As we prepare for the halfway mark I am thankful to have made it this far in the challenge and for all the positive people I've met. It's incredible seeing people change, literally, right before your eyes! Of course I am seeing more changes in myself as well both physically and mentally- and these changes are all for the better. One more thing I wish I could change for the better is my sleeping pattern. Ugh! As I said in a previous post, I really, really, really (was that enough emphasis? haha!) want to give up my #TEAMNOSLEEP membership!
I am not sure if it is due to working out more often in the evening, but I find I have sooo much energy, that I just don't want to and/or can't sleep at night. I wonder if anyone else has experienced this, or has any tips for sleeping after working out? In all fairness, I did have a weird sleep pattern before the challenge because I do a lot of side writing/design jobs that I have to complete after my regular 9 to 5. So I was used to being somewhat of a night owl prior to signing up for this process. Although one night after an excellent workout, I ended up having too much energy and I cleaned my whole house and made myself lunch for the entire week... Needless to say I was beyond exhausted the next day. That was such a bad move and I won't be doing that again! Since I have to be at work so early, I am hoping that I will be able to make it to some of the 6 am workouts for boot camp. I think that is a great idea and it would be amazing to have the type of energy I have after our 7:40 pm class during the day!
Besides sleeping more ;-) my goal for this week is to get back on track with my weight loss. I had gained a few pounds during our last measurement day and noticed that my legs had increased an inch - ugh again! Not what I wanted to happen at all. I am trying to see what I can do differently to stay on track for my goals as we come into the final stretch. One area I know I have to do better with is my eating habits. Sometimes I skip meals because I don't always have time to eat in the mornings. Which of course makes me want to eat even more at lunch because by then, I'm starving!!! So I am working harder at preparing myself a better breakfast. I used to eat a lot of fruits in the morning, which is okay, but after learning more about food, it would probably be better for me to supplement that with other foods. I see that a lot of people are recommending oatmeal, so I am going to give that try. I am not really an oatmeal person, but I am open to change and to doing something to help myself become a more health conscientious person! On that note, good night folks since it is pretty late ...or is it early? :-)
"I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep I wrote in the dark."
~Henry David Thoreau
Besides sleeping more ;-) my goal for this week is to get back on track with my weight loss. I had gained a few pounds during our last measurement day and noticed that my legs had increased an inch - ugh again! Not what I wanted to happen at all. I am trying to see what I can do differently to stay on track for my goals as we come into the final stretch. One area I know I have to do better with is my eating habits. Sometimes I skip meals because I don't always have time to eat in the mornings. Which of course makes me want to eat even more at lunch because by then, I'm starving!!! So I am working harder at preparing myself a better breakfast. I used to eat a lot of fruits in the morning, which is okay, but after learning more about food, it would probably be better for me to supplement that with other foods. I see that a lot of people are recommending oatmeal, so I am going to give that try. I am not really an oatmeal person, but I am open to change and to doing something to help myself become a more health conscientious person! On that note, good night folks since it is pretty late ...or is it early? :-)
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