The Middle

I'm learning to love the middle.
It's pretty easy to start something, whether it be a new routine, a meal plan, or the start of a transformation. The energy and excitement of it get you going. But it's a lot tougher to enjoy the middle of your journey.

This summer, I started a new program called PiYo. After four months, I had to ditch all my jeans because they were now too big. I bought six new pairs of jeans that were all a size lower.
A week ago, I started a 21 day journey of clean eating, portion control, and simple 30-minute workouts. I've already lost 3 pounds. The jeans I bought are now starting to have a little "room" in them.

It's easy to reward ourselves with food. I'm a big believer in rewarding yourself with tangible items that let you see each day how far you've come.

But to get to that point, you have to get to the middle ... the middle of your transformation. That's where I am now. The middle is not some glamorous place to be ... in fact, it's uncomfortable at times ... but it's where we learn what we're made of. Is this the time that you quit again or are you going to push to the end? It's up to you, but I can say that enjoying the middle will propel you to that finish line.
And that finish line, that feeling of achieving your goal ... well, that's just an amazing place to be. 

Motivation Monday!

Hey all! Hope you had a great weekend!

This weekend I got the first taste of using the PiYo Slides in doing the PiYo Strength workouts.  I did Full Body Blast ... let me just say I almost died during the mountain climbers section.  Ahhhh!!!

The slides add a lot of resistance. It's like adding a resistance band around your legs. I used mine on carpet. The exercises used with the slides were backward lunges, side lunges (bowlers), mountain climbers to name a few. I also felt my form wasn't as good as it normally is, although it wasn't terrible either. It just takes some getting used to. My cat, however, was thoroughly confused with what was going on. :-)

So excited to be using these and taking the next step in my PiYo journey!!!

I also did a 9-mile long run yesterday in preparation for my marathon.  It went great, but I'm feeling it today! Nothing a little PiYo and pigeon pose couldn't fix :-)

This week is also a busy week in my world. Lots of things going on with my music teaching and I am also FINALLY getting certified to teach PiYo on Sunday!!! So excited for this.

I saw this when I woke up this morning and it was the perfect affirmation I needed to hear!

What exciting things did you do this weekend? Do you have big plans for the week? Make sure to do it with LOVE.