Ok the quote is not mine but it really means something to me. I created this meme for the lovely blogger at Advance and Never Halt. She is the rightful owner of this quote and I wanted to put it to picture. I hope she likes it! Thank you AGAIN for the inspiration. 🙂
This week I have remained at 182. So no weight loss nor weight gain. I expected this result although I was really pushing to get to 181. I fully expect I will next week. I have gotten into a good routine and rhythm of my eating. I am slowly winning the battle of the late night eating habit having found some good alternatives to help me quell those urges. I am getting more motivated to workout more. I am working hard towards working out 5 days a week plus doing stretches and my foot strengthening exercises everyday. My left ankle has made some great improvements and I am able to go on relevé with little discomfort. The mystery broken left pinky toe is healing and I have finally been able to wear closed toe shoes in the past few days. Yay for sneakers again!
Why the surge of new motivation and energy? I got a fire lit under me when I decided the actual date of when I would be starting ballet classes. So each movement, each leg lift, each stretch I know is bringing me closer to that day. I can’t wait! Gotta go workout now…
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Just gotta say it felt great to do my ballet workout yesterday. I felt more myself and centered. My ankle even felt better afterwards. I could even point it!
Though I have had my struggles in life to keep the momentum going for something I have started…this phrase struck a chord in me and settled itself somewhere deep.
Winners never quit and quitters never win.
I’m not going for the gold in the ballet-olympics but I will never lose this weight if I quit, because then the fat wins. By quitting, I am only giving up on myself. When I think about what that means, how sad is that? Then I realized that I got this way because I did give up on myself. Time to fight for team BTFP!
I gotta do the work to get the results, especially when it’s the hardest. Sometimes that is the most rewarding.
Dedicating this to all who all love ballet!
This certainly brings to mind all the fellow adult ballet beginner bloggers out there who made me feel I certainly was not the only one out there. This one’s for you 🙂
I received an email from my mom today titled, “Your blogs”
The content read:
I am sooo proud of you.
Much love
Mom
Even when you are a 37-year-old wife and mother yourself, it is always good to hear that from your mom when starting on something new. 🙂 This definitely works in with my latest motivational post and I had to share it. Thanks Mom! Love you!
“I can either keep my dream bottled up inside my tiny head, perfect and safe, and die filled with regret. Or, I can do the hard work and attempt something beautiful and amazing.” This is a quote from the blogger at Beauty. Grace. Strength.
I found it resounding with so much of what is propelling me back into dance classes. Also, I think it speaks to many adult beginners of ballet of why we are pulling on tights and funny shoes to push ourselves, work sore muscles, and spend countless hours dreaming and thinking of the next time we’ll be back in the studio.
Knowing I have 4 months until my first class, I am working hard at keeping up my motivation, and I wanted to share her quote because it was very motivational for me and I hope it is for others too.
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