting that I was fifteen pounds over weight, and maybe one day I would lose it. Yea, right. Plus, any other type of exercise I tried I did not like, either. It was depressing.
My husband discovered Million Dollar Body in January 2007, and he ordered the P90X program. He also became an independent coach for MDB. I sat back and watched him for a few months. I saw him getting fitter than ever, and his running was even improving. Plus, he was finding success in being a coach. I got a little jealous, so I decided I would try the P90X program. I started out slowly and could not even finish an entire workout at first. I would still have my days that I was not motivated and these are the days I call my ?falling down days.? The good thing is, I kept getting up. I would get off track for a day or two, then get back on. Eventually, I was finishing a complete workout and noticed I was getting stronger and more motivated. I even started running again, and I was enjoying it because the P90X workouts were making me strong and durable, which made running easier to come back to.
What it took was me trying something different and finding something that I enjoyed. It also meant never ever giving up. I had my days where I sure thought about giving up. But then I would always come back and try again. The point is, none of us are perfect with our fitness goals. Sometimes we over eat, sometimes we have a bad day mentally and don?t work out, even though we had planned to. What we need to learn to do is not beat ourselves up for these off days. We need to tell ourselves it is okay. There is always a new day around the corner. It is okay to fall down, as long as you get back up again. That is what counts. Thank-you, my husband and Million Dollar Body for getting me back on track.