So last night I decided to relax and pace myself... especially given the fact that I planned to work out on the early side today. Which I did. I followed the circuit shown in the picture; taken from this month's Shape magazine (Kelly Osbourne cover). There were actually 3 circuits described and I bounced around them all to create one super circuit.Since it was around noon, the gym was quite crowded and some moves I felt downright ridiculous doing. When I work out with a trainer I don't mind looking crazy b/c obviously this crazy person is making me do crazy things. On my own, I look like the crazy one. I have to admit though-most people in the gym are so into their own thing, that no one's paying attention to anyone else. Some people like me haven't learned to focus and are paying attention to everyone else!
Another point that was driven home today was to stop counting. When I was working out with my trainer, I'd constantly be asking him how many and how many more... He of course, would tell me not to worry about it and also of course, he was right. (grrrrrrrr....) Focusing on achieving a set number in your mind prevents you from seeing how far you could really go. The circuits were for preset times of 1 minute. This caused me to fly by numbers that I would usually stop at, just because those were the numbers that I always did. Sets of 10, 12, 15, etc... Lesson learned! And it only took me 18 months!
I'm feeling your attempt to understand the difficulty of sustaining healthy habits. Just like many other facets of life nothing comes easy. Understanding what motivates you and what I consider your comfort zones will help you on your journey....Its a marathon not a sprint
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