bellygoodies
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Hi Everyone. My name is Kim and I made a commitment to lose 30lb of fat and gain lean muscle mass back in late April. My secondary goals were to try to get through ANY of Cathe's workouts in their entirety and I'm proud to say that I've got Step Blast, KPC and IMAX2 (with some modification) down pat! I was following the Body For Life schedule with clean-eating and alternating upper body, lower body and cardio throughout a 6-day workout week. I have been exclusively using Cathe DVDs for all of my workouts. Although my body is losing fat at a slower pace than it did before I had my 2-year old, it's consistent.
So I was plugging along, doing everything right when in mid-June we found out that I was pregnant. We were surprised (because getting pregnant is not easy for me) and very happy. I quickly went on the pregnancy board to read about how everyone modified their workouts and vowed that I would continue to work out at a safe pace throughout my pregnancy. Unfortunately, within a few days of finding out, I had a miscarriage ( my fourth). Completely devastated, I took off a few days for physical recovery. With help, I was able to get back into my routine although I didn't have the same motivation and enthusiasm. After some time, it slowly came back and once again I focussed on my goals. I was doing upper body Supersets last week and I somehow injured my right shoulder. I was out for the count for a couple days then was able to modify Rhythmic Step, Imax2 and Legs and Glutes in the days after. My shoulder is on the mend but I can't really do much in the way of upper body work for at least another week.
I know that this is just life happening but sometimes it just gets me so bummed out. I continue to move forward but it seems like my heart and enthusiasm aren't there. And these "life changes" and "happenings" seem to affect me the most whenever I'm trying to transform my body. It takes everything I have to stay on track with this goal and any deviation no matter how trivial or devastating seems to chip away at my motivation. I'm still moving forward and I do find Cathe's workouts to be a great reprieve with her motivating comments throughout them, but it's tough to stay the course. I know that staying on top of a healthy lifestyle is not the path of least resistence, at least not until it becomes a habit. I'm working on it though. How have you all dealt with obstacles along the way?
Thanks for reading!
Have a great day,
kim
So I was plugging along, doing everything right when in mid-June we found out that I was pregnant. We were surprised (because getting pregnant is not easy for me) and very happy. I quickly went on the pregnancy board to read about how everyone modified their workouts and vowed that I would continue to work out at a safe pace throughout my pregnancy. Unfortunately, within a few days of finding out, I had a miscarriage ( my fourth). Completely devastated, I took off a few days for physical recovery. With help, I was able to get back into my routine although I didn't have the same motivation and enthusiasm. After some time, it slowly came back and once again I focussed on my goals. I was doing upper body Supersets last week and I somehow injured my right shoulder. I was out for the count for a couple days then was able to modify Rhythmic Step, Imax2 and Legs and Glutes in the days after. My shoulder is on the mend but I can't really do much in the way of upper body work for at least another week.
I know that this is just life happening but sometimes it just gets me so bummed out. I continue to move forward but it seems like my heart and enthusiasm aren't there. And these "life changes" and "happenings" seem to affect me the most whenever I'm trying to transform my body. It takes everything I have to stay on track with this goal and any deviation no matter how trivial or devastating seems to chip away at my motivation. I'm still moving forward and I do find Cathe's workouts to be a great reprieve with her motivating comments throughout them, but it's tough to stay the course. I know that staying on top of a healthy lifestyle is not the path of least resistence, at least not until it becomes a habit. I'm working on it though. How have you all dealt with obstacles along the way?
Thanks for reading!
Have a great day,
kim
