Happy Easter.
Probably my favourite holiday.
Because I like Easter Egg chocolate more than any other chocolate
And I get four whole days off of work.
Thats four lie ins, four days with no classes to teach (well that’s a lie I’m teaching a Body Pump tomorrow night but almost four days), four days to slow down, do the bare minimum, do it at a leisurely pace, drink too much champagne in my pajamas on a whim because I can.
I have trained each day too – just 30 to 60 minutes – because I wanted to.
Friday I did weights and went for a short run
Yesterday I did Murph (I don’t like Murph, I’ll write about that one day)
Today I did 30 minutes of HIIT in my living room.
So far I have eaten 3 easter eggs. Plus a fair few mini easter eggs. I still have one left.
My calorie intake this week will probably be double my energy expenditure.
I don’t feel guilty about this. It’s just one week.
After I trained this morning I looked at myself in the mirror and saw some definition in my stomach.
Only a little (and excuse the mismatched outfit i threw on – i wasn’t planning on taking a selfie!) but it’s progress. And this was after I’d eaten a whole easter egg for breakfast.
This was my breakfast today by the way.
You can not have the perfect diet, not be the best athlete in the world, not be 100% ‘on it’ all the time and still get results.
The fact is lasting results take time. Lifestyles have to be compatible with your actual life and sometimes you will have days where you aren’t as ‘on it’ as others.
Consistency is a word banded about in gym land a lot. It’s important. So is patience. Most of us have no patience. I know i’m often guilty of this. But I also know I’m starting to see real results – from a years worth of hard work. Not 6 weeks or a few months but from not giving in after a few weeks because I didn’t already have a six pac. Patience.
When i started writing this post I wasn’t really sure what it’s point would be.
I’m still not. I was just feeling reflective. Sometimes you need to reflect a bit to gain some perspective.
Now excuse me whilst I go and find that last easter egg…
Heather Sherwood Fitness 