Holy crap, I am the biggest slacker ever! hahaha! Life has been....well, busy...and i've neglected my blog.
Last time i blogged on here was 2013--yikes! And i was saying how i was getting "back on the wagon." So did i? I know inquiring minds want to know. So...here's the truth:
2013: At the top of the year, i had just had a double mastectomy (12/28/12). I had the tissue expanders removed in March of '13, and replaced with implants. At that point, I had already been working out (slowly) again (even with the tissue expanders). After the implants were put in, I waited about 2 weeks for the stitches to heal, then--with very supportive sports bras--started working out full-force again.
I was exceedingly annoyed because i couldn't do a lot of things that i could do before--mainly, pull-ups and push-ups. Anything that involved the chest wall hurt, and for those exercises, i was essentially starting at square 1. It totally sucked.
During 2013 I continued to drink my Shakeology (i'm an addict), worked out to my best ability, and gained...wait for it...4 pounds. Yep. A measly 4 lbs. :)
2014 and 2015 were pretty much the same. To be honest, i haven't physically challenged myself in a while. 2015 was extremely busy--we were in several shows at theatre, we moved (and all the fun stuff that comes with that), and we just NOW feel like we're really 'living' in our house and getting into the swing of things.
Right now, i'm doing Hammer and Chisel. I LOVE it. And, as usual, i'm working out when I can--meaning, I can't always follow the schedule the program sets. And that's okay--it's called LIFE, people. I work out a MINIMUM of 4 times a week. Wednesdays are difficult--I have meetings all day, I office at the theatre, and we get home at 10pm or later. Could I get up earlier than 630am and work out? Yep, I sure could, but it's my CHOICE not to. I hate working out in the morning. Hate it.
What I DO do, and have since I started Beachbody, is eat clean 85% of the time (if not 90), and drink my Shakeology EVERY DAY. My shakes are important to me. Full, CLEAN nutrition in a single glass. No preservatives, no artificial flavors, nothing you can't find in nature. It's the best thing I can do for my body. (And, as a side note, when i was going through cancer crap, my oncologist--who is NOT affiliated with Beachbody at all--said that Shakeology was the best nutritional drink she had ever seen.) << That made me happy, and I honestly feel like my health attributed to my awesome healing process (double mastectomy on 12/28/12, and back to working out by 4/13)! Holistic health, baby-- from the inside out!
So that's where I am. Much love to all of you. Make the choice to be healthy. Make the choice to take care of yourself. You have one life. I encourage you to wake up every day and CHOOSE to love yourself and take care of yourself. I'd be honored to help you--I can offer an encouraging word, I can recommend workout programs and eating plans, I can create a personalized workout plan (I'm a CPT, too!). Life is so precious. Create a mind and body that helps you live it!!
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Life happens
...doesn't it? Life often gets in the way. In the way of things we want to do AND things we want to accomplish. You can look at it two ways: You can either give up or move on.
I say this because I'm looking at my calendar, and I haven't worked-out consistently since the first week of July. And...ready for it??
I'M OKAY WITH IT.
It's not like I've been lounging around, enjoying free-time, because man...that's the farthest thing from the truth. BUT...life happens. I've been away from my home nearly every night in July, not crawling into bed until around 11 or 12...and sometimes, later. During this crazy month, I've managed to lose 4lbs. How? I continued to eat clean.
A large portion of my time was spent at the theatre (my daughter was in a show, and I worked backstage), and the food that is catered in is NEVER the healthiest option. Pizza, sandwiches (on white bread), snacks--cheese, crackers, chips, pretzels, etc. But sometimes, you're starving and you have to eat. So, yes, I did indulge on a few occasions. BUT, I remained a clean eater 95% of the time. It makes SUCH a huge difference.
This week, I most likely won't work out, either. I have missed my family, and I want to have some downtime with them. I'm going to cook dinner every night, i'm going to sit down and enjoy some tv, and i'm going to RELAX! So next week, i'll be raring and ready to go!
So you see? Life happens. It doesn't mean you quit--it means you just give it a new start!
Steph
I say this because I'm looking at my calendar, and I haven't worked-out consistently since the first week of July. And...ready for it??
I'M OKAY WITH IT.
It's not like I've been lounging around, enjoying free-time, because man...that's the farthest thing from the truth. BUT...life happens. I've been away from my home nearly every night in July, not crawling into bed until around 11 or 12...and sometimes, later. During this crazy month, I've managed to lose 4lbs. How? I continued to eat clean.
A large portion of my time was spent at the theatre (my daughter was in a show, and I worked backstage), and the food that is catered in is NEVER the healthiest option. Pizza, sandwiches (on white bread), snacks--cheese, crackers, chips, pretzels, etc. But sometimes, you're starving and you have to eat. So, yes, I did indulge on a few occasions. BUT, I remained a clean eater 95% of the time. It makes SUCH a huge difference.
This week, I most likely won't work out, either. I have missed my family, and I want to have some downtime with them. I'm going to cook dinner every night, i'm going to sit down and enjoy some tv, and i'm going to RELAX! So next week, i'll be raring and ready to go!
So you see? Life happens. It doesn't mean you quit--it means you just give it a new start!
Steph
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Tripping on self-judgement
Today, on my Team FitWisdom FB page, I posted:
When you work out today, don't trip on self-judgement. You are who you are. Work at making yourself a healthier version of YOU--not a version of someone else. #FitWisdom
This is something that I continually struggle with. I know what i'm made of: 5'3.75" of pure badassedness. But, that comes with a few items from the gene pool that i'm NOT fond of. Oh, say, for instance, my thighs and butt. These things were 'heftier' than most girls my age when I was younger, and as an adult (and after having kids), they remain not only 'heftier' but saggier as well. Yay me.
Of course, i have my days when i'm in the workout room and I see myself and think, "Alright, alright...not bad for a nearing-40 mom of two." Then there are the days that my mind is replete with images of people I don't even know, that are in crazy-ass good shape, and I begin to trip.
I trip on my own self-judgement.
Now, THIS got me into a lot of trouble in highschool and college. If I could go back to those days, I'd smack myself in the fool head and shove a burrito down my throat. The days of self-starving in highschool; sneaking Dexatrim and SlimFast from my mom. Then surviving college on Diet Coke, animal crackers, and Phen-Fen (procured from the 'doctor' at the Quack Shack). All of those years, no one ever, EVER stepped in to tell me this wasn't healthy. No one ever told me that I needed to work with the shape I had, instead of trying to look like someone else.
Random story time: The summer of 1993, I was a professional cheerleader. I weighed around 130lbs. I was teaching at a summer camp and the whole lot of us (the girls) were starving ourselves. We'd go to lunch at eat plain lettuce. The staff trainer came in and yelled at us. Said that we NEEDED to eat. And said something that, for some reason or another, stuck with me: "If your stunt partner says you're too heavy, then HE's not strong enough." We thought that was funny. We giggled, put more food on our plates, then when the trainer left, we dumped it. Each of us had a vision of what we NEEDED to look like in our heads. SELF-JUDGEMENT.
As a grown woman, I still trip. It's hard not to. We're bombarded every day with what 'looks' healthy--not what IS healthy. I piss my husband off more often than not, because i am hyper-critical about my body. I take pictures of my progress and often post them on my fitness page--not because I want people to swamp me with accolades, but because it's a big part of me accepting ME. THIS is what I look like. And when people DO say positive things, it makes me think, "You know...maybe I don't look so bad." Progress is progress.
As women, we need to stop tripping ourselves. There are so many different body types and shapes. We need to accept our body type/shape and work to get THAT in the healthiest form possible for US. Not someone else's healthiest from. OUR healthiest form.
Quit tripping.
When you work out today, don't trip on self-judgement. You are who you are. Work at making yourself a healthier version of YOU--not a version of someone else. #FitWisdom
This is something that I continually struggle with. I know what i'm made of: 5'3.75" of pure badassedness. But, that comes with a few items from the gene pool that i'm NOT fond of. Oh, say, for instance, my thighs and butt. These things were 'heftier' than most girls my age when I was younger, and as an adult (and after having kids), they remain not only 'heftier' but saggier as well. Yay me.
Of course, i have my days when i'm in the workout room and I see myself and think, "Alright, alright...not bad for a nearing-40 mom of two." Then there are the days that my mind is replete with images of people I don't even know, that are in crazy-ass good shape, and I begin to trip.
I trip on my own self-judgement.
Now, THIS got me into a lot of trouble in highschool and college. If I could go back to those days, I'd smack myself in the fool head and shove a burrito down my throat. The days of self-starving in highschool; sneaking Dexatrim and SlimFast from my mom. Then surviving college on Diet Coke, animal crackers, and Phen-Fen (procured from the 'doctor' at the Quack Shack). All of those years, no one ever, EVER stepped in to tell me this wasn't healthy. No one ever told me that I needed to work with the shape I had, instead of trying to look like someone else.
Random story time: The summer of 1993, I was a professional cheerleader. I weighed around 130lbs. I was teaching at a summer camp and the whole lot of us (the girls) were starving ourselves. We'd go to lunch at eat plain lettuce. The staff trainer came in and yelled at us. Said that we NEEDED to eat. And said something that, for some reason or another, stuck with me: "If your stunt partner says you're too heavy, then HE's not strong enough." We thought that was funny. We giggled, put more food on our plates, then when the trainer left, we dumped it. Each of us had a vision of what we NEEDED to look like in our heads. SELF-JUDGEMENT.
As a grown woman, I still trip. It's hard not to. We're bombarded every day with what 'looks' healthy--not what IS healthy. I piss my husband off more often than not, because i am hyper-critical about my body. I take pictures of my progress and often post them on my fitness page--not because I want people to swamp me with accolades, but because it's a big part of me accepting ME. THIS is what I look like. And when people DO say positive things, it makes me think, "You know...maybe I don't look so bad." Progress is progress.
As women, we need to stop tripping ourselves. There are so many different body types and shapes. We need to accept our body type/shape and work to get THAT in the healthiest form possible for US. Not someone else's healthiest from. OUR healthiest form.
Quit tripping.
Monday, March 25, 2013
"Thigh Gap"
I just saw an article this morning about teen girls trying to acheive 'thigh gap.' This is utterly ridiculous. As a health nut, and a mom of two young girls, this just ticks me off.
I recently spent several weekends volunteering with a community theatre. They were doing a production of "Annie," and I was surrounded by a number of young girls daily. Several times, I would hear one or more utter something to the effect of, "I shouldn't eat this, i'm on a diet," or "I'm fat." Lucky (or unlucky) for them, I was doing the orphans' makeup, so I took that opportunity to talk to a few of them that I had overheard.
This EDUCATING of our young girls is SO important, and really, I feel it on my heart to do this. I told these girls that they should NOT be on a diet. A diet is temporary. What they need to be doing, is ensuring that they're living a healthy lifestyle! They're GROWING!! They need to be fueling their bodies correctly with good, nutritious food. And yes, it's okay to have cookies once in a while, or a piece of birthday cake!
I hate that we live in a society that PUSHES diets on these young (and very impressionable) girls. So, I encourage you to...well...ENCOURAGE young girls to live a healthy lifestyle. A stick-thin body with no fat is NOT typical, nor should it ever be unless it is in your genetics. Encourage them to eat well to fuel their growing mind and body. Encourage them to accept ALL body types. Encourage them to see the beauty in their body shape. Just ENCOURAGE them.
I recently spent several weekends volunteering with a community theatre. They were doing a production of "Annie," and I was surrounded by a number of young girls daily. Several times, I would hear one or more utter something to the effect of, "I shouldn't eat this, i'm on a diet," or "I'm fat." Lucky (or unlucky) for them, I was doing the orphans' makeup, so I took that opportunity to talk to a few of them that I had overheard.
This EDUCATING of our young girls is SO important, and really, I feel it on my heart to do this. I told these girls that they should NOT be on a diet. A diet is temporary. What they need to be doing, is ensuring that they're living a healthy lifestyle! They're GROWING!! They need to be fueling their bodies correctly with good, nutritious food. And yes, it's okay to have cookies once in a while, or a piece of birthday cake!
I hate that we live in a society that PUSHES diets on these young (and very impressionable) girls. So, I encourage you to...well...ENCOURAGE young girls to live a healthy lifestyle. A stick-thin body with no fat is NOT typical, nor should it ever be unless it is in your genetics. Encourage them to eat well to fuel their growing mind and body. Encourage them to accept ALL body types. Encourage them to see the beauty in their body shape. Just ENCOURAGE them.
Monday, August 30, 2010
It's that time of year
It's that time of year--the kids are back to school, the leaves are starting to change (well, not in Texas--YET), and the holidays are upon us. Have you seen Christmas stuff in the stores? Isn't that crazy! I'm already starting to think of Christmas shopping...ugh.
With the holidays comes food. A lot of good food. A lot of food that we don't have on a daily basis, so we think, "Oh, it's a holiday--it's a special treat; YUM!" and before you know it, it's January and you've gained 10 lbs.
It's also the time of year when a lot of people slack off on their workout programs. There are tons of excuses, one being the types of food we "allow" ourselves to have over the holidays, and the other is that we get to wear bulky clothes that hide the result of our crappy eating. Then we have the "it's so cold outside--i don't want to go walk/run," or "it's no longer bathing-suit season!" (i've been known to use that one.)
This year--NO MORE EXCUSES. Why use the season to dictate your health? It just makes no sense. Why undo all your hard work because of a few tasty treats? WHY?! It's not worth it. Don't lose your new lifestyle choices because of the holidays. "GIFT" yourself with a continuation of your healthy lifestyle! It's the best gift you can give yourself AND your loved ones!
If you need support, let me help you. You can contact me at beachbodycoach.com/FitWisdom or FitWisdom@beachbodycoach.com
With the holidays comes food. A lot of good food. A lot of food that we don't have on a daily basis, so we think, "Oh, it's a holiday--it's a special treat; YUM!" and before you know it, it's January and you've gained 10 lbs.
It's also the time of year when a lot of people slack off on their workout programs. There are tons of excuses, one being the types of food we "allow" ourselves to have over the holidays, and the other is that we get to wear bulky clothes that hide the result of our crappy eating. Then we have the "it's so cold outside--i don't want to go walk/run," or "it's no longer bathing-suit season!" (i've been known to use that one.)
This year--NO MORE EXCUSES. Why use the season to dictate your health? It just makes no sense. Why undo all your hard work because of a few tasty treats? WHY?! It's not worth it. Don't lose your new lifestyle choices because of the holidays. "GIFT" yourself with a continuation of your healthy lifestyle! It's the best gift you can give yourself AND your loved ones!
If you need support, let me help you. You can contact me at beachbodycoach.com/FitWisdom or FitWisdom@beachbodycoach.com
Friday, July 30, 2010
Fit Wisdom is here!
Hello, and welcome to my page. You've most likely arrived here by searching for P90X or Insanity. If so, you're at the right place!
Background:
I am Stephanie Wisdom, 35 yrs old, married, mother of two young kids. I started P90X in October of '09 because I was sick and tired of being sick and tired. I work full time, so once 5 o'clock hit, i felt like i was in the tedious and tiring schedule of making dinner, playing "mom taxi," doing laundry, etc., etc.... After I got the kids to bed and I showered, I would easily (and gladly) fall asleep on the couch by 930pm. Do you hear me? Been there?
I just kept telling myself that there should be more. I should feel better. I shouldn't be so tired. Plus, I was a good 30lbs overweight, and because of that, felt frumpy and unattractive. I can easily think of a handful of women that are in the same boat. I want to tell you that i just said, "Okay, i'm going to do it." Got off my couch, did P90X for 90 days, got fit and thin, and that was it. But it's not. There's a lot more to it.
If you're anything like me, you've tried a million things before--every workout and diet under the sun. What do they all have in common? YOU DON'T STICK TO 'EM. You just don't. You get bored/life gets in the way/you don't have time. Well, here's the kicker: You have to MAKE time.
I know you don't want to get up earlier: Suck it up and do it.
I know you don't want to have to workout after the kids are in bed: Quit your whining, and do it.
But you LIKE going out to lunch with your coworkers!! Forget it.
But you like to hang out with the guys and stuff your mouth full of trash and work on that gut: JUST STOP NOW.
Do something for yourself. Quit making excuses.You have one life; one body. You can be single, a parent, married, divorced, an empty nester--it doesn't matter. It's YOU time. I had a HUGE issue with this. I am one of those crazy, over-dedicated moms. I work fulltime, so i feel like i have to make it up to my kids somehow. I know--issues, right? However, me not being in the best shape I can be, and in optimum health is a total smack to my kids. How can I sit there and tell them not to sit in front of the tv/computer when i'm doing the same thing? How can i tell them they need to go outside and play, when I only run 20 yds and am out of breath? How can i tell them that junk food is bad for them, when i would sit there with a Diet Coke and a bag of chips? I made the decision: I CAN'T, I WON'T, AND I'LL NEVER DO IT AGAIN.
I basically got so fed up with myself, and so pissed off at myself, that i said, "Screw this," and bought P90X--off of an informercial. AN INFORMERCIAL. Do you know how sad it is to buy stuff off of an infomercial?! I was there, people. It was sad. But i had to do something about the way i felt and looked.
The first day of P90X, i thought i was going to die. DIE, i tell you. It was hard. Difficult. Horrible. And it irritated the crap out of me. I hated that the people on the video were doing everything so easily, and i couldn't. That motivated me. I kept going. I made it through the first week. I made it through the second week. I made it through the third, and you know what? I. LOVED. IT. You know what's better? I saw results. Yes, already! No special diet--just watching what i was eating. Doing P90X everyday. NOTICEABLE RESULTS IN 3 WEEKS. How's THAT for motivation?! By day 90, i was down 24lbs, and tons of inches. I decided to go an additional 30 days. :)
After P90X, I had people stopping me asking me what I did to stay in shape. I got the ever-so-lovely, "What?! How do YOU have kids?!" a lot. For all you moms out there--that's awesome. At that point, I knew that i had done more than get my body fit--i had gotten my mind and my life fit, too. It's a total lifestyle change. Next up, i ordered Insanity. Holy freakin' goats, people. This workout is crazy. It's 60 days of hardcore kicking your a$$ all over the place. And I LOVE IT. I did that for 60 days and lost another 6 lbs--anyone counting? That's 30 POUNDS. WOO HOO!!
Now, and for the past 3 months, i've been doing my own hybrid of P90X and Insanity. I've lost more inches than ever imaginable. My waist is 26". I can't even remember the last time i saw that number in relation to my waist...
I am SO excited and so pleased with how my life has made a complete turn, that i decided to join Beachbody as a coach. Now, in my spare time, I get online and help people who were once just like me--looking for a way to make that life change. It's that easy. It really is.
YOU can do it! Take control of your life and make it happen!
I can help you. Email me at FitWisdom@beachbodycoach.com, or go to beachbodycoach.com/FitWisdom to learn more.
Background:
I am Stephanie Wisdom, 35 yrs old, married, mother of two young kids. I started P90X in October of '09 because I was sick and tired of being sick and tired. I work full time, so once 5 o'clock hit, i felt like i was in the tedious and tiring schedule of making dinner, playing "mom taxi," doing laundry, etc., etc.... After I got the kids to bed and I showered, I would easily (and gladly) fall asleep on the couch by 930pm. Do you hear me? Been there?
I just kept telling myself that there should be more. I should feel better. I shouldn't be so tired. Plus, I was a good 30lbs overweight, and because of that, felt frumpy and unattractive. I can easily think of a handful of women that are in the same boat. I want to tell you that i just said, "Okay, i'm going to do it." Got off my couch, did P90X for 90 days, got fit and thin, and that was it. But it's not. There's a lot more to it.
If you're anything like me, you've tried a million things before--every workout and diet under the sun. What do they all have in common? YOU DON'T STICK TO 'EM. You just don't. You get bored/life gets in the way/you don't have time. Well, here's the kicker: You have to MAKE time.
I know you don't want to get up earlier: Suck it up and do it.
I know you don't want to have to workout after the kids are in bed: Quit your whining, and do it.
But you LIKE going out to lunch with your coworkers!! Forget it.
But you like to hang out with the guys and stuff your mouth full of trash and work on that gut: JUST STOP NOW.
Do something for yourself. Quit making excuses.You have one life; one body. You can be single, a parent, married, divorced, an empty nester--it doesn't matter. It's YOU time. I had a HUGE issue with this. I am one of those crazy, over-dedicated moms. I work fulltime, so i feel like i have to make it up to my kids somehow. I know--issues, right? However, me not being in the best shape I can be, and in optimum health is a total smack to my kids. How can I sit there and tell them not to sit in front of the tv/computer when i'm doing the same thing? How can i tell them they need to go outside and play, when I only run 20 yds and am out of breath? How can i tell them that junk food is bad for them, when i would sit there with a Diet Coke and a bag of chips? I made the decision: I CAN'T, I WON'T, AND I'LL NEVER DO IT AGAIN.
I basically got so fed up with myself, and so pissed off at myself, that i said, "Screw this," and bought P90X--off of an informercial. AN INFORMERCIAL. Do you know how sad it is to buy stuff off of an infomercial?! I was there, people. It was sad. But i had to do something about the way i felt and looked.
The first day of P90X, i thought i was going to die. DIE, i tell you. It was hard. Difficult. Horrible. And it irritated the crap out of me. I hated that the people on the video were doing everything so easily, and i couldn't. That motivated me. I kept going. I made it through the first week. I made it through the second week. I made it through the third, and you know what? I. LOVED. IT. You know what's better? I saw results. Yes, already! No special diet--just watching what i was eating. Doing P90X everyday. NOTICEABLE RESULTS IN 3 WEEKS. How's THAT for motivation?! By day 90, i was down 24lbs, and tons of inches. I decided to go an additional 30 days. :)
After P90X, I had people stopping me asking me what I did to stay in shape. I got the ever-so-lovely, "What?! How do YOU have kids?!" a lot. For all you moms out there--that's awesome. At that point, I knew that i had done more than get my body fit--i had gotten my mind and my life fit, too. It's a total lifestyle change. Next up, i ordered Insanity. Holy freakin' goats, people. This workout is crazy. It's 60 days of hardcore kicking your a$$ all over the place. And I LOVE IT. I did that for 60 days and lost another 6 lbs--anyone counting? That's 30 POUNDS. WOO HOO!!
Now, and for the past 3 months, i've been doing my own hybrid of P90X and Insanity. I've lost more inches than ever imaginable. My waist is 26". I can't even remember the last time i saw that number in relation to my waist...
I am SO excited and so pleased with how my life has made a complete turn, that i decided to join Beachbody as a coach. Now, in my spare time, I get online and help people who were once just like me--looking for a way to make that life change. It's that easy. It really is.
YOU can do it! Take control of your life and make it happen!
I can help you. Email me at FitWisdom@beachbodycoach.com, or go to beachbodycoach.com/FitWisdom to learn more.
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