How my son is keeping me honest (and why the workout photo)
Well, I hired a personal trainer, to help whip me into “rock star” shape. Why, you ask? Yes, I know. I am a Fitness Expert. I know how to work myself out. However, everyone needs a little motivation and accountability. Not to mention that any great athlete has a coach (or team of coaches) to help them stay in top form. What does any of this have to do with my son, Vincent? My new trainer, (we’ll call her Morgan, as that’s her name), is making me write down everything that I eat. She is going to check my food journal at our next meeting. She has basically told me that she can get me into “rock star” shape one of two ways.
1. I can continue to eat as I have been, increase my cardio dramatically AND train super hard with her.
2. I can cut out sugar and dairy completely, and carbs late in the day and have to only increase my cardio slightly and do less of the dreaded super hard (”Ugh, I think that I am going to be sick”) strength training exercises with her.
Ultimately, it’s up to me. Hmm…
I have already been mostly off refined sugar, since I started this Sugar-Free Challenge back in June. However, who doesn’t enjoy yogurt or even a bowl of cereal with milk late in the day? Well, Vincent is now one year old and wants to try everything that I am eating. That, and the fact that Morgan is holding me accountable for “clean eating” (as she calls it) is making it so much easier to “eat clean”. What Vincent sees me eat he will request (and not always so subtly) and since we spend all of our time together I find that I am shopping better and actually cooking myself (pretty unbelievable, if you know me at all). I recently found some great, EASY, 20-minute recipes in a magazine. Click here to learn more about that…
So, here’s to Vincent! Thanks for keeping me honest. Thanks to you, there will by no fudging on my food journal.
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