7 workouts, 7 days a week. 4 weeks.

Oh nelly.

I have set myself a challenge to get my fundraising for Tyneside Rape Crisis off to a good start this year. As the title suggests, a month of consecutive workouts, with no days off. 28 workouts. I started today with a 20 minute run and some core exercises. While I was out , I realised that I want people to know that I'm serious about this. I thought about sexual violence and how strong survivors are. I'm committed to help them get even stronger. Are you?

First donation to my just giving page gets a yummy treat baked and delivered to their door by yours truly.

How to glow

Today I needed a rest. I felt the direct opposite of this picture.

Ineeded; a rest from working out. A rest from eating junk. A rest from planning, thinking and churning out thoughts from my mind. A rest from my negative self talk. This afternoon I took a rest, and good things happened. I organised all my paperwork and calendar for the upcoming month. I listened to a podcast by Jillian Michaels and learned about GMOs. I cooked dinner from scratch, including a healthy dessert. I planned every meal for this week. I bagged up 10 portions of almonds so I have a healthy snack for on-the-go moments. I downloaded yoga podcasts. I let miss poppy out to stretch her legs. I spent a bit of me-time.

I let my mind and body calm down from the stress of eating bad things and good things happened. I was productive, and I made progress. I know that nutrition is 80% of the battle. I can workout consistently and I enjoy it - but I burn out very, very quickly if I am not fuelling my body well.

How do I expect my body to get through 5 workouts a week on 2 cups of water a day, lots and lots of sugar and very few nutrients? No wonder I feel tired! I am going to focus on eating an unprocessed diet. Nothing major, just those little baby steps towards eating clean. More things from the ground, less from packets.

Off to make a healthy lunch and get some beauty sleep in. Maybe I'll wake up with as much glow as goldie.....
Speaking of glowing.... I heart this blog.


http://ohsheglows.com/about/

Sunday issues

I don't think I am the only person that does this. Sometime on a Sunday, this feeling starts circling me, looming and lurking in the shadows until it hits. Did I do enough with my week? Could I have worked out more? Argh I made bad food choices.... Oh crap, I've still got to hoover/clean my entire house/do 10 loads of washing/organise myself/make a food plan/figure out what career I should be doing/know who I amany variation of the above.

Today I read this article  http://celestinechua.com/blog/empowering-routines/

As part of my move towards an empowering routine - I am going to watch just 1 hour of TV each day this week. And I plan to do activites that fill me with energy and move me towards my goals.