It’s crazy that it’s a Friday night and I could care less about what everyone else is doing and why I’m not out having fun also. I work tomorrow, I cant drink like I used to, I enjoy working out, and then I enjoy laying in bed after a long shower and getting as much sleep as I can. I don’t understand how I went so many years abusing my body by drinking so much and eating bad food thinking it wouldn’t affect me. Today that is all it does. I will have a cheat meal these days and I get stomachaches, headaches, heartburn and just PAIN. It’s not fun. When you start eating clean, your body gets so used to the good nutrients that eating bad, processed food makes my body shun it like its poison.
I have had a great week. I have spent a lot of time with my family, my best girlfriends, taking care of errands like my car, and getting out into nature. Yesterday, Ash and I along with her roommates went for a gorgeous yet easy hike. The Northwest is so beautiful! When we got home, we ran around Greenlake. Spending time in nature is the most therapeutic way to live. Today I did Zumba and this week we’re also going kayaking which I haven’t done in awhile so that should be fun. Before the last few days I have been slacking and not working out as hard so I’m trying to get back into it.
It really is true that no matter how hard you try, there will be times when you face obstacles in diet and fitness where you do give in to temptation…but you shouldn’t be too hard on yourself. There are people who don’t try at all. They do nothing to help their bodies, but you ARE. You have made the decision to try to be better, and that is all you can do. Perfection is non-existent but constant progress is still progress. I am a perfectionist and that is one of my biggest character-defects. It makes me feel like no matter how hard I try, I am still not good enough or the progress is always below the expectations I set for myself. I know this is just me being hard on myself, but I am trying to accept that it’s okay to not be perfect.
Lately I have been eating six meals a day:
Lots of protein in every meal
More fruit in the morning
More fruit at night
I was eating a lot of starch but since my results haven’t been better this week, my trainer upped my fruit/veggies/protein and took out a lot of starch from my diet plan. Tomorrow I will be putting the diet into full-force so hopefully I start getting better results.
My Fat-Blasting Workout Today:
- 1hr of Zumba
- 4 sets of 15 walking lunges with 20-pound weights in each hand
- 3 sets of jump squats
- 3x sets of 15 on the Hip Abduction Machines
- 3x sets of dumbbell step-ups 15x each leg
- 2 more sets of 15 jumping lunges
- PLANKS. 3 sets of 1-minute each.
I was sweating after all of this but it was worth it I feel great! I love the feeling of having muscles!!! Her is some progress from some of my muscle build:
That is soooo true! When the body starts getting used to eating clean, it doesn’t respond well to junk or processed food.
Are you kidding me with your hiking landscapes?!? They are AMAZING! I mean, wow! I love nature also and find it therapeutic as well.
Love your posts, Tiare!!!
By: Erika on August 25, 2012
at 3:04 am
Thank you always for your wonderful comments!!! Are you following me on instagram? I’ve gone on two other hikes since this post with the most amazing views! I’ve definitely been on a hiking high lately
By: Tiare Vincent on August 30, 2012
at 3:59 am
Not out having fun? Can’t like you used to? Someone’s getting old =P j/k
Great post and it really sounds like you’re getting your munition down right. How do you manage 6 meals a day? Is it 3 big meals with smaller ones in between ? In just curious about nutrition in general because i suck at if. Perhaps a future blog post if you take requests from readers
By: Christian on August 25, 2012
at 3:49 am
Well I try to stick to 6 small meals per day so it speeds my metabolism and they re specific meals but over time, being the person that I am, I often try noticing my meals turn into huge normal size meals then I catch myself over eating!.. Whoops;) here is my revised plan:
Water:one gallon
M1: starch, protein, fruit, good fat
M2: protein, veggie, fruit
M3: protein, veggie, fruit, good fat
M4: starch, protein, veggie, fruit
M5: protein, veggie
M6: protein, veggie, good fat
By: Tiare Vincent on August 30, 2012
at 4:02 am
I see a six pack emerging.
My mantra today will be ” I am better than the couch potato.” 
By: lizforaday on August 25, 2012
at 7:08 am
How has your mantra been going!?!?h next article is going to be on fat-blasting abdominal workouts so hopefully my stomach improves in a month!
By: Tiare Vincent on August 30, 2012
at 4:03 am
Proud you girl!!! Keep up the good work…btw you look Amazing and Beautiful…don’t ever forget that!!!
By: Eric Palacpac on August 25, 2012
at 9:31 am
You are so sweet and I really appreciate that! Sometimes I feel like I don’t see progress at all but comments like this help a lot!
By: Tiare Vincent on August 30, 2012
at 3:58 am
Great Post and Very true! Looks like you are training hard and getting the rewards
Corbs
By: Corbyn on August 30, 2012
at 1:04 am
Thank you so much! I feel like I’ve been plateauing lately and hopefully I can get out of that!
By: Tiare Vincent on August 30, 2012
at 4:04 am
Reblogged this on Road Warrior Consultant and commented:
I love this picture…as it is with many things, perseverance is the key.
By: Sophie on September 4, 2012
at 8:00 am
Inspiring! So glad I found your blog!
I am much further down the progress ladder than you but I am very much on the same one. Really excited to find a fellow Zumba enthusiast too!!
And I will also agree with others in relation to your comments on the tummy aches you get from “cheat food”. If I eat anything after 8pm or anything greasy or stodgey I get such a poorly, uncomfortable tummy these days!
It feels so super good to be cleansed and stronger as we go, right
Great posts.
Sally
By: saysallymay on September 11, 2012
at 2:11 am
P.S…forgot to say…your “progress above perfection” perspective made me feel so much better today.
So I shall 
My arms are VERY weak…very boney, no muscle definition (YET) at all…but in circuit training last night…I bench pressed two 3kg hand weights (one in each hand)…as oppose to the 2.5 KG on each hand the week before…now YES these are TINY weights to some people..BUT to me that 0.5 of a kg difference should be something huge to celebrate after all
By: saysallymay on September 11, 2012
at 2:15 am
That is great news!!! And yes I know what you mean about the smallest improvements meaning so much! I live for the small improvements good luck with your workouts!
By: Tiare Vincent on September 11, 2012
at 2:19 am
Hi!!! I’m glad you found my blog and like it! And that you are a Zumba enthusiast! I went tonight and I was dripping sweat through the whole class..it’s amazing what a great Zumba instructor will do!
But that’s great you’re on the healthy path it feels so great to wake up and go to bed knowing you accomplished something great for yourself:) have a great evening!
By: Tiare Vincent on September 11, 2012
at 2:18 am
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By: Progress, not Perfection « Wellness Coach Chris on September 25, 2012
at 7:34 am
Love a girl that is into fitness/nutrition and dedicated about it!! Keep up the hard work, it’s paying off =)
By: healthynugget on September 27, 2012
at 11:29 am
thank you so much!!
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at 10:34 pm