The first three weeks of this month, I participated in Prevention magazine's 21 day transformation challenge. For the challenge, I had to cut out all sugar, including fruit, for four days, then I gradually added back natural sugars while holding to a clean diet. I feel that, going forward, cutting down on added sugars is doable.
The exercise portion of the challenge had us working toward 150 minutes of cardio a week (that's about 30 minutes five days a week), and a 15 minute full body interval workout three times a week. I can only walk about 3 minutes before my low back starts complaining, so far, but my body has been loving the workouts.
A positive side effect to the workouts: I was walking down the hallway in my yoga pants and a pink sleeveless shirt, and I thought, "I look good!" I couldn't yet see the changes in my body, but I could feel them. A psychological side effect of the workouts was that I really felt good about my body for the first time ever.
This is something that food and clothes have never given me. Even though I have always known I'm pretty, I had never had that much body confidence. I feel as though I can just stop trying to lose weight at some future point when I feel healthier, and just maintain my confidence with regular workouts, regardless of my size.
The best part is I won't have to be a slave to the scale and reach some arbitrary point at which I'll magically gain confidence. I can have it NOW.
Wishing my readers good health, and God bless!
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