Motivation: How to find it when it’s just not there.

Man, I really was not feeling my workout today. But I went in and got it done, just because I know if I didn’t in 3 months from now I’d regret it. Fitness is more than just looking good. It’s the feeling of accomplishment you get when you hit new PRs. It’s realizing that you can do something this week that you couldn’t do last week. It’s pushing yourself as far as possible. It’s the best depression and anxiety medicine there is.

When I need motivation, I just think about Lucy. How would I want her to act? Do I want her to be motivated, or do I want her to find excuses not to do things? I also think about MY goals. I remind myself how far I’ve come and that if I just keep pushing, in a few months I’ll be where I want to be.

I’ll share my latest workout with you guys in the next post, and then I’ll have Lucy’s 8 month blog and milestones reached post to write up as well!

It’s been a while.

I’d love to say that the transition to bed sharing has been easy, and for the most part it has, but let’s just say…I’m exhausted. That is motherhood though, right?

Well Lucy is 7 months old…today actually! She’s been crawling for about 2 weeks now. She’s had a lot of foods! Avocados, Sweet Potatoes, Oatmeal, Greek Yogurt, Carrots, Broccoli, Banana, Raspberries, Prunes, and Puffs. She doesn’t like the raspberries. Hated the carrots on their own, but mixed with oats she ate them. Loves avocado, oats, greek yogurt, broccoli, bananas, and prunes. She’s doing something different everyday now, and I’m sad to think we’re approaching 1 year!!

As far as my fitness journey goes…it’s actually going great! I just finished a 4 week DUP cycle. At the beginning of the program my lifts were: Bench 95 Squat 145 Deadlift 165 and at the end they were: Bench 110 Squat 175 Deadlift 215.

Sunday I’ll be starting my 2nd cycle on that DUP program. But I think it’s finally time to shred down and see what muscle I have underneath! Yay for a calorie deficit…haha. I’ll keep you all posted on baby, mommy life, and my fitness adventure!