#gettingbackontrack

[unrepentant-thinner-part2]

I was back on the elliptical last night and I’m really feeling it today. After all day walking around the Airshow on Sunday, literally from 7:45 in the morning until 5 pm. We sat for about an hour for the actual show. I was going to wear my watch to track my steps but didn’t want the white ring around my wrist after being in the sun. Of course, as soon as planes started to move, cell service was shut down so no steps from my phone either.

I’m still only getting 3 minutes on the elliptical but, it’s getting at least a little easier to where I’m only stopping to get refocused and reminding myself to not quit 2 or 3 times. So just a few stop & restarts. I’ll keep going, I’m noooo quitter damn it! 🙂. My bad knee is sore but not overly sore and nothing too awful going on with the replaced knee so I’ll continue to go with it every other day. My eating has still partially been crap but I’m logging everything again & trying to make better choices. All in all a pretty good couple of days this week so far!

[andrewisdoing]

Slater

[npezadilla]

DAY 10 One doodle/drawing a day challenge #onedrawingaday #doodling #illustration #pezadillainjapan #doodles #gettingbackontrack #mexicanartist #ilustracion #depressionillustration #onedayatthetime #alonewithyou #iluminisan #sunflowertear #drawingoftheday #markerdrawing (en Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUXOCpyP7uH/?utm_medium=tumblr

[arisingarika]

Lean meat and veggies? Check.

[missfliss88]

Three things I want to do before the end of the month?

Hmmm....

go back to the library, for the first time in 4 months!

start 30 minutes of uphill walking, three times a week.

restart my little street library.

[vaservices-uk-blog]

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[sud2786]

Probably after a decade I tried my hands with crayons and random stuff... #darknight #random #blankmind #lockdown2020 #gettingbackontrack (at Virar East) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAihptIniSRWiQGoTcbkmUyT4ayIIgTClOLn3M0/?igshid=16w61kmxfq0ar

[fitbitch1769]

[npezadilla]

DAY 3 One doodle/drawing a day challenge #onedrawingaday #doodling #illustration #pezadillainjapan #doodles #gettingbackontrack #mexicanartist #ilustracion https://www.instagram.com/p/CSCPUNIJ6aO/?utm_medium=tumblr

[oliverengqvistmusic]

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Just some noodling - hope you like! ... FOR THE NERD: I love a comped (SD1) clean sound with a small amount of drive on it. UniVibe and a big verb. A little special thing I like to do is to put a chorus in parallel before the reverb, just so the reverb gets a little touch of chorus on its tail 😊 (Everything comes from the Helix and Powercab) ... @yamahamusicscandinavia @yamaha_guitars @official_line6 @line6_europe @drstrings @lundgrenguitarpickups @richter @chickenpicks @protectionracket ... #guitarist #guitar #adultchords #guitareffects #line6 #helix #line6helix #univibe #chorus #gettingbackontrack #music #musicianlife #showoff https://www.instagram.com/p/B7iS1KsnO_e/?igshid=992uc916tnw3

[michellenlira]

Motivation Lacking - Trying to Find It *Fitness*

*Sigh* I know about two posts ago I said I was getting back on the wagon and getting shit done but...that did not happen due to 1. The lack of motivation 2. Just really being happy 3. It’s bulking season (Holiday season) and 4. I didn’t think my body would mind taking some time off I was wrong

THIS TIME IT’S REALLY GOING DOWN. I have recently discovered that I have gained 7-8 pounds and an inch around my tummy. That hit me like a rock and not because I wasn’t expecting to gain some weight but because I did not think I would gain that much in about 2 months. I’m to the point my pants are too tight to be comfortable and I haven’t been there in about two years. I am not happy with where I am and this is the kick in the butt I needed to find my motivation. 

Motivation should always be something that moves you to work towards your goals even when you don’t want to. It’s a mantra, a saying, a group of goals that drive you to get work done. It’s people in your life, YouTubers/Instagramers that you take inspiration from, it’s the version of your best self. I’ve been thinking about my motivations this past weekend and I think I’ve gotten a good list going:

Youtubers/Influencers:

Kristen Calfee https://www.youtube.com/user/thismightbekristen

Mackenzie Marie https://www.youtube.com/user/Beauty4Babes

Gabbie Hanna https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfBpv6ahDMg7kEClQuMpzzw

Remi Ashten https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKN9PT9mTOnUHqUnEE0gfyw

Kristin Mabry https://www.instagram.com/kristinmabry/

Katherine Donna https://www.instagram.com/katherinedonna/

Krystal aka bloodsweatfitness https://www.instagram.com/bloodsweatfiness/

Amanda on YouTube&Instagram https://www.instagram.com/amandaasette/

Shannon https://www.instagram.com/shan_shrinks/

Shannon Dempsey https://www.instagram.com/shannonsquats/

Rachael https://www.instagram.com/hellohipthrusts/

Krissy https://www.instagram.com/dauntlesskris/

Holli Hemmings https://www.instagram.com/hollisticallyfit/

Even though these individuals do not know me, their content motivates, inspires, and entertains me to get my butt in gear and get work done! Literally not getting paid by any of them to shout them out, I just really support and love each person on this list. 

Personal Things:

My future self

My current pants

My family

My health and strength

My mental well being

Just life itself

These are the big motivators. This is the list that makes me get to the gym 5 out of 7 days a week, if not more, and give it my all even when I don’t want to. The above six bullet points are what drive me to get to where I want to be. Everything else that I use for motivation, the people I listed before, they’re for an added boost but ultimately it’s up to myself to motivate me. That sounds too preachy, I know, but it really comes down to what you’re willing to let yourself get away with. Are you willing to let yourself workout for an hour a day or sit on the couch and do nothing? If you workout, are you down to eat healthy and correctly to assist that hard work you just did or are you going to smash an entire pizza? And really, it’s a balance game. You have to find the correct amount of doing the right thing and giving into your cravings when you need to. 

I like to follow the 90/10 split for my personal goals. I’ve found that if I let myself do anymore than 10% of slacking, I throw it all down the drain and go 100% the wrong way. This 10% can be a cheat meal once a week, a treat after dinner one day, or an unhealthy snack. The bottom-line is, don’t go overboard because if you’re anything like me, you will spiral out of control. I’m an “All or Nothing” type of girl so I can definitely get behind 90%. Once you’ve done it for about two months, it gets easier and you actually start to look forward to working out, eating your meals, and getting enough sleep.

Mantras:

I’ve also started writing down a mantra of sorts or a goal line every morning. It’s basically three sentences in the present tense that describe where I want to be or get to. This is a way you shouldn’t write one:

“I am at 140lbs and feel skinny!!!! I am always happy and my life is perfect!! I’m 100% balanced all the time and feel great!”

The reasoning behind not wording your mantra or future goals like I’ve shown is because it’s better to not put pressure on yourself to be exactly within a certain number, meet a words specific definition, or cure a disorder. Give yourself room for error because not one person is perfect and will feel their best all the time. This would be a better example of how to figure out a Mantra:

“I am at my physical goals; I feel healthy and strong. I am actually living every day. I feel happy and I am healthy mentally and emotionally.”

I’ve been writing down my Mantra for about a week now and it’s already helped. I’m not going to claim that it completely changed my life but it did add some more want and drive to get stuff done. I would definitely try this out and see for yourself how it makes you feel thinking about where you could be if you stayed on track.

Sleep:

 Going to bed earlier can also work as a motivation to wake up early and kick some major workout butt! Or start off your early morning by getting some chores done around the house, enjoying breakfast or coffee, or getting a jumpstart on a new project.

The amount of sleep you get isn’t something most people think can affect your weightloss/health goals but it is. If you don’t get enough sleep, your body doesn’t work properly which just throws everything off. I can go more in depth with science that supports this at a later date but just know, if your body isn’t rested enough it’s not recovering from your workouts properly and it’s not using the food fuel you’re giving it right. I would recommend to get 7-8 hours a night as much as possible. 

If you’re getting less than this now, start by getting ready for bed about an hour earlier and actually get into bed 30 minutes earlier than usual. Do this for a week and after that, keep adding 30 minutes until you reach your sleep goals. If you don’t get the correct amount of rest, it’s going to mess up all of the rest of your hard HARD work you’ve put in.

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I wrote this to 1. Motivate me to get/stay on track 2. To maybe help someone else that is also struggling and 3. Because I wanted to share my struggle. Hopefully this will help you figure out something to assist you in this dirty life and get work done to reach your goals.

[andshesoars]

A Moment of Transparency

Let's have a moment of transparency. I begrudgingly came into the gym tonight. And as I slipped (I mean yanked) on my gym clothes, reality hit me. My running tank is too tight and my ankles are swollen. I've ate like shit all summer and I have barely made any effort to keep up with my workout regimen through the summer since the Flying Pig. My failure to follow through with my physical health goals are evident in the snugness of my gym clothes, the swollen look in my body, and the ever-growing number on the scale. How did I let myself go? Well... Over-extending myself with life demands and trying to find balance with things I enjoy, along with battling heartbreak and one dating set back after another. These things took the breath out of me over the last few months. And, I just couldn't muster the motivation or energy to get myself back on track. No matter how many times I told myself, "tomorrow I'll make it happen", I ended up failing to follow through by tomorrow. Or, I would keep up a day or two and then fall out.

I'm hoping how my gym clothes feel, and what I see in the mirror, tonight, is motivation to devote the next 5 days to myself in order to get back on track with my physical health goals.

[kindafitcass]

Hey friends! 👋 Remember me? . I'm back from vacation and ready to jump back on the fitness wagon! . Hubs and I had such an amazing time jumping from place to place in Europe! We explored Ireland, Greece, Malta and Italy! It was truly a trip of a lifetime! . We averaged at least 6-10miles of walking everyday (except the sea days on the cruise... We just lounded!).. But these countries have A LOT of hills and/or stairs so we got a good workout! . I'm still trying to get back into the swing of this time zone so I haven't worked out yet but today was day 1 of getting back into clean(er) eating again! . I hope everyone has been doing well and striving for their goals no matter what they may be! . . #adventureswithhubs #eurotripping #ireland #greece #malta #italy #tripofalifetime #allthewalking #hillsandstairs #cleaneating #jetlag #jumpingtimezones #gettingbackontrack #kindafit (at Athens, Greece) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxbH7xThfNK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=o94ernyo5f7x

[bisexualloserr]

Getting back into the drawing thang

[siennaroyale]

A quick pic from my gym time earlier @planetfitness #gym #workingout #gymtime #feltamazing #planetfitness #gettingbackontrack #siennaroyale #royalesworld (at Planet Fitness) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzt48zxpKZc/?igshid=100tgl1evk4lm

[hisashiburi-he]

Picking myself up again (another back to square one_ )

Picking myself up again (another back to square one_ )

1.       Talk to friends and apologize to them, especially to the closest one.

2.       Ask someone for help in your enrollment.

3.       Slowly make a step on getting back on track again.

4.       Control and maintain to have a healthy living.

5.       Keep your composure and be positive again.

6.       ALWAYS FIGHT for you will achieve your goals and set dreams.

7.       ALWAYS KNOW YOU CAN DO IT.