I love my plan. In fact, it's a testament to how awesome my plan is that I am still seeing results by only sticking to it 60-70% for the past week. I can give you a long list of excuses as to why I haven't been 100% compliant, but it doesn't matter. In the end they are still just excuses.
The good: Cardio. Yeah, I know. No one is more amazed by my cardio than me. Since I started this plan I have only missed one morning since Christmas. Every damn day I am on that bike. Even when the temperature is -20 I am at the gym by 5 a.m. and SMILING and being friendly to people. WTF? People who know me are shocked by it, but I am actually really enjoying it.
The diet. It's awesome. It's well balanced. There is plenty of food. Tons of food. Some days I have a tough time even eating it all. The only problem is my crappy willpower and poor planning. I deviate from my diet when I don't have my meals prepped. I deviate from my diet when I'm over tired and I deviate from my diet when I am stressed. Last week I had a couple nights with very little sleep. I was stressed over my sick dog and I had PMS. I gave in to off-plan food way too often. Blah blah blah excuses. I need to stick to the diet and that is that.
Weights. My weight training has been shaken up quite a bit. I didn't realize how badly I needed to change things until I got the new lifting plan last week. I have had to let my ego go and drop the weights to increase the reps. It's very different for me, but I think it's exactly what I need right now. It's very tough, but in a different way than I am used to. I missed two days entirely (insert more lame excuses) and had to train at home once.
The bad: Abs. This is definitely an issue. All I can say is, "I suck." I am not doing nearly as much ab work as my plan calls for. Historically it's the area that I kind of slack on. In fact, it was pretty rare for me to do any direct ab work at all. I remember once, years ago, someone in the gym complimenting me on my great abs. I guess I need to get my shit together here and see if I can find them again.
So, no more excuses. My plan is awesome and I know that my results will be equally as awesome if I am compliant. The past few days at 100% I have felt great. Very sore, but great. I am determined to keep it up.
Curious about my coach, training or other stuff?
Here's a link to my trainer, Coco Kissack, on Facebook
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