If You Want It, Prove It!

I think everyone who is successful at losing weight has to have some sort of mantra. It can be as simple as "Oh my God I have to do this before I go batshit crazy"- AKA Monica- or something more profound about life and happiness and all those thoughts about butterflies and rainbows. I tend to lean more towards the self-motivating and challenging mantra. Everyday after I've had my coffee, packed lunches, driven kids to school, and pulled into the gym parking lot I tell myself that if I want it, I have to prove it. Just wanting something does not make it happen. You have to prove that you want it over and over again. I have to prove to myself every single day that I want to be healthy and fit. Sometimes it sucks to have to keep proving it. It's not always fun and it's not always what I want to be doing, but it's always worth it.

I'm switching up my workouts a bit this week. I'm bored. I can only keep the same routine for a few weeks before it just gets to the point where I am staring off into space waiting for time to pass. I refuse to workout like that when I know I don't have to feel that way. So here's my new routine:

Monday- Ten minutes of walking to warm up, 45 minutes of walk 1 minute, sprint 1 minute, 10 minute cooldown walking.
Lower Body- Dumbell Squats, leg press, step lunges, lying bridge, calf raises, leg raises.

Tuesday- Elliptical or Turbokick for 1 hour
Shoulders/Arms/Chest- lateral raise, shoulder circles, pull-ups, tri-cep dips, bicep curls, Flyes, Incline Press, chest press

May also swim in the evenings.

Wednesday- Ten minutes of walking to warm up, 45 minutes of walk 1 minute, sprint 1 minute, 10 minute cooldown walking.
Core- Chair raise, stability ball hyperextension, plank, back bridge, decline sit-up, deadlifts, crunches, medicine ball twist.

Thursday- Walk at a steep incline for an hour with heart-rate at around 145.
Lower Body- Barbell squats, Leg extension, barbell curl, hamstring curl, deadlifts, calf raises, hip adduction.

Friday- Ten minutes of walking to warm up, 45 minutes of walk 1 minute, sprint 1 minute, 10 minute cooldown walking.
Shoulders/arms/chest- Weighted shoulder shrugs, lateral raises, tri-cep dips, pull-ups, flyes, chest press, rowing machine.

Saturday- AMT Elliptical for an hour.
Core- Chair raise, stability ball hyperextension, plank, back bridge, decline sit-up, deadlifts, crunches, medicine ball twist.

Sunday- Absolutely nothing. Nada. Zilch. Ain't happening.

On top of all this I may swim Tuesday and Thursday evenings and I generally pull out my hoop every day and spend some time hooping just for fun. I'm not wearing my bodybugg at the moment because I may have a slight tendency to get obsessive and I just need to stay focused right now. I like having a plan and sticking to it strictly. It works well for me.