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#AbsForApril, or, What Have I Done??


Oh, good gods, what have I done?



One of the things I love about ilovekickboxing.com is when I signed up, I told them I needed help with accountability.  Because as is blindly obvious- I have shit will power and even worse follow through. I can talk a big game, and plan all day long but actually doing something? 

Yeah, I suck at that part.

In support of my need for accountability, I got called out on Facebook.  The gym has a closed Facebook page and when they announced the #AbsForApril challenge.  One of the trainers tagged me, said “hey you should do this!” and the public-ish pressure worked.  I agreed to do it.

Here are the rules:

Go to the gym at least 3x a week

Do the prescribed Ab exercises 2x a day at least 3x a week.

Make two dietary changes



This week’s ab routine is:

15 each:              Leg Lifts

                             Straight Leg Sit Ups

                             X Ups

                             Toe Touches

30 sec. each:      Elbow Plank

                             Left-side Plank

                             Right-side Plank



My dietary changes:

                             Eat breakfast each morning

                             Cut out Alcohol and Sweets





After each class they’re going to do the Ab Routine of the week, so to get my 3X a week in all I have to do is the exercises at home on the days I go to class.



Weirdly, besides getting my ass to class, I think the hardest thing for me is going to be eating breakfast every day.  Usually, for me, breakfast is a couple of cups of black coffee and off to the races.  Or a couple of cups of coffee and hanging out.  We weren’t really a breakfast family, so I just always kinda don’t eat until lunch most days.

In preparation of needing to eat in the mornings, this week I made banana bread.  It’s an easy cut a slice and eat kinda set up.  I have oatmeal that’ll be easy to prep on mornings when I have time to sit and eat. (I actually like oatmeal.) And I have granola bars and fresh fruit on days when I have to open the store and don’t have a lot of time to eat.

I’m not that worried about cutting out alcohol and sweets.  I enjoy them and have them regularly, but all I have to do is not buy it.  I usually have wine around the house and drink it on my days off, but no wine in the house equals no wine to drink, problem solved. Sweets will be a little harder because they’re around at work all the time. People are constantly bringing in donuts and buying candy for the store. 



I have told my co-workers what I’m doing so they’ll know why I’m stiff and possibly cranky.

I have told my husband which days I’m going to the gym and at what time so he can kick me out of bed in the mornings and shame me into going if I try to punk out.  

I have no delusions of losing a million pounds or getting down to a size two in a month- but what I’m working for and what I really need is to develop better habits and routines.



And now to get ready for class.  I need to start strong and build momentum.



#AbsForApril

             

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