It’s The Ashley Show, Therefore I’m In Charge – Everything I’ve Learned In 300 Posts
Posted May 13 2010 12:00am
Ladies & gentlemen (Gentleman? Are there guys who read this blog?) Welcome to Post #300.(Festive occasions deserve festive attire!! Now if only I could figure out a way to throw confetti through each of your computer screens…)
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle takes work , but it’s so worth it to feel great. I can’t imagine going back to the life I used to live and feeling the way I did back then. This is good.
I often walk away from my Weight Watchers meetings quoting things that my members have said, revelling in their wisdom and shared experiences. On Saturday one of my members said [after talking about choices she had made during the week] “It’s the ____ show and I’m in charge of my choices”. It really resonated with me because I’ve been f---ing up the Ashley show something big lately and I need to step up my game and be accountable for my choices. I have learned way too much and worked too hard to backtrack and I’m not a particularly passive person in ANYTHING that I do. After all, my motto for 2010 was "Go big or go home" , so here goes nothing.
This means that May is going to be a month of me holding myself accountable to my choices with food and activity. Lindsay and I have been sending one another nightly accountability emails for the past few weeks and her support is really helping me to stay on track. On Sunday I hit the gym for BodyFlow and my first ever BodyAttack class in an effort to kick start my week with a healthy dose of exercise. I LOVED BodyAttack!! I will definitely be doing this class more often. After doing Boot Camp for the last 8 weeks, I felt confident in my ability to do a lot of the moves (including lots of push-ups on my toes!) and enjoyed the energy of the instructor and participants in the class. I will definitely be doing Attack again.
Ladies & gentlemen (Gentleman? Are there guys who read this blog?) Welcome to Post #300.
(Festive occasions deserve festive attire!! Now if only I could figure out a way to throw confetti through each of your computer screens…)
Some things that I’ve learned along the way…
I often walk away from my Weight Watchers meetings quoting things that my members have said, revelling in their wisdom and shared experiences. On Saturday one of my members said [after talking about choices she had made during the week] “It’s the ____ show and I’m in charge of my choices”. It really resonated with me because I’ve been f---ing up the Ashley show something big lately and I need to step up my game and be accountable for my choices. I have learned way too much and worked too hard to backtrack and I’m not a particularly passive person in ANYTHING that I do. After all, my motto for 2010 was "Go big or go home" , so here goes nothing.
This means that May is going to be a month of me holding myself accountable to my choices with food and activity. Lindsay and I have been sending one another nightly accountability emails for the past few weeks and her support is really helping me to stay on track. On Sunday I hit the gym for BodyFlow and my first ever BodyAttack class in an effort to kick start my week with a healthy dose of exercise. I LOVED BodyAttack!! I will definitely be doing this class more often. After doing Boot Camp for the last 8 weeks, I felt confident in my ability to do a lot of the moves (including lots of push-ups on my toes!) and enjoyed the energy of the instructor and participants in the class. I will definitely be doing Attack again.
And more FIT CHICKS .
And more bellydancing .
And making good choices with food.
And being kind to myself through talking about my feelings , journaling, spending time with people I love and getting enough rest and “me time”.
These are all things I can do, and I’m excited to do them.
Here’s to post #301 and beyond!!