Can I just admit that I used to be one of those folks, that was like buy organic?! Why buy organic!? haha, and now I'm here reading up about organic and non-organic, and changing my mind that there is a place and an extremely good reason for organic.
With spring fast approaching, that means prepping for summertime is starting right about now!! Yayyy!! Everyone wants to get beach body ready!! One of my favorite health /get fit tips, is drinking more water!! And anyways if your working up a sweat, you'll definitely need to stay hydrated ( don't forget to also drink something with electrolytes, for particularly sweat-filled workouts!)! Its the easiest thing to do, seriously!!
Why drink more water?
Our body consists of 70% water, not 70% soda, coffee or juice!! We constantly need to replenish the water, since we lose 3 quarts of it everyday through sweating, respiration and urine.
Decreases your chance of cancer!! The Journal of Epidemiology held a 6 year study, where drinking 5 or more glasses of water a day can reduce the risk of heart attack for as high as 41% compared to drinking 2 or less. The research, also shows staying hydrated can reduce the risks of bladder cancer by 50%, and colon cancer by 45%!
Think clearer & be more focused!! Our brain is 80% water, so drinking more water can ensure the brain is getting nourishment! Drinking 8 - 10 cups of water a day can improve cognitive performance by 30%.
Did you know that your body typically has 7-10 pounds of poop inside just your colon alone?! That's crazy to even think about, drinking more water, can help soften these thangs, and clean out the toxins in your body, getting rid of all that funkyjunky-ness! A little TMI, but hey, gotta clean it out!
Not a fan of water? Spice it up by adding some flavor. Some of my favorites include adding:
Cucumber
Strawberries
Honey & lime
Lime & lemons
So even though you are trying to look hot for the summer, drinking water, should be an all year round thang! Keeping you hydrated and sexy all the timee!! Its a simple & easy way to not only get an awesome bodayy but keep your mind sharp, and keep cancer away! That's pretty sweet if I don't say so myself!
I am currently lovingg the Tone it Up Girls workout!!! Like obsessed, my body and muscles are so sore.. but I am starting to love this feeling!! I just started their Love Your Body Fitness challenge, and although I'm 5 weeks behind, I am still loving their vids. Especially this ab workout:
I am so glad that I found the Love your Body Routine, because it really challenges me, and makes it really fun! Which is awesome! And I usually do this in the afternoon, and do the 24fit dvd program in the morning, which I'm now on week 8!! <3 I am loving the new addition of the tone it up routine, and can't wait to continue doing this. I really want to be able to be fit and proud of my body, for me, and me only! But I didn't always love exercise... in fact, I hated it, I loathedd it, I could never work up enough energy or love for it. Yes, I knew all the benefits of it, yes its awesome. And YES I love it now! I think everyone has their time when they finally realize that yes, this is the time to get fit, because I'm tired of feeling tired, and feeling sorry for myself. That's exactly what I realized last summer, if I don't exercise, I'm just not taking care of myself, or loving me! So how exactly do you start lovin' exercise?!?Here are some ways I got over my hate relationship with exercise and turned it allll into loveee! ^_^
Find your reason why you NEED to work out.- I was burnt out, tired all the time, I would wake up and I would still be tired, was stressed, was all kinds of a hot mess. So I decided if I want to feel better, if I want to live a more fulfilled life, I have to exercise, I mean a lot of cool successful people do it, like Richard Branson. Finding a way to conquer my stressful life is why I choose to exercise. So find your reason, maybe its for your family, maybe its so you can feel comfortable in your own skin, whatever it may be, use it as your inspirado!
Find something you love to do. - You don't need to be a world-class athlete, you don't have to be the most coordinated, you don't have to be the best zumba-r. I am not coordinated or good at zumba, but I think its fun, and I can play at home on the wii, making it simple and saving myself some dignity. haha. Finding something that is fun for you or something that you can enjoy is really important to turn this love hate relationship around.
Try something new! - Don't be afraid to do something you've never done before, maybe joining a team, or taking a dance class at your gym, taking a walk. Trying something new can be really daunting and uncomfortable because its out of your comfort zone, but I guarantee you will come out tougher, healthier and happier, because doing anything uncomfortable grows you and all those endorphins will make you feel greatt!!
Find a work out buddy - For the 24 fit dvd program, I actually made my mom do it with me! haha, because well if I'm going to get healthy then I want my mom to be healthy too! So she was my willing victim buddy, and so when I'm about to work out and we're both home, we just do it together. It makes exercise more of a fun thing that you can share with your bff or family member, and keeps you accountable!
Anyways, I hope these tips help you overcome your love/hate hate relationship with exercise like its helped me. Overcoming it has given me more confidence in myself, and its really changed the way I look at myself, I guess its also a sort of self-empowerment, when you start taking care of yourself!! Cheers!!
{This wasn't actually taken today, but was taken 4 days ago! But I'm proud of where I am right now!!}
I really started this journey in October of last year, but only half-assed it, but now I'm on go-go-go determined mode to reach my level 10 healthy mind, body and soul!
That feeling when you fit into your old jeans, and you don't have muffin top. Seriously, you don't even need to worry about buying new clothing, just try your old clothing, and see if it fits. It feels ahhh-mazing, although I'm not against buying anything new and pretty. ;)
The feeling that you can conquer the world because your able to push your mind and body to limits you never thought you could get to. Seriously... Sometimes I want to quit, but I'm loving the after work out energy so much, life is nothing without it.
Right nows, my health & fitness goals include getting my weight to 115 pounds, I'm currently at 123 pounds (though this is my goal, I'm not trying to focus too much on the losing of the weight more of the muscle vs body fat %.) 26% body fat, and 30% muscle (this is huge I used to have more body fat than muscle). My energy is wayy up up up, and I feel goods!! I should make another post on what exactly I'm doing right now, cause I feel amazing, after going from fatigued/overly tired Kelly, I never want to go back to that feeling again. Agh!
Other Thangs:
I am loving 8tracks.com for workout playlists. If I were to make my own playlists they would take FOREVERR to make, so I just listen to ones that people already made. Some of my favorites being: this, and this.
Still obsessed with the Tone it Up Love your Body Challenge. I started late, but Its better late than never. :) I am esp loving the Love your Abs workout, definitely helping me get toned in the ab area, which is one of my goals too.
Currently on week 8, of the 24fit Herbalife DVD, and its awesome, because I can't believe I've actually stuck to a dvd program for 8 weeks.. that's kinda record-breaking for me, so yay!!
What are your favorite workout playlists?!!? I definitely need more suggestions!! <3 And where are you on your journey to a healthier and fitter you? I really would love to hear about it, and support each other through your health/fitness journeys!! <3
"People think I lost weight and then got happy, but that's not how it works. You have to get happy first. I made a life change, and the weight loss was an amazing perk."
Besides the fact that her name is pretty awesome if I don't say so myself. I am truly impressed and wow'd by Kelly Osbourne's positive transformation from the inside out!! I love that she is setting an example for young women, to firstly love themselves, and then making the proper changes to live a life that really shows that!
One of the toughies of getting fit, and getting healthy is changing up your snacking habits. I mean, seriously, potato chips with chocolate covered pomegranates.. was my weird unhealthy snack of choice, lol, I was an undercover snacker. haha.
But snacks are so essential, for times when your hungry but don't wanna grab junky munky foods. Because rather than re-fueling you and giving you more energy, it really just makes you even more tired, and sleepy, which is a no-go when your busy and got things to do!
Here's my short list of some of my fave snackies:
Hummus with red, orange & yellow bell peppers. - I like the Sabra single serving pack, I buy a whole box at costco, and keep it refrigerated. You can also eat them with cucumbers, baby carrots and etc. I try to stay away from crackers and things like that.
Wow wow, already two weeks of exercising, getting in good nutrition, and personal development every morning and doing daily gratitude. I feel like I'm being revived from the inside of my body, nutrition and health wise, as well as my heart and soul learning more about how to be a better person. And focusing on bettering myself. I didn't give myself excuses, I've been doing that for a year and half, and I just choose to be better.
{I lost 4 pounds, and 3 pounds of that from fat! I can finally fit in these jeans again without any muffin top! I just... I am so happy! I am getting fit and toned! }
