Thursday HIIT

Hello, dear kind reader. 

I just did a HIIT workout I haven't done since I was actually in shape. And wow, it really made me realize how much I've let my fitness slip.

I couldn't even find proper workout clothes, so I ended up doing the whole thing in maternity leggings and a pumping bra—why did I think this was a good idea? But honestly, I could have waited, but I knew if I didn’t do it now, I’d keep putting it off.

The truth is, I needed to do it. My toddler is napping, so there was no time like the present. I went for a 15-minute beginner HIIT workout, and even though I’m not in the shape I used to be, it felt so good to move my body again. It wasn’t perfect, but it was exactly what I needed.

I am trying so hard to just be better this year: workout at least a little every day, eat better. I'm doing dry January, as I’ve already mentioned in prior posts, but I honestly hope this does for me what it has in the past. I want to have a better outlook on not only life but also myself.

I've been doing facial exercises, too, to help tone my chin, and I do feel like it’s helped push me toward having one chin instead of multiple! Not that I really had multiple, but I’ve always been self-conscious about my appearance. It’s probably why, in high school, I didn’t really eat. I ate lunch on Wednesdays when they had the chicken patty and gravy, and especially my senior year, I sometimes only ate that. I wish I could go back in time and alter my genetics to be someone with a bomb metabolism—maybe a little taller—but then I wouldn’t be me.

Anyway, for dinner, I’m going to try to get Kurt to take Addi on a daddy-daughter date. I'll probably eat a nice salad. I'm trying to eat more in a caloric deficit, but if that affects my mental health or I start picking up bad habits, I’ll stop.

Hope you're well, and I hope you found time to move your body today! Love you!