I'm Still Kicking (kickboxing that is...)

So I could come up with several pretty shitty excuses as to why I've been MIA for the last three months but I'll only give you one...I'm human. After I finished Color Me Rad I took a week off from working out and then forgot to start again.  Don't get me wrong I still worked out, just not as religiously as I had been.  I'm talking like 1 workout/week (on a good week) and sometimes that would just mean going for a nice long walk with my mom. Even though I slacked off this summer, I didn't let it bother me.  Normally, as soon as I fall off the health wagon I feel extremely guilty and then to make up for it I push myself extremely hard doing a workout that I'm not conditioned to do (which is both unhealthy and unsafe).  This summer I went to barbecues, babysat my niece, drank with friends and had an all around amazing summer.  I didn't keep track of what I ate everyday but I still made healthy choices when I could (if someone else is ordering poutine, you can bet I'm ordering it too).  

That being said, I was extremely paranoid when I got back to school because I knew I had lost some muscle strength and I wasn't as toned as I had been at the beginning of summer so I was sure I was going to be right back to my starting weight and strength.  When I got to the gym for the first time I stepped on the scale to get my 2013/2014 baseline and was pleasantly surprised to see that I had only gained 3lbs.  I understand that it's going to be really difficult to lose those 3lbs but at least its not like the 15lbs I lost last year.  That number seemed insurmountable at the time but eventually, I did it.  

Unlike last year, I don't have a 30 day plan or challenge for myself.  I'm going to try something a little more sustainable and see if I can get 5 workouts (of any kind) in each week.  I'm also going to try and do one new activity each month.  Last week I went to Skyrobics, a fitness class on trampolines, with a friend from nursing and it was AMAZING! Not only was is really fun, but I was so sore the next day.  I'm also going to try hot yoga and some classes that they offer at my gym. 

That's the face of one motivated (and extremely sweaty) girl!

To health and happiness,

Jordana