Motivation Monday: Half Marthon

EEK! I just registered for the Rock N' Roll Half Marathon! Let me tell you when I went to purchase it from Groupon (It is cheaper on Groupon vs. anywhere right now) and then register it hit me what I was doing!



I have been running.. long runs on Sundays, short runs once a week, deadmills when I can, and a short 2-3 mile run after completing my Saturday Body Sculpting Class. But let me tell you that by registering for that race, it hit me... That date is only 5 weeks away. You only have 5 weeks to finish your training and then rest! While I have been training, I have not been intense at it or my eating like I need to.

A run on a warm winter day.

So my motivation this Monday is to make sure that I am training to the best of my ability and make sure that I am fueling my body properly. I know that my training will be better if I am staying well hydrated, eating in a healthy manner, and stretching like I need to. Let me tell you, sometimes I am TOO LAZY to do my stretches like I need to and I HAVE to make it a priority. I am just know getting up to the 7 mile mark and with the weather outside I am so excited that my runs can be outside versus on a treadmill. While I am nervous, I am so excited and ready to kick my training in the butt and show myself what I can accomplish.

Some muscle growth between January 1st to this week

What is your motivation for this week? What is going to help you to stay focused and show this week who the strong one is?

Love,

Jamie Lynn 

Motivation Monday: Me

Life has been crazy lately, not sure why exactly but it probably has to deal with juggling too many things. And then I had to go take a one day Valentine's Celebration and take it into a three day celebration. I overdid it for me, I had too many sweets and I had to rein myself back in. I loved eating it, but hated the sluggish feeling I was having. I am currently training for a half-marathon (I really just put that fully out there) and I need to be running more for it and all the carbs make me feel horrible.

So today's motivation for me to stay on track is fueling my body to train hard. Training hard in the gym and training hard on the asphalt requires lots of fuel. I want to grow my body, strengthen my body so that it can run those 13 plus miles with grace and ease.

Weekly Gym Selfie 2/17/2017

The half marathon is something that has been on my "Once in a Lifetime" list, I never thought I would run let alone want to try to run a half marathon. I made this goal a long time ago, got a little serious about it last summer, and now I am really planning on the half marathon and the trip around it.

Saying all that I know that I have to get my act together not only with the eating, but the training. I am currently having some IT Band and Hip Flexor issues and by not focusing properly on my training, my stretching, and rolling then how I am going to run it. If I am not putting myself first by taking time for my training and my eating how will my body heal everyday and run the race.



My focus this week for motivation will be am I eating to fuel my body and are my workouts supporting my upcoming goal of the race.

"Let us run with endurance the race God has set before us."
-Hebrews 12:1

Love,

Jamie Lynn

Motivation Monday

I have always loved fashion; The accessories, the fabrics, and the colors. As a teenager I loved flipping through the magazines and eyeing the hottest trends and what styles were making a come back. As an adult I am loving browsing Pinterest and some of my favorite Instagrammers for fashion ideas. I could spend hours searching for color combinations, how to roll your pants for those new booties, and new ways to wear my closet full of clothes.

While I have always loved clothes, there was a time that I purchased new clothes all the time because I was always searching for "that outfit" the one that would make me look ten pounds slimmer or make me feel pretty.



Tybee Island

Mayfield Dairy 2012

 I seriously had a closet full of clothes that I could not stand, but sadly it was not the clothes. It was not that I disliked the clothes really, deep down I did not like the way that I looked in them because I wanted to look a different way. I wanted to enjoy picking out clothes, not dread it. I wanted to feel cute in clothes.


Now that I have lost weight, I actually love picking out clothes to wear and tend to dress up every opportunity that I get, even for a simple date with my hubby.

Dress: Marshalls Slip: The Southern Belle Boutique

I actually love shopping little boutiques and picking out new clothes from them. I used to actually be intimated by shopping at boutiques because the clothes tend to run different for each brand it just made me feel uncomfortable and I did not want to buy from the curvy section, because it meant that I was "big".

Dress: Loveriche from C.C. Belle  

 I now look forward to putting outfits together again and I am so excited how much more I will enjoy getting dressed as I get to my goal weight.

As we get closer to summer I am sure clothes are going to motivate me even more to stay on track.

Love,

Jamie Lynn 

Motivation Monday: Mess ups!

This was a rough couple of days food wise, I had too many crazy things going on and too many temptations. We had a Superbowl Party at work, doughnuts from Dippin' Donuts, and a student's mom brought doughnuts from their doughnut shop called Makers. Let me say that a year ago had I messed up with my calories or eaten outside of my restrictions you would find me giving up for a whole week and starting again on Monday. Then came the years that when I would let that whole day be a crap day filled with Nutella, peanut butter, chocolate, etc. anything I had deprived myself of during that time. It was a depressing cycle of deprivation, overindulging, penalizing restriction, and starting again.

Now, when I mess up I try not to let it all go down the drain. I try to take ownership of that mistake by logging the food or still measuring the food that goes into my mouth despite me being over on macros or calories. This is a lifetime journey, not just some monthly try to slim down goal. I want to be healthy the rest of my life and I may be crawling slowly towards my goals, but I am still progressing forward.

The picture on the left was June 2016 and the one on the right is from January 2017. While there is not huge differences between the two but I am down a pants size and there is more definition in my arms than there was before. If I had quit every time I was faced with a temptation or running too much, then I would not be where I am. I can only do the best I can with what time I have and since I have made my health a priority I will put what effort I can towards it, not letting lack of time or abundance of temptations keep me off track for too long.

I hope you have a great week filled with meeting your goals or making the best of the obstacles that are facing you!

Love,

Jamie Lynn 

Monday Motivation: Staying focused

Happy Monday!!!

Right now I am in a reverse with my macros, that means that I am gradually increasing my macros in the attempt to give my body a break and allow it my metabolism to use those calories more efficiently. That means more food and more energy for my workouts.

Hot Duck Doughnuts

These also means the scale is not moving down as quickly and as I progress it might actually go up some. That is quiet a mental game and it almost feels like you are working against your end goals. I just keep reminding myself that I could not eat in a deficiency the rest of my life and my metabolism is already so bad due to Hashimoto's Thyroiditis that I needed to try to help my body by taking a break.  I plan on starting back into a cut at the first of March and will have Poppy calculate my macro numbers again.

Through this whole macro lifestyle I have learned so much. First, the scale does not show how strong I am physically and now mentally. I have learned that pictures and measurements speak so much more vs. the scale.

1/26/2017          5/14/16

I took the picture on the left last week after working out at the gym and remembered that I had taken a picture back last year in the same top and felt so much smaller in it. While it is the same shirt, I am down another pants size and had to have my mom take in some of my favorites clothes because there is a definite size difference between the then and now. This picture motivates me to keep going and not give up towards my goals. I am very close to my goal and know that as soon as I start my cut again that I WILL hit my size and my weight goal.

Love,

 

Jamie Lynn