I am removing the words "I can't" from my vocabulary...

[maharet111 544]

Last week was such a crappy week for me workout wise. I lost like 3 pounds but I had SH*TTY training sessions..like to the point I felt like I let my trainer down. He even asked me if I felt okay because I wasn't my usual self. So I am going to bounce back this week and remove the words "I can't" from my vocabulary!

I am also needing to increase my calories, which is a bit of a scary thought for me..I am around 1,200 a day now at 6 months out. According to my TDEE which I adjusted for having less lean body mass I need to be somewhere around 1,500 calories a day to lose weight.

Furthermore, I need more sleep. According to my UP band..I am only averaging like 6 hours of sleep a night.

Anyway..that is my confession!

[No game 14,437]

I wanted to remove those words from my vocabulary also, but I just can't!

Your doing great girl, we all have our moments, but they are just moments..

Oh the calorie thing? Just go extra slow..

[maharet111 544]

Yeah it took me like 3 months to get to 1,200 so I am going to scale in 50 to 100 calorie increments. Otherwise it becomes this like relentless chore each and every day..ugh

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

Last week was such a crappy week for me workout wise

maharett111

congrats on losing those 3 nasty lbs

good that you and trainer both realize that last week left something to be desired

this week will be better - i know it

you are right - sleep is very important!!!!

raising your calories, sounds scary, but if thats what "they" say - go for it!!!!

i can't understand why you wouldn't do better this week

you are gonna get a lot of "sillys" like that

i don't understand why??

56.5 lbs down!!!!

keep up the good work

kathy

congrats

[Fiddleman 4,376]

Sorry you had a bad training week and sleep issues. It will get better.

One foot in front of the other. It is hard to get the initial oomph to go work out sometimes, but once you do get started, it is as if energy turns on. One benefit about training with a trainer is that you can leave baggage at the door and just focus on what the trainer asks you to do. Impressing the trainer is sometimes a motivation if you lose it internally for a short term. I know you have it. It is just you and your hour of "get it on" time. And no matter how you feel going into the hour, you always feel 100x better leaving the hour.

I have trouble getting out the door sometimes (excuses start popping up earlier in the day), but by the time I am going through the cross fit warm up with my trainer, my doubts are erased. The nagging doubter is gone. The key is to make a promise to yourself to always "show up" to a workout no matter how much you might feel like sitting it out.

This week will be better for you; I just know it!

As for sleep, I too have been getting a lack of sleep for a while now (see the dark circles under my eyes in the avatar?). It is a bit unfortunate. I even take sleeping aids to try and get some sleep, but I always wake up in the night and have trouble falling back asleep or wake up too many darn times.

Anyways, it is not about me. I just wanted to let you know I understand how all these physical feelings can add up and make it hard to show up to a training session. Good luck this week and give yourself a break for not being 100%. We all hit those periods.