Amy Musgrove: Not Today!

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Not Today!

Last week, I had a brilliant idea to make treats every Sunday. If you missed it, check it out here.

After much thought and consideration, I've decided against that today. Even though these are SERIOUSLY calling my name.

I'm going to stay strong today, and throughout the week.

Why the change of heart?!

I'm following Chalene Johnson's 30 Day Challenge and because of the things I am learning while doing this challenge, I have decided that I need to focus on my goals.

One of my goals is to become a stronger, healthier athlete. In order to do this, I need to train harder when it comes to my workouts, and fuel my body with healthier things.

This goal does NOT fit into my Sunday Treat Day rule.

Therefore, I need to change things up a bit.

I still feel like I shouldn't limit myself and that everything in moderation is still a good rule. However, (let's be honest) my Sunday Treat Day plan was just an excuse to eat crap. Not just eat crap on one day, but eat the leftovers throughout the week. Blah!

That is DEFINITELY not consistent with my goal of wanting to become stronger and healthier.

So, I'm trying to have a different way of thinking.

I want to be healthier, stronger, and better!

The cookies and junk will just have to wait for a special occasion or a birthday or something!

4 comments:

Unknown said...: Whoop Whoop! You go girl!!!; March 6, 2011 at 9:34 AM
Unknown said...: Oops, this is Jessica...I must be signed in as my hubby!;-); March 6, 2011 at 9:34 AM
Jamie said...: hmmm...maybe i should have read this BEFORE going to Golden Corral for lunch! that place is the devil!! i did eat MOSTLY healthy stuff...but not all...blahhhh; March 6, 2011 at 1:10 PM
Amy said...: It's just one day, Jamie! You'll have a great week, I'm sure!; March 7, 2011 at 4:21 AM

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About Me

When I want something, I'll do whatever it takes to get there. Whether it's taking a huge road trip to get where I want to go, or hanging out by the tour bus to meet a famous person...I'll do what it takes!

I'm a natural born leader, and a great listener. I don't like drama or being around negative influences. It's all about positivity for me!

I dropped out of college. Maybe that's the free spirit in me, who knows?

I always joke that's why I became a Group Fitness Instructor...no college education required! That's only partly true, actually. Don't get me wrong...I had to bust my butt to get where I am today. I'm so proud of how hard I've had to work to do what I do, but mostly, I became a Group Fitness Instructor because I discovered that I was passionate about it.

Fitness hasn't always come easy to me though. I'm kind of lazy by nature. (Let's just call a spade a spade, shall we?!)

I got married when I was barely 20, and moved all over the world with my husband's military career. I spent my time baking because that's what I thought I was supposed to do.

I gained weight, lost self-esteem, all while trying to squeeze into my jeans. It was not pretty.

I spent the first 5 years of my marriage like this. Then I got pregnant.

I gained about 50 pounds during my pregnancy, exceeding the "recommended" weight gain for healthy pregnancy by about 20-30 pounds.

During my pregnancy, I vowed (in between pan-fulls of brownies) that I would get in the best shape of my life after I had my baby.

That was the motivation I needed to do something positive for myself.

I started running and taking aerobics classes. I was feeling great, gaining self-esteem back that I'd lost somewhere along the way, and I was losing my baby weight. I accomplished more in the first year after I had my baby than I ever thought possible of myself. I ran my first half-marathon (13.1 miles) and became a Group Fitness Instructor! Two things I never thought I'd do, let alone within the same year!

The rest is history, like they say.

If you saw me on the streets, you might not know that I'm super sarcastic, or that I love correct spelling and punctuation (and when things aren't spelled correctly, it's like nails on a chalkboard for me), or that I've got tattoos.

Three words I'd use to describe myself: fun, outgoing, caring.

I feel so grateful for many things in my life. First and foremost, my awesome husband and amazing son. I'm so happy that I've been able to discover what it is that I'm passionate about in life. Some people take their entire lives trying to figure that out.

Here's to good health!