Re: Yeah, end of my 21dc today

[Guest guest]

Good Monday Morning everyone..Well as the header says today is the last day

of my 21dc..I can hardly believe it, I remember when I was at day 4 and I

thought I will never make it and here I am..well, I have yet to workout for

the day, but I will as soon as I'm done typing this...Actually this is day 21

of my 2nd 21 so in reality I've been at this for 42 days straight..I have to

be honest in saying that I'm glad cuz now I can back down to 5/6 days a week

and have a day off or so...I just wanted to share this with you guys cuz you

are a major part of me completing this goal..every morning b4 I workout I

come on here for a little boost and it always works so thanks..You have been

a part of my daily routine...Hey you all have an excellent day..time to go

push play!!!

Kathy

[Guest guest]

> Actually this is day 21

> of my 2nd 21 so in reality I've been at this for 42 days

straight..I have to

> be honest in saying that I'm glad cuz now I can back down to 5/6

days a week

> and have a day off or so

Kathy,

Congratulations on completing your second 21DC! Now, take a day

off LOL! I know how fun it is when you first get started and you

don't WANT to take a day off, but I really think the key to making

this (or any other form of exercise) a permanent part of your life is

to do it in moderation and give yourself a day or two off a week,

especially once you start adding the advanced workouts to your

routine! Way to go, Kathy

[Guest guest]

> I guess my greatest fear is and has been if I stop I

> won't start up again, but I know with all the encouragement on here

that I'll

> continue..at least Wednesdays are a lockin!!!

Kathy,

I used to have the same fear because that was always how it went for

me! I was a victim of the " all or nothing " way of thinking and I

would either be doing everything right (eathing healthy and

exercising all the time) or I would be doing nothing right (eating

like crap and doing nothing at all). So, I was always afraid that if

I stopped or took a day off, it would mean the beginning of a

backslide! But, I can say that in the past year and a half that

hasn't happened at all! I think that once I started giving my body a

proper day of rest (or two days if needed), it actually made it

easier to get right back into it because I was well rested and I

enjoyed myself a lot more! When I first started Tae-Bo and had

worked up to the Advanced tapes, I was doing them every day and I was

getting really worn down. I was taking a day off, but I was still

getting burnt out and that's when I started alternating Advanced and

Basic days. My body responded much better to that routine and I

started enjoying myself again! So, it's just a matter of figuring

out what is best for you and your body! It also helps if you try to

remember that this is not a journey with a beginning and an end! It's

something you plan on making a permanent part of your life! There

are going to be times you might not be able to workout as often as

you'd like to, but that's ok! It doesn't mean you are going to

stop! This is a part of you and you're doing it because you love it

and because you want to be healthy...not because you want to lose a

few pounds or because you think you " have " to! You know? Sorry to

ramble on, but I can totally relate to that fear of stopping and not

starting again! But, all I can say is that as you continue to do tae-

bo and it becomes more and more a part of you....I think you'll

realize that you don't have to worry about ever quitting again