"Act the Way You want to Think"

THURS 1.26.17
I wasn't feeling so hot last night, thought I slept pretty well, but knew I had to get up for this one!

I got to work out with Ashley today and I think we did a great job! 

POWER
Partner Workout!

23 min AMRAP of the following:
15 Back Squats
15 V-ups
15/12 Calorie Row
*One partner completes a full round before switching

Choose a color for Back Squats:
Black: 115/75
Orange: 95/65
Grey: 75/55 or less

Record color and rounds plus reps (e.g. Black, 6 rds 12 reps >>).
Kate/Ashley Orange, 10 rds
Chad B/Chad T Orange, 10 rds

I followed up with mobility and Chad walked home since I had the car and had a Coach's Assessment scheduled.

I got to speak with Joe (and Katie for some of it) and it was great to discuss life and the goals that I've got in mind for this year; the last half of 34 and the first half of 35.

• strict pull up
• strict push up
• no more split kicking during DUs
• get comfortable upside down for HSPUs/scales
• weigh and stay under 160# (it's been too long) by 35

• play my guitar and sing more (deep focus)
• play my violin more (deep focus)
• go on more hikes and outdoor adventures since we haven't very much since we've been here

• and of course, eat better, drink less alcohol, plan better to do so
• less negative self-talk - combat it, which I have started

"Act the way you want to think." - a smart mantra Joe offered after hearing I know what I want to do, and probably how to do it, but if I just do it, the all else will follow. It kind of goes along with everything above and my S.M.A.R.T. goal action plan for the next month: to play music for 20 - 30 minutes when I get home on Friday to decompress and to hike at least once a month on the weekends. BOOM. Doable? Absolutely.

See ya on the flipside, holmes.

Accountability and Willpower

Accountability and Willpower. Two things I have been good at in the past with which I'm currently struggling to be consistent.

Saturday our gym was closed due to weather, but I did do the tiny at-home workout to at least do something. I had also worked really hard during the week, but seemingly squandered all of that work away over the weekend - Friday included.

Now, I find myself having not gone to the gym since Thursday (Friday was a much-deserved rest day) and here it's already Tuesday. I feel like I'm getting sick again after not really having been 100%, but probably somewhere in the 90th % from my marathon sickness since early November. This can't be real. I am never sick this often or this long.

Plan is to go every day this week and Saturday - with a double on Wednesday - to partially make up for my major indescretions and multiple rest days.

I know what I need to do and could do it, but for some reason, even as I am acting in a way I shouldn't and feel a pang of remorse before doing so, I continue to do so. This must stop.

One major goal: to get under and STAY under 160#; this is something I've been struggling with for a few years. I need to be in the 150s - with an ideal weight of 145# - if I can ever achieve it. But first step is to get under 160 by May (and potentially by March as my fortune cookie revealed I would reach my goal in 2 months as of 1/8/17). I only ate half along with some sushi and miso soup. As for the beverages and other food intake over the past 4 days, I will not reveal all of it. Some was good, much of it was very, very bad. #getittogethergirl

So, here's to pressing the RESET button yet again, and hopefully sticking to a better plan going forward. I need to remember the days when we did Paleo most of the time and were at our thinnest in years. Facebook's "On this Day" certainly helps with that. I also hope that I can lean on my partner in crime, too. It always helps to have each other to hold one another accountable, to encourage, to thrive. #2017goals #35istheyear

Until next time...