Pushing it!

I have decided that starting today, I'm going to push extremely hard until the end of the month to try and reach my goal.  That means no cheating, working out extra hard, and really pushing myself to my limit in every way possible to get to where I want to be.  I found a good quote today: "I'd rather be covered in sweat at the gym than be covered in clothes at the beach."  I've been catching myself cheating with what I've been putting in my body on more of a regular basis than I would like to admit.  So I'm going to completely cut myself off and force not only my body, but also my mind to new extremes.  This will probably be one of the hardest few weeks I have ever put myself through, but I'm ready for it.  I want to know that I can do it.  My mom always told me that I CAN do anything I WANT to do, and I want to do this.  Not only to reach my goal, but to prove to myself that I can do it, that I can do anything. 

Something else I pinned on Pinterest is "make your supporters proud and your haters jealous."  And boy, do I plan on it!  Unfortunately, you can't be everyone's friend, and no matter how nice you are or how good of a person you think you are, someone isn't going to like you.  That's just life.  So now, rather than dwelling on it, do something about it.  My plan is to make myself feel good about who I am, what I am capable of, how hard I've worked, and what I have accomplished. 

If you have time to watch television, you have time to go to the gym.  And if you don't have the money to go to the gym, there's these great things called roads and sidewalks and you can run on them and they are free!  Amazing isn't it??  In case you wanted to continue to make "time" excuses, a one hour workout is only 4% of your day.  4%!!  And if you aren't used to working out for that long (even though I recommend it) then just get out for 20 or 30 minutes.  A 20 minute workout is better than a workout that didn't happen at all.  I've never heard of anyone who has regretted a workout.  The only thing I've heard of is regretting NOT working out. 

I've gotten to the point in my journey that I feel guilty when I falter.  But I truly think that is ok because it keeps me on track.  I have not completely deprived myself of anything yet, until now, and I've still come as far as I have.  I just want to give myself a final push to the finish line, which is why I've decided to become so strict here for the rest of May.  I have quite a few goals that I want to reach, and hopefully with this surge of will power, I will be able to reach some of them in a shorter time than I would have if I kept at the rate I was going.  You aren't going to get the butt you want by sitting on it, so you need to get up and get moving.  80% of losing weight happens in the kitchen, so a good diet, and giving your body the fuel and power it needs to work at its potential is absolutely essential. 

I'm going to need as much support as possible for the next few weeks.  My will power will be tested and it's going to be just as hard of a mental task as it is a physical one.  So I've begun a food journal, and telling my friend every day everything I'm eating.  This will keep me accountable for everything and will hopefully keep me from cheating.  Gotta work hard!  Wish me luck!!