Some More Updates

Hi guys!

So I just returned from Florida and it was marvelous. My friend and I visited the University of Florida at Gainesville and we are basically already considering ourselves "out-of-stater gators"! 

Swag.

My friend wants to be a veterinarian, and they have a great veterinary program at UF. I am going to be majoring in physiology (it's the gymrat in me...) and they have a great physiology program there, so needless to say UF is definitely one of the best contenders!

I had a great week off in Florida where I did not lift a thing except my large, PINK, over-packed suitcase (what can I say, I'm a girl). Taking a week off lifting was glorious, and now I have been hitting my workouts HARD. My motivation is DEFINITELY back. I've been eating like a well-oiled machine, and without even trying, I've got dem abs. (It might help that I got a tan from Florida and that makes the lines more visible, but hey who's analyzing that?)

My workout partner has kicked my ass, and will continue to do so. We hit a hard chest workout yesterday and we did an ab exercise where you set up the decline bench by the cables and hold the rope attachment by your head as you do a sit-up on the decline bench. One word: KILLER. My abs are completely annihilated today and I only did three sets of fifteen of those. Sometimes less is more!

I have become more at peace with my body, and it's so freeing. I used to overanalyze EVERYTHING just like any typical female would. Ugh, could my hips have any more fat on them? Damn, I hate how oddly shaped my legs look. Uhm, I have a pooch on my lower stomach... I'm not going to lie, sometimes these thoughts bombard my head, and they hit especially hard in the winter when the weather is crappy and when I'm just not feeling all that great about myself.

However, in the past couple of days, I have not even cared. Like I said, I have found peace with my body. It's as if since the sun has finally come out and I can hear the birds chirping that my mind is cleared. I look in the mirror and I KNOW I could be more 'shredded' however it's not my top priority. My top priority is to live my life to the fullest and I can't stress enough that worrying way too much about how you look definitely holds you back from that. So you're not at 9% body fat. So what? As long as you eat healthy and work out, the rest is taken care of. The more you stress about having those shredded six pack abs, the less likely you are to get them because of all the stress circulating throughout your body. The more careless you are about having them (and I'm not talking about eating crap and not exercising), the most easily they come! Weird, right?!

The way I see it, if you focus on eating healthy foods and killing it in your workouts, then the rest will take care of itself, including those abs or ripped quads or strong arms. Don't make aesthetics your goal. Make STRENGTH and HAPPINESS your goal, as cliche and lame as that sounds. ;)

I also mentioned how I would be including cardio in my new workout plan, but guess what? My workout partner and I have decided to take out cardio completely. Yep, that's right. Now some may cringe at my future heart health, but no worries. I feel happier when I DON'T stress about doing cardio. And let's be honest, when I'm on a cardio machine, I'm DYING to get off of it ASAP and to me, that's just not fun. So, I'm going to focus on making myself happy and just hitting the weights hard. That IS my cardio. I don't mess around in the weight room; I get to work so my heart rate is always up and I don't see the need to stress myself out for cardio. Cardio is stupid. Sorry not sorry. I may do plyometrics here and there, but that's it. Now I can give all my love and attention to my passion: the iron. And I couldn't be happier. :)

I hope everyone has a fantastic day! :)

Oh and always wear sunscreen on your face. ;)

Okay bye!

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