Push harder than yesterday if you want a different tomorrow

Every morning my alarm goes off at 4:20 AM......

I snooze it for 10 minutes and then it goes off at 4:30 AM. I lie in bed eyes open, arguing with myself about why it will be OK not to get up and go to training, even this morning I had resigned myself to the fact that it was too hard and I would skip it today.

I closed my eyes and thought "ARGH I am going to kick myself later for not going! Nothing good will come from me staying in bed". Because I know, I hate on myself when I don't get up, when I don't prioritise my fitness.

I have a deep emotional connection to working out now.... a year ago I would not have believed you if you told me this would be the way I spoke about working out.

So my week, what does it look like?

Here is the breakdown:

Monday morning 4:30AM wake up, get dressed, have a 500ml glass of Hot Lemon Water and off to training that starts at 5:15AM.

Once home, I have either a Peanut Butter protein smoothie or Overnight dairy free Oats for breakfast and then it's time to get the kids ready and off to work... The rest of the day consists of Macro counting and ensuring my energy in doesn't exceed my energy out

Tuesday is a repeat of Monday....

Wednesday Morning is a repeat of Monday and Tuesday but I add a Core conditioning class on a Wednesday Evening at 6:45PM... this means I eat 1 extra portion of carbs and protein to keep my body fueled.

I find if I don't fuel my body sufficiently I don't workout as well so the whole thing feels like a waste of time.

Thursday and Friday are more of the Monday and Tuesday routine... Friday night is usually cheat meal night. hubby and I plan for this all week, we talk about it and drool over the possible delights we may have.

Saturday morning it's a HIIT bootcamp class at 7AM followed by more consistent food intake checks

Sunday is rest day (but I usually squeeze a walk in) and no cheating so diet is again managed throughout the day.

I try and get outdoors on the weekend, last weekend we managed an 11.6 km hike in the Blue Mountains and it felt... wonderful. this weekend we are planning a little city walk on Sunday from Circular Quay to Artarmon (we need to collect the kids from mums place, so a walk seems fitting)

It takes a hell of a lot of thought and I find I spend more time thinking about food than I did before embarking on this journey.

The sheer will power it takes to get out of bed each morning has been conditioned over time, I am proud at my ability to do it but it didn't just happen. It was super hard in the beginning and still is, but what I have learnt over the past year is that I want this. I want it enough to do the hard work and force myself to go and do things even when i am tired, sore or just plain grumpy.

Over time, with more routine and pushing my boundaries I hope to fit longer workouts in each morning and drop to fewer days with harder work on training days.... you gotta have a goal right?

Dawn xoxo

Stay tuned as I continue to share my journey with you, my recipes, tips for getting out of bed at 4:30 am for a workout, and my every day struggles.

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