About three months ago I started a 'Beach Body' program called
Turbo Fire. This is a 5 month intense cardio program,
which I personally describe as similar to shadow boxing. The program puts you on a 6 day, 5 month,
workout program and specific healthy diet.
It is not so much of a diet as it is a clean eating routine. As I have already practiced clean eating, I
read the diet manual and recipes several times and use some of theirs but
mainly stick to my own.
I have noticed, while I may not be losing as many pounds as
I would like, my body looks different and most importantly I feel
different. I feel my stomach
does not get upset or bloated after eating, I have more energy; yes, my muscles
are sore, but I do feel more accomplished and energetic on a daily basis. On the days I do not work out (I usually
schedule my ‘rest day’ around whatever day I am busiest and won’t be home) I
feel unaccomplished and lethargic.
Doing intense workouts on a daily basis has drastically improved
my life. While I am not where I would
like to be as an end result, I know I am gladly on my way. Too many people don’t want to put the time in
to get the results they want. The
problem with expectation is you get discouraged when you do not see the results
you want in your [irrational] time constraint.
I know the results I want will take me the 5 months, and considering I
have tailored the plan to fit my schedule/life style, it may even take me a
little bit after that. Yet, that is the
thing with ‘working out’ and having a fit, clean routine; it is not just
a phase or something you do sometimes, it is a lifestyle. Once you make the commitment to work out and be
fit, that is a lifestyle change, it is not something you do temporarily or
periodically. It is a life commitment.
I am perfectly happy to make my life revolve around being
fit, because I know, while I was not overweight before, there are more benefits
to being fit than the scale can hold. In
my [almost] 3 months working out I lost about 10 pounds. Some people may be discouraged by this, but I
know how I’ve gained a lot of muscle, my body looks different, I feel
different, and I am even in a better mental state. There are so many benefits for working out if
you drop your expectations of being ‘skinny’ and just aim to be healthy.
I don’t want to be skinny. Skinny
is dangerous, people get skinny by skipping meals and eating the wrong
things. I just want to be fit; I want to
eat right and feel right and have muscles and released endorphins. That
is my expectation for working out, to have a well-deserved sense of pride for
my accomplishments. You just have to
remember that your body, like everything else, is a constant work in progress,
perfection is unattainable.
If anyone is looking for a good program to start an intense
workout commitment, definitely check out Turbo Fire[1]. Chalene really knows how to make classes fun
and even though you are watching a tv screen, she somehow manages to motivate;
which I never thought was possible with a workout DVD.
And remember this KEY RULE about working out . . . Exercise
releases endorphins, endorphins make you happy, and happy people don’t go
around shooting their husbands. They
just don’t[2].
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