My good friend came in while I was warming up this morning. She trains with BD, too. I haven’t seen her in awhile and she looked great! Her arms looked so firm and muscular. She had great definition in her upper arms and shoulders! I thought that several times and then, the BD came in. Before I knew it, those words came out of my mouth…OUT loud for the BD to hear.
J your arms look so fit.
What WAS I thinking!
I don’t know what my workout was going to be but I am pretty sure that those words catapulted BD into some kind of power training for upper body strength. The weights were heavier and I was seriously challenged.
So challenged that my keys were a bit heavy; I almost couldn’t put them into the ignition to drive home!
Ok, maybe I might be exaggerating just a little bit but for sure I am going to be sore later on.
But, it felt good.
I love the way she
challenges
encourages
motivates me to push forward to gain more strength.
Dr. Ben Lerner says “It stands to reason that if it took years to build the wrong eating habits, it will likewise take time to permanently change the wrong eating habits in favor of the right ones.”
So, this process is going to take awhile; from building muscle to shedding unwanted fat.
I think I am getting it.
Finally!
Very good advice...I lost weight this year and now have muscles for the first time ever in my arms(they are small ones lol!)...it took months upon months to get there and I agree it takes time to break bad habits and learn new ones. I have learned much about patience this year, and contentment as well as I learn how to take better care of myself~ I had just assumed it would all happen so quickly but it took awhile to make the right changes in my diet as well as figure out the best exercises for my goals...and I am still working on it...I enjoyed your post ~Love Heather
ReplyDeleteI made huge dietary changes for myself and my family over the course of 2 years (actually, the diet changes happened mainly over one summer. But educating myself took 2 years.) It was mainly stirred by my history of poor digestion, terrible stomach pain after meals several times a month, and finally the diagnosis of a 100% failed gall bladder. I did NOT want to have it surgically removed so I made the diet changes. We now eat a vegetarian whole foods diet, vegan minded when possible. We also regularly moderately exercise. I'm thankful for our path to better health. And as you said so well, there's not one right way to do it. Thanks for stopping by my blog. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteblessings,
Toni