"Challenged But In Control" - This has been my motto on life lately.
If you're not challenging yourself, life might get boring, or more importantly you're not growing as a person. On the other hand, feeling out of control and stressed is a pretty shitty day to day - been there, done that (then flew away to another country) I'm shooting for a balance of the two.
I turned 26 yesterday and reflecting on the past year was really crazy! I feel like I've really grown as a person; I took big, serious, risks and finally focused on what I actually wanted to do rather than what society typically asks of you. I HIGHLY condone it. For details on my Central American adventures, check out my other blog here: http://ksmigowski.wordpress.com/
I kind of have a lot going on in my life currently - but I'm quite thrilled about it. I started at Fitbit a little over a month ago with some seriously aggressive goals and my free time has been dedicated to being a Big Sister to my Little on most weekends, working out, nutrition and studying for my NASM CPT, in addition to all of the other nuances of life.
YUP I'm going to be a personal trainer, I'm psyyyycheddd! I was so sick of "fitness" people on Instagram spewing out advice on things they actually have no credible background to share on and honestly might have disordered eating or body image problems. So I thought F it, maybe I will figure ALL of this out myself for the rest of my life. Then I saw an idiot I know get certified and I thought HEY, *I* can be that idiot! I'm doing it.
Actually my main overarching goal is to get my group youth cert so I can run classes for kids during my free time. I'd love to partner with organizations like Big Brother Big Sister or Boys and Girls Club to do free classes on the weekends and teach underprivileged kids how to be healthy and stay active, etc. This all plays into my life goal of opening up my own gym/doggy day care HA.... but I'm serious............. angel investors may contact me directly........ kidding.....but not.....?
YEAH I've been pretty busy, and I'm excited to share all of my learnings so far during my journey of getting certified. I have some ideas for future blogs.
In addition, starting in October I'll be taking part in the Whole30 Challenge . It's basically a nutritional challenge that is hardcore Paleo for 30 days, i.e. no grains, no sugar, no alcohol.
I've started weaning myself off of the "no"s and my thoughts so far? It kind of sucks a lot of ass. But it's also do-able. I really want to try it so if I ever have to advise clients on cutting back on carbs/grains/sugar I will have a personal experience of what they are going through. I'm also hoping I magically get ripped in 30 days.......(see awkward indecisive thoughts ellipses above)
Apparently you "stop cravings" about a week or so into it but yeahhhh I don't know about that. I need to get more creative with recipes I think. I've been eating way too many eggs and had only ground turkey for dinner tonight SO fuck*ng BORING. If you have any ideas please comment and let me know.
It also takes a TON of time to prep, it's just generally a pain in the ass. I was talking to someone about it and explained I chose October because I literally have no plans. I feel like you basically have to have no real life to really commit to this OR have incredible willpower and tons of time to prep every day, like don't have a normal job or something. Oh also my boyfriend's favorite food group is chips and pizza so there's that.
I've been super focused on the gym, I've been following this routine for the past few weeks and have been liking the split of three days lifting and the rest cardio. It makes planning gym time more flexible. I can tell since I've started that I'm getting stronger. I like to also rotate different exercises in to keep my body uncomfortable with what I am doing to it (it's a good thing, trust me).
http://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/the-super-toning-training-routine.html
(muscle and strength is a great resource for checking out routines, exercises, etc)
Anyways - stay tuned for more updates on the challenge and share in my misery.
