long time no talk.
Okay so I have not been blogging much lately and there is just so much that has been happening in my life lately.
I am now going to update you on how I have been doing on my journey and I must say, I have not been doing very well as far as my eating habits are concerned. You must be shocked to find this all out I mean, I am very hell bent on keeping a positive mind and everything but I have slipped up a few times already, especially during Christmas but that is not the main reason why, its just that this year was a big change for me because new things happened this past year of 2014 I had to look for jobs(still have to) Joined a gospel singing group, started volunteer work and I dealt with a lot of stress which led me to slip up here and there despite attempting to get back on track multiple times, There were so many things I wanted to do last year that I never managed to do due to a lot of stress, I am not going to go into any detail as it is personal but. my plan was to do turbo fire then couldn't do due to stuff interefreing with the workout schedule and stress, later on I got the T25 DVD set wanted to do then I couldn't due to stress and other things I won't mention. And that's pretty much it.
on the plus side though towards the end of last year I went for this really amazing, Meditation and yoga course called Art of living, it is an awesome course and it is great for stress I highly recommend it if you have to time to do it. It is great because it teaches you how to handle stress as well how to live a positive life and all sorts of harsh things life throws at you. Plus they teach special breathing exercises and meditations which you can incorporate into your daily life which I plan to do this year. be sure to check out their website.
http://www.artofliving.org/au-en
And even though my eating habits have gone bad oh gosh, I don't even want to mention how I have been eating these past few days. God help me but anyway the other good thing is that I have been exercising with this game called Wii active, I have both of the first and second additions. If you own a Wii console I highly recommend getting yourselves these games they are perfect for if you are new to working out and you don't know where to start. I highly recommend getting both of these games because the first one I find is great as it has a lot of upper and lower body workouts and it also has a 30 day challenge you can do plus you can also customize your own set of workouts. the second one is similar but what makes it a little bit better is that it includes warm ups and cool downs whereas the first one doesn't and it also includes workouts such as abdominal workouts and push ups which the first one also does not include and also it has a step aerobics class, and it has a six week challenge.
The next thing well I haven't been doing it but its part of my workout schedule for today and its zumba! which as you can tell in the picture is the Wii version, I have other zumba games but they are the xbox version but you can also get the xbox version of this one which is the Zumba fitness 2. If you own the A Wii or xbox I recommend getting Zumba, that is if you enjoy dance workouts. There DVDs are great too.
AND NOW HERE ARE MY TIPS FOR THE NEW YEAR.
1. Don't be Vague
The conman thing most people want when they start the new year is to be fit and healthy as part of their new years resolution. Well you should make it a resolution to be healthy everyday not every year I know its hard, its hard for me too but it really should be something that you should do everyday because there is a lot of work to be done when it comes to losing weight or being fit and healthy. What I am trying to say is don't make that goal Vague don't tell yourself "This year I am going to be fit and healthy" ok thats great! but HOW are you going to achieve that? What tasks do you need to do etc. What workouts are you gonna do? What will you cook? Are going to stick to a plan which you know will work? These are things you need to consider. The best thing to do here is plan your workout schedules and plan what you will cook.
Set yourself mini tasks for example if you have bought yourself a bunch of workout DVDs make yourself a monthly schedule so that way you won't be confused as to what your workout routine will be for the day. You can custom make your own workout schedule.
Next is plan your meals plan what you will cook for your lunch your dinners etc.
ALL I AM SAYING IS PLAN AHEAD AND SET TASKS
2. Try not to let stress get in your way of your plans
This is one that has really gotten myself of track. Stress can hinder a weight loss plan or fitness plan. I am in no way saying that you should get rid of it all together as some stress is ok, it just needs to be managed. If you tell yourself "Don't be stressed" accept that you feel that way don't fight how you feel because what you resist will persist. But remember exercise can help reduce stress, I recommend kick boxing exercises like taebo or turbo fire. And of course meditation is also good but I sort of gave you this tip already but it will really benefit you if you join a meditation course like Art of living. I also recommend chamomile tea which can help soothe the nerves.
And those are all my tips, I know they are not a lot but then again at least I am not overwhelming too many tips. But I would really like to share some other really useful things that I think will help you out. So I am going to share with you this really great informative video I came across and it really made me think.
Before I finish I am going to talk about what my plans are. My plan really is to make more posts on this blog as I really feel that it will help keep me motivated and I have also set my own customized workout plan for this month with my Jillian Michaels DVDs which I'd rather share with you all in a different post. I am also going to avoid white sugar for a week which is my main goal that is also something I will talk more about in another post. All in all I plan on using this blog to help me stay on track.
And thats all for today I hope this post helped motivate you and if you have been following this blog sorry for the lack of updates.
Happy belated new year and may your resolutions succeed this year!
Happy 2015!
