Ah-ha

About 5 1/2 weeks in and I am feeling better than I have in years! I am taking this journey one day and a time. I am truly trying to learn from my bad habits and past mistakes so I can make this a lifestyle change.

Today (Saturday) I went to the gym with my cousin Dani, who has a B.S. in Exercise Science, is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer and has been an athlete her entire life. We decided to do some circuit training, inspired by Jillian Michaels.

Today's Workout:
1 Mile Warm Up (8.57 minutes)
Scorpion Pushups, Dumbbell Flys on Body Ball with Crunches, Leg Extensions, Jump Squats, Decline Dumbbell Presses, V Cable Flys, Squat Thrusts, Side Lunges, Close Grip Push-ups, Plank-ups, Jump Squats, One-leg squats, Military Shoulder Press, Wood Choppers, Knee Tuck Jumps, Static Lunges with Lateral Shoulder Raise, Reverse Crunches, Hanging Abs with a twist.
Finishing with 30 second sprints (5 in 5 minutes)

Ouch. I love it and hate it at the same time. She let me borrow her book, 'Making the Cut,' by Jillian Michaels. I started reading it today and surprisingly, I found a few things in there not only about the physical body but also about the mind & soul.

...There are three steps involved. The first is imagining your goals...

...The second step is adopting a positive attitude and having faith in your ability to achieve those goals. Everything in the universe is energy and information., including your belief system. On a quantum mechanical level your body is no different from the body of the universe. By choosing to change the energy and information within your own body, you change the energy and information around you, thus causing things to happen...

... The third step is actualizing your goals...

That second step stuck out to me. By choosing to change the energy and information within your own body, you can change the energy and information around you... Now, this is something I have always believed in. It goes hand in hand with Karma. Karma dictates that our thoughts and actions affect our destiny. This things play a huge role in my spiritual self but I have never used these thoughts to reflect my physical goals. (Big ups Jillian Michaels)!

Change your thoughts & change your world... mind body & soul.

Healthy Wishes,

Alex

P.s. Weigh in on Monday. Wish me luck!