My Fitness Revival

Hello and welcome to or back to my blog! I hope you’ve had an amazing day.

This morning started out on a great note by seeing one of my best friends and having breakfast together. We spent time together until about 2 pm (and had an absolute blast), which was fantastic. I got a lot of household chores done today also, in preparation for tomorrow being pretty busy.

I did a pretty good arm workout today, but I noticed a few things that were a bit discouraging. I tried going back to my old workout routine and weights (which are slightly heavier than the ones I’ve been using lately), and I wasn’t able to finish it. I was very disappointed, as I used to be able to complete that fully with my heavier dumbbells, and now I couldn’t get through half of it. I’m not quite sure why I couldn’t, as I’ve only been using the lighter weights for my more intense workouts lately rather than for easier ones. I didn’t feel very motivated to do much, but I completed as much as I could. It was sad seeing lost progress, but it also makes me want to work harder so I can get to where I was before.

Have an excellent day tomorrow, and remember to be thankful for all your blessings in life! Today’s a magnificent day to be happy… don’t waste it ♥️

Happy Friday!!

Today has been an incredibly fun day. A close family member’s birthday was today, and so I got to celebrate with them this afternoon. I also had one of my friends over to hang out… overall, today’s just been amazing. I’m so glad that it’s the weekend.

Considering everything I had today, I definitely didn’t get to exercise any. Tomorrow I’ll defonifely do some good arms though!

I hope today’s been amazing for you and I’ll talk to you tomorrow. Have a safe weekend!

Today’s a magnificent day to be happy!

Happy Thursday! I hope you’ve all had a great, happy day.

Honestly, today started out very stressfully. A lot of work was given to me to do this before tomorrow, and I was feeling quite anxious. I naturally tend to overthink things and overwhelm myself, and I totally did that this morning. I almost wanted to cry, I was so stressed out. But I tried to take my mind off of everything and knock some tasks off my to-do list; this afternoon ended up being extremely fun and hilarious. I had a good day overall, even though I’m still kinda thinking about everything I have to do tomorrow.

I feel like today I practiced mindfulness quite often when I was feeling anxious; I tried to calm myself down, and after focusing on that for a while, I was able to relax and live today to the fullest. I need to make the conscious effort more often to be mindful and take breaks from what’s stressing me out, since as I saw today it greatly affected my mood (in a positive way).

I went for another run today with my family, and I loved it. I didn’t run as far, as my knees hurt quite badly and I didn’t want to push myself too hard while still getting back into running. I didn’t do any strength training either, as I simply didn’t have the time. I was slightly disappointed, but I’ll plan on making it up on Saturday (tomorrow I have plans all night).

I hope you all have a great Friday! We’re so close to the weekend!!

Today’s a magnificent day to be happy!

Hello my lovelies!! Welcome to or back to my blog. I hope today’s been fantastic for you!

Today was the most beautiful day I’ve seen in months. The weather was in the upper fifties, there was a slight breeze, and the sun was shining down on us all day long. It was stunningly nice outside!

I was able to take advantage of that this afternoon by taking a run with my family. It was nice to get in some cardio, as I wasn’t able to work out fully today. But I was actually not that worried about it today… in fact, I’d been excited about my plans tonight with my friends all day! I got home slightly over an hour ago, and it was delightful. I love getting to spend time with the people important to me!

Today was a wonderful day. I wish I could make every day as gorgeous as today, and I’m going to make more of an effort to recreate these experiences in the future. Have a terrific tomorrow!

Today’s such a magnificent day to be alive and happy! Take advantage of it!

Hi and happy Tuesday! I hope you’ve had a great day as well.

Today’s been crazy going back and having to put in hard work again, but it actually wasn’t that bad. It was nice catching up with friends that I had t seen in more than a couple weeks, and I’m definitely pleased with how today turned out.

Although today was a very productive day, I decided to take a rest day. I wanted to exercise quite badly, but I could tell my body needed a break. This is the first time I’ve mindfully listened to what my body was telling me, and even though it was hard to resist working out, i was proud of myself for paying that close attention.

Tomorrow I likely won’t be able to workout also, as I have my regular Wednesday evening activity. I’ll plan on doing my arm day on Thursday of this week.

I hope today’s been amazing for you and I’ll see you tomorrow. Adios! Today is a magnificent day to be happy!

Hello! Welcome to or back to my blog. I hope today has been amazing for you!

Today was my last day of break, and I made the most of it for sure. I started out this morning right after I got up by doing two and a half hours of yoga. It was extremely refreshing!! I love yoga (I’ve been doing it for years), but I don’t normally have the time to do the intensity and length I enjoy. I stretched out everything so much, and I’ve never felt so invigorated after a yoga session. That was earlier this morning, and this afternoon I worked out my legs for about one and a half hours. I felt like stopping multiple times throughout the workout, but I resisted and kept going. I wanted to get in a fantastic workout before having much less time and getting back into my regular routine, and I feel like I totally accomplished that. I was already sore a few minutes after finishing, which I love the feeling of. It makes me feel like I really am making an effect on my body and strength!

Tomorrow, I’ll be starting the hard work of normal life again. I’m dreading it, but I’m also at the same time excited to see my friends. I know I’ll be busy tomorrow, which is going to be odd as I’ve been extremely lazy the past two and a half weeks. Christmas break has been great, and I’ve loved getting to spend so much time with my family. 2018 ended on a stupendous note, and I’m looking forward to continuing 2019 to be even better.

I hope tomorrow is fantastic for you! Good luck leaving Christmas break, if you’re like me. Today’s a magnificent day to be happy!

Hola amigos! The weekend is over, but that also means we have a new week to live to the fullest about to begin!

Today is my second to last day of break. I’ll go back to the grind this Tuesday, which I’m honestly dreading. After over two weeks of relaxation, I really, really don’t want to have to go back to working hard… but what can you do? I’m just going to focus on making the most of my last day of break and creating a good start to the week.

I was originally planning on today being a very intense ab day… but as you can tell from the title, that didn’t exactly go as planned. First of all, today was a family member’s birthday, so I went out to lunch with them. I ate fairly healthily, but my food didn’t seem to digest for a long while. When I was exercising this afternoon, I just felt bloated and slightly queasy at points. It was an awful feelings, and eventually I felt a bit nauseous (and my back was hurrying quite badly from cleaning a ton). I definitely didn’t want to make myself sick, so I had to stop about 25 minutes in. It was very discouraging, as I really wanted to push myself today; then again, I’m not in this to cause myself to become sick for one workout. That’s not the vibes I’m going for, and I didn’t want to get into all that today. I decided to stop against my own desires, as I likely would’ve continued working out if I hadn’t thought about why I was making the choice to be healthier. My main goal in all of this is to lead a healthier, happier lifestyle; does exercising to the point of being sick make that happen? In my book, no. So today was eye-opening in a new way, a way that I need to remind myself to take a step back sometimes and not push myself too hard.

After that fiasco, I didn’t workout anymore today. I did just finish about half an hour of yoga, which I haven’t done in forever (and it felt amazing). I love how my body and mind feel after I stretch… loose, confident, and content.

I hope tomorrow is a great start to your week and mine. I’ll speak to you later. Today’s a magnificent day to be happy!

Aloha friends and welcome to or back to my blog. I hope today has been a great first day of this weekend for all of you!

Today was taken up completely by something I don’t enjoy much at all… I don’t want to get into it much, but basically the days I have to do this aren’t my favorite. I was thrilled to be back with my family this evening once it was over, and we spent time together watching a football game and eating pizza. Although it was a greasy, unhealthy meal, I’d had a very healthy lunch (a big raw salad), so I didn’t feel too gross afterwards.

I was finally able to do arms today!! I was so glad, as I’ve missed working out the last couple days. I did a pretty good workout, but I ended it kind of discouraged. My arms and upper body are very weak, as I’ve said before… and it doesn’t motivate me much when after so long of trying to improve, I still can’t correctly do a push-up.

Today my family bought a home gym set. I’m so, so excited to get it set up and begin to use it. I can’t wait to see what new workouts I can do with it!

I hope tomorrow’s is great for you, and I’ll talk to you then. Today is a magnificent day to be happy!

Happy weekend! I hope you’ve all had a great day.

Last night I got a fantastic night’s sleep… way better than I have in a long time. I slept late-ish and got started running a bunch of errands immediately. I was able to get a lot done today that needed to be done, but not everything. Tomorrow I’ll have no time to get stuff finished up (I have an event all day long I’m not quite looking forward to), but hopefully I’ll be able to fit in a workout since I wasn’t able to today. I just had no time, and I felt bad about not exercising as I really had wanted to. I’ve had a good day other than that, though!

I hope tomorrow is amazing for you and I’ll talk to you then. Today is a magnificent day to be happy!

Thank goodness it’s Thursday for all you not on winter break!

Today’s been such a long, interesting, and funny day. I had a very late night yesterday (or shall I say early)… I went to bed around 4:00 am. That’s the latest I’ve ever stayed up on purpose! It was fun though, seeing that I took advantage of it and spent my time with my family. That was my final night to spend with them for a long time, and I’m so glad I had one last opportunity to do so.

As I’d predicted yesterday, I didn’t have time to exercise today. I was busy this morning and early afternoon packing up my things and cleaning up, and the whole afternoon was taken up by traveling home. I’m now back in my own house, with my own equipment, with my own healthy (hallelujah!!) food. It’s always sad to leave behind close friends or family at the end of a vacation, but there’s always a part of you that’s happy to be home. Sleeping in my own bed is one of the things I crave when away on a trip, and I’m quite thrilled to go to bed in a few minutes. I haven’t even unpacked my bags yet, let alone had the time to exercise. I’m planning on doing arms tomorrow, as I should have plenty of time to do so.

I hope today’s been amazing for you, and don’t forget to stay motivated on your New Years resolutions! I know Iran hard sometimes, but think about what will happen if you don’t give up. That always gives me a bit more pep in my step when I think of it that way!

Tomorrow Friday… enjoy it! Today is a magnificent day to be happy!