Wannabe Fitness Enthusiast

I haven’t posted a blog post in a few weeks, not that I think anyone besides myself noticed. There are a multitude of reasons for why I have drifted away from posting and those same reasons are why I am making a conscious effort to post this week. I got up today and cried. I’m…

This week, I have a bit of a different vibe for the blog- no motivational quotes! Shocking, I know. In this post, I am going to be taking a deep dive into the science side of things a little bit. Bare with me, it’s going to get a little educational… Throughout school, one of my…

Tonight, writing this post, I am very excited. I set a goal to workout every day in January. While there are still a few days left, I am celebrating a small milestone of 1,000 minutes so far this year! Do not be deceived! Not every day was a long 60 minute bootcamp, or a 30…

Last night when I was working out I got a little emotional. I am jaded sometimes and I get annoyed by people being motivational, but last night I let myself feel proud and feel connected to what the instructor was saying. I often speak of the vague “they”. Whoever they may be, they say it…

“All progress takes place outside of your comfort zone.” unknown New year, same stress. Unfortunately the pandemic we are in has set stress levels at an all time high for all of us. We are more isolated than before, and if you’re more introverted like me- you have more of an excuse to not go…

Motivation was strong while I mixed my new preworkout with cold, filtered water. Classy today… filtered water instead of living on the edge with tap. I thought to myself, “hey maybe I can do a more difficult workout, since I have been working out for about a week.” I snapped a picture for my Instagram…

I woke up Monday and I weighed myself. I am trying to track my progress a little and decided to weigh myself on Monday mornings. I lost 1.1 pounds in one week. Not a lot. The old me would be really upset by this, and that is why I debated weighing myself at all throughout…

80/20. That’s what you hear, “losing weight and getting healthier is 80% what you eat, 20% working out”. I believe that this is relative. There are no magic percentages, there are no magic diets, there’s no magic pill. Working out should be a form of therapy, and putting in the effort to get healthier is…

Motivation is a funny thing. It is helpful, but it doesn’t hang around too long. My views on fitness used to be “all or nothing”. Because of that mindset, starting a fitness routine was always challenging for me. If I made one slip up with my nutrition, or missed one day of working out, I…