Ready for my next big revelation?
The best fitness regimen in the world can never make up for bad nutrition.
Of the 350 days that have passed this year, I have eaten perfectly on plan for at least 310 of those days. I put kale in my shakes ya’ll. KALE!!! I didn’t have even one fun size Snickers on Halloween. And those days I ate the wrong thing? I can honestly tell you those weren’t binge days. I wasn’t driving through multiple fast food places or double dunking doughnuts. There were weeks that I lost 5 pounds between Monday and Friday and regained them over a weekend after a Red Lobster dinner. (Those cheesy biscuits will be the death of me.) I’m not suggesting that’s a universal rule. But it is definitely a 41 year old Rachel rule.
41 year old Rachel is a pain.
You all know that physical fitness has never been a big part of my life. I faked cramps for a whole year in high school to sit out of gym class. So when I started this deal 16 months ago, I never expected to actually keep doing it. Every time I find myself working out, I’m shocked. But make no mistake, my only reason for working out when I started was to be thin. I didn’t care about health, or strength, or endurance, or any of that stuff. I cared about my skinny jeans.
But guess what happened? I accidentally got strong. Like I could probably beat you up. I’m not planning to but it’s important for you to know that I could. And I’m enjoying getting stronger almost as much as I am longing to fit into those jeans.
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