As we end week 10 and start week 11, I have been doing a lot of thinking of how to continue when boot camp is over. I feel better equipped to make better food choices at home and at restaurants. The keyword being "choice." I know that restaurants and other treats will always be a temptation, but I will need to bring a better balance to how I eat and get my workouts in. Before Smallest Winner, my default choice was to pick something that I thought would give me the most satisfaction taste wise and convenient. Now, I need to make the choice to make the best decision on what would be good for the goals I want to achieve for myself.
One of my biggest struggles has been how to figure how to stretch my day to get the most done at home, at work, and in the program and I often feel that I do not have enough time in the day and fall behind. However, the encouragement from the trainers, nutritionists, and fellow contestants have kept me going - even when it seems impossible. So what my program looks like in three weeks is still a little bit of a mystery to me. The food plan has been manageable and I don't see that as a problem. I have gotten used to plugging my food into MyfitnessPal and plan on staying on it. I do want to have a workout plan in place and I think that will be more of a week to week basis according to our family schedule. I still have several pounds to lose, but I am so thankful for this "kick in the seat" jump start that I have received. I have learned that I can expect more from myself than I ever thought, to go further than I thought.
It is a smart thing to be thinking forward about what life will look like after the program!
ReplyDeleteAs far as Frank and I, we decided to keep everything the same as in the program until we hit our goals. We had momentum going and didn't want to lose the momentum, and wanted to get to maintenance phase sooner than later.
That may not be the plan that works for you....but having a plan made, and already committed to in your head, goes a long way.