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After 2 weeks of training and eating 6 meals a day. Progress photos are so important to help with identifying what exercises are effecting what areas of your body, how you're responding to the food you're eating and motivating you to continue on your journey. When we have no way of making objective observations we start allowing ourselves to fall into a pit of self doubt. These things take time so trust the process and keep going. Little by little things will happen until one day you wake up and realize OMG

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Day 10-12: Flexibilty

June 17-20, 2015 Life has been busy and with so much in limbo it was inevitable to effect this weeks consistency. On Wednesday we had to spend about 8 hours total in the car. It was a rest day but being in the car for that long is totally exhausting. I packed all my meals into separate ziplocks and used a "pack it" insulated bag for the trip. I ate all 5 meals in the car and the 6th was at a restaurant where I was the annoying person requesting a lot. The last two days have been ok, everything is challenging, which is good, but I've just been exhausted. I'm looking forward to settling down somewhere permanent sooner than later so I can have a bit more consistency in my life. Traveling is fun but nothing beats your own bed. Tomorrow is week 2 check in, let's see how I measure up.

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Day 09: Tanlines

June 16, 2015 AM Cardio 1 min run 1 min walk 30 minutes on the track Training: Shoulders Chest Woke up tired and pressed snooze a few times. Dreading going to the track bc I hate running so much, but still made it by 7am. First day wearing neoprene shorts while doing fasted cardio. Sweated like a dog, dripping down my legs. Left a giant spot on the driver seat. When I took them off I noticed a distinct tanline from the run. Will need to fix all my weird tans in the coming months. It hasn't been that long and progress has been great. despite being exhausted I'm excited for the coming weeks especially when I have access to a real gym!

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Day 06: Cheat

June 13, 2015 Legs and Butt Minus the last set of pop squats (the burn was too much for me to handle) No AM cardio bc I was really out of it. Heavy leg day with deadlifts and Bulgarian squats. What made me sweat the most though were the body weight fire hydrants and donkey kicks. Kills me every time. Saturday's mean cheat meal, which was a calzone bigger than my face. I only ate half, that was really all I could take. I realized later that I would have rather had a giant burger or steak bc of the protein, next time I'll be a smarter cheater (always eat nutrient dense foods, even when cheating!) Back to being crippled again, hope it's not as bad tomorrow

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Day 05: Sleeplessness

June 12, 2015 AM Cardio: Tower 1 min sprint 1 min slow 20 minutes Training: Butt Shoulders Cardio this morning was pretty sad. Low energy and not at all inspired, though the thought of a pancake got me through 20 minutes. Tired, not focused, a lil depressed, all symptoms of an over exerted body and mind. Was supposed to do a heavy leg day but switched it out with shoulders and butt specific workouts bc I'm still sore, though I should be ready tomorrow. Which will be nice since I get a cheat meal. Calzone dreams tonight

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Day 04: Recovery

AM Cardio: Track Sprint 1 min Walk 1 min 30 minutes Training: Back, Bis, Tris Legs feeling better, though I tried to talk myself out of going to the track this morning. Fasted cardio is not my favorite but it's essential to burn that fat and get the blood flowing. If you get passed the feeling of wanting to throw up your insides you'll teach euphoria. My make shift training room is comical but it's an example of how you really have no excuses. I use an ice chest as a bench. Time to recover.

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Day 03: Crippled part 2

June 10, 2015 AM Cardio: Rowing machine 1 minute sprint 1 minute rest 40 minutes Still can barely walk. Lots of foam rolling and stretching today. Tomorrow is another leg day but I might have to switch it up to back and shoulders. Butt hurts, hammies hurt, quads hurt. It's only the third day. Oct is a looooooooooong ways away. Of my 6 meals a day my favorite are meal 1: blueberry protein pancakes and meal 6: protein almond butter and cinnamon crepes Never go to bed hungry!!

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FitGirl 101: Change

Let go of the past. Let go of all your bad habits and the decision making that has led you here. Whether you're unhappy, overweight, stressed, or tired, when you decide to make a change, know that it won't be easy but it'll be worth it. Change requires patience and an understanding that it will take time to reprogram and reeducate all that you know about health and fitness. If you've always done something a certain way and are any of the things I listed above, then it's time to make a change because whatever you were doing isn't working. It takes a lot to admit this, but once you let go of your ego, amazing things can happen.