Girlwithnoname – Fitness at Home

I got back to working out today.

And, I went running yesterday.

If you’ve been following along lately you’ll know I went ahead and got super sick after a stint of working long hours and eating poorly.

It’s all my own fault. I never should have turned my back on good nutrition, hectic schedule or not.

If you’re new here or missed that post here it is: I Got What Was Coming To Me

Anyway, as I said: In the past couple of days I’ve gotten back to working out and running. (yay!)

However, I may have gotten back to it a day or two earlier than I should have.

I was still feeling a little ‘iffy’ yesterday but a couple of things FORCED me out the door. I’ll tell you what the MAIN reason was in a minute.

One of the lesser reasons was CABIN FEVER. I was losing my mind just sitting around every day. My body wanted to move, so I went out and moved it.

But is cabin fever alone a good enough reason to go back to it before you’re really ‘ready’ and back in the pink of health?

It might be … and it might not be, and even though it HURT in the moment (2 weeks of being sedentary is hard to come back from without freaking your body out a little), it did me a LOT of good.

Sure, my hip flexors were screaming at me the entire run (too many days in a row just sitting on my duff, I think they may have shortened a little, and were extra tight that day)…

… and my glutes felt like knives were stabbing them with every step (same damn reason… too much inactivity and my strong muscles were starting to get a little saggy) …

… and I almost coughed up a lung (and a bunch of other gross stuff) at the end.

But that long cough felt GOOD … and it cleaned me out. And afterwards, I felt about 100 times better than before my run.

So, today I got back to lifting.

Again, it hurt and I wasn’t as strong as I’m used to being, but I’m glad I did it even if I WASN’T 100% back to ‘normal’ after my bout with the flu.

But now, here’s the MAIN reason I went back to it when I did:

FEAR!!

I was starting to get really scared that my conditioning would start back-peddling and I’d lose everything I’d worked so hard for during the past few years.

And I didn’t want that.

! ! ! ~ I DO NOT WANT THAT ~ ! ! !

I let my fear drive me out the door to my workouts when I was CLOSE but not quite 100% back to feeling healthy.

But the workouts got me the rest of the way there.

I now feel 100% healthy. Yah, damn … I still have a small irritating cough, but the rest of me is perfect.

I let my FEAR of losing what I’ve worked SO hard for drive me.

And that’s not a bad thing.

It’s a mindset thing. When you have it, you HAVE it…

… and nothing but NOTHING is going to stop you from reaching your goals.

ESPECIALLY not a stupid and lengthy bout with a seasonal bug.

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FEAR !

It’s an interesting emotion, isn’t it?

Fear can actually PREVENT you from doing the RIGHT things, too.

Like, fear of the GYM …

I mean, who the hell ISN’T afraid of the intimidating muscle-heads that hang out there all bloody day hogging the equipment and leaving their sweat all over everything for YOU to mop up before you can use your favourite equipment?

Sound like you a little bit??

Are you letting your fear of (or blatant HATE for) the gym prevent you from getting in shape?

Yah, that USED to be me, too.

I had no clue how to do it without a gym and I hated the gym.

So I didn’t go.

And so, I got fat. And miserable.

Then I smartened up and figured out how to do it properly WITHOUT a gym. And look at me now !!

~ And NOW I bust out every single one of my ‘get ripped without a gym’ secrets. Go HERE to learn them and SCREW THE GYM !! ~

Have a fit, fun and fantastic day.
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Hoo Boy!

I’m sick. VERY sick.

And therefore we’ll have no video today!! There’s NO WAY I’m putting myself on a video looking like THIS!

And yes, it’s TRUE !

This crazyily committed “health, nutrition and workout chick” who always brags how she never gets sick cuz she takes such good care of herself went ahead and GOT SICK.

I got what was coming to me, though.

I maintain that keeping up a healthy lifestyle with good, solid nutrition from whole, natural one-ingredient foods will go a long way to keeping you healthy, even when those nasty little seasonal germs are out preying on you.

So, how’d I wind up sick then, you ask?

If you’ve been keeping up here, you’ll remember that I’ve been working extremely hard these past few weeks, and was shooting some high end and complicated health videos for a client of mine a couple of weeks ago for a few days straight.

If you haven’t been keeping up, here’s the post about it: What About When Life Swallows You Whole?

I was working ridiculously long hours during that shoot … and the only food being provided was chips and chocolate bars for snacks, and lunches were burgers and pizza.

YOIKS!

Why didn’t I pack healthy fare to take with me, I was asked.

Cuz the hours were long ENOUGH that I felt that sleep took priority over packing food for myself.

And I arrogantly let myself think that all my good health up til then would save me through a few days of eating nothing but crap.

I was wrong.

It was definitely my saving grace for keeping my weight under control overall, and for being able to pick up where I left off with my workouts after a few dictated days off.

But I compromised my immune system by feeding it nothing but crap. So it had nothing in it’s arsenal to help keep me healthy and strong and resistant.

Now, this has nothing to do with eating TOO MUCH. Cuz I didn’t really eat a ton of this stuff.

But it’s ALL I ate … for several days straight.

And I paid the price for it.

When that little seasonal germ came calling for my health, it easily found the chink in my armor and BLAMMO !! Before I knew it I was coughing up a lung and making everyone around me nuts (and a little paranoid since they don’t want to catch what I caught).

Our bodies were not designed to live healthy lives purely on overly salted, sugar-laden processed, pseudo-food with tons of preservatives added. They’re designed to live on whole foods you can find in nature. Not that you find in a plastic bag or foil ‘freshness’ wrapper.

And I’m an idiot to think I’d be immune just cuz I ‘usually’ eat a healthy diet. SHAME ON ME!

If I’d stayed the course and stuck with my usual healthy diet I have no doubt that I would have been in a MUCH better place to avoid this year’s flu like I do most years.

Rats. That’s what being arrogant and letting myself slide will get me.

I’ll remember this.

*cough cough* DAMN!

And hey, while we’re on the subject of staying healthy and consuming naughty food, let’s remember that our annual temptation-filled “Season of Eating” is NOW UPON US!!!

You CAN fight back. Even if you’re running around frenzied with no time to hit the gym for a workout amongst all the socializing, celebrating and gift-shopping.

My new “Hot at Home” System will not only get you a ripper workout without ever leaving home (saving you tons of time) but …

I ALSO share all my special ‘eating’ tricks for getting through a season like this without ruining all your hard efforts from the past year.

Find out how to enjoy the holidays AND the yummy food without all the weight gain that usually comes with it…

And save yourself the time that it takes to get to the gym and back for a good workout in the process … !!

Get your arsenal prepared NOW so you can come out on the other side of the holidays in your best shape EVER!!

Here’s where you can get more details about it ==> Get Hot at Home During the Holidays!

Have a fit, fun and fantastic day.
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Early mornings. Not my favourite.

Long days. Don’t really mind ‘em. I always feel like a good, productive member of society at the end of a long, busy day.

But, I’ve been dealing with this crazy schedule for a few weeks now, and it’s messing with my preference to work out when I like to, usually mid-morning.

Imagine my surprise at the result of a forced “if you don’t do it now you’ll have to forfeit” late-night workout!!

Sometimes the simplest of changes can make everything feel ‘new’ again.

Try it sometime.

Betcha it makes everything feel totally different… and hell… maybe even BETTER!

Hey!! Thinking about ways to get into better shape but HATE the thought of going to a gym?

Well, then!!!

Have I got something SUPER SPECIAL for you right here:

Turn Your Back On The Gym !!

Have a fit, fun and fantastic day.
Girlwithnoname

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