Burpees

As of today, I can officially do burpees!!!  And oh my goodness are they HARD!  I never knew what I was missing...until now.  Those suckers just work every single muscle in your body and they let you feel it!  I didn't know something could be so difficult.  I also didn't know how excited I would get from being able to do that silly little combination of moves called a burpee.  So needless to say, I am proud of myself.  Very proud of myself.

Also, a new personal record is I did one whole minute of cross jacks.  Now all of you on the 21 day fix program know just how hard those are.  Or, maybe they're not hard at all and I'm just a really big whimp???  Whatever it is, I am so darn excited that I FINALLY was able to do one full minute without going to the modification.  (Thanks to my big sister Laura for cheering me on those last 20 seconds :)

I am almost done with round two of my 21 day fix and I am definitely seeing some improvements in my strength and endurance and I'm loving it!  I'm not noticing any physical changes yet, but that's ok.  For now, my milestones of being able to do the full 60 seconds of each workout is enough to make me do the happy dance!  As for my sadness at gaining a few pounds two weeks ago, I have done a LOT of reading on the science of weight loss and muscle building and I'm really not too worried about what the scale says.  I can FEEL my body changing inside.  It's just a matter of time before that change is able to be seen on the outside.  And boy oh boy can I hardly wait!!!

One thing I am learning a lot of on this program is... patience.  When I first started this program, I really took to heart what Autumn says, "in 21 days you'll have the body you always wanted!"  NOT TRUE!  And I'm not saying this to be a pessimist or a jerk at all.  I'm saying it because it's simply not true. I think people (especially myself) are too used to instant gratification and 21 days of exercise and diet sounds like a pretty awesome instant fix to me!  But it's not.  It really isn't.  And for a few weeks there, I mourned the easy weight loss journey I thought I was on.  You see, I figured I would do the program for 21 days, have amazing results, lose the 20 pounds and be done!  But no, this program happens to be a life-style change... as it should be.  It was a little misleading the idea that in 21 days you could have such incredible results.  I guess some people do, but as they say, "results vary" or "results not typical" is so true.  I'm learning that it is a transformation that takes time, commitment and passion.  It really is a labor of love...a labor for the body you deserve and the lifestyle you dream of.

Nothing can be fixed overnight or in 21 days, but with dedication you can do anything and you'll be even more proud of the results after you've put out some sweat. blood and tears.  The last two weeks were the tears for me, I've been sweating since day 1, so now I've gotta throw some blood into the mix and I should be golden! :)

Until next time,
Happy sweating my friends!