Running yourself until you’re on empty is not actually helping you. I know what you’re thinking, if I just workout every day I’ll lose weight faster and my progress will be better. What you aren’t seeing is all the benefits of rest and how they actually help your progress and not hurt it. So before you even continue on I want you to stop and think about the last week. How much time did you spend actually resting, like seriously resting?
Ok you wrote it all down? Well, what do you think? Did you spend time resting or were you constantly either working out or on the go?
That matters because rest is so important. When I first started this journey my main concern was making progress. I thought if I just worked out more I could reach my goal faster but what really happened was I burned out faster. I was good for a few weeks but after that my motivation and drive plummeted. I was tired and grumpy and I resented having to push myself to workout again. So what started out as a good intention ended up making me be less consistent. I finally just gave up because it was just too much.
My body needed rest and yours does too!
To make sure I am actually getting in rest days, I schedule them into my calendar. I know I’m a big planner, but that is what works best for me. Being intentional about my choices helps me to make them calmly instead of just making it up as I go and getting overwhelmed. At the beginning of the week I think about our family schedule and see what days make the most sense to take a rest day. For me it is usually a Monday and then sometimes depending how my body feels I’ll take off Friday also!
Gasp!! Two rest days! Haha yep! Some weeks I take two rest days. They are not the enemy my friends!
If this seems overwhelming for you right now I completely understand, I’ve been there remember! Here are some things you can do on your rest days instead of all out workouts.
Go for a walk with your family
Do yoga
Get a massage
Spend time stretching
Do a guided meditation
Take a nice bath
As you are planning your week I want you to be intentional about rest. Remember to give your body time to recover!
Rest days are not the enemy!
Tell me about your rest days below!
Happy Saturday! I wanted to hop by and give you this important message for this weekend because I hear a lot of this going around!
Do not punish yourself with exercise. When you get into that mindset you will start resenting working out because you will associate it with something negative rather than all the positive it brings.
I totally get not wanting to lose your progress but it is not going to happen with one meal or in one day or really one weekend!
If you can relate to this I want you to do this...
Each morning when you get up be intentional about how you will show up that day. Will you do your workout? Will you focus on your nutrition? Will you go to the party and have one margarita and then seltzer? Pick your one way to show up and stick to it and let the rest happen. Remember this is for a day, not every single day. One day letting yourself eat outside your plan is going to be ok!
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Sometimes we struggle with our progress because we are doing too much too quickly! This journey is going to take time and if we do too much at once we are going to get overwhelmed and will end up making it harder!
These are 3 signs that you may be starting off with too much and may need to scale it back a bit!
https://www.coffeedonutsfitness.com/post/3-essential-signs-you-are-starting-with-too-much
I get this question often, rightfully so I guess lol I mean I have Donuts and Fitness together in my business name which can be a little confusing. I want to straightforward tell you what it is and what it is not!
IT IS...
- A mindset nutrition company focused on building healthy habits to lead a healthy lifestyle. I am about building small sustainable healthy habits! My belief in regards to nutrition is balance. I am not a big believer to completely cutting things out of your diet.
- A source of motivation and tips for making better choices in a reasonable fashion. I love sharing tips I have found along my journey. My goal is to help you on your journey!
- A place to find healthy recipes you can easily incorporate into your busy weeknights. Creating healthy recipes for families is one of my favorite parts of what I do! I can't wait to share them with you!
- A source of tips to work with your family on making better choices, yes that means your children also! I love to work with ...
Hi There, I'm Sam!
I am the owner of Coffee Donuts Fitness!
Most days you can find me running around because I am a busy mom of 2 boys! I am usually with my family or doing some kind of activity! We are a very active family!
I am mostly known for helping other busy moms with meal preps and planning. I love serving others by giving them strategies to help them be successful on their wellness journey and to feel great while doing it! I am most passionate about my health, my family, and inspiring others to lead a healthy lifestyle while still enjoying some yummy treats along the way!
I create courses, teach, and inspire other moms who struggle with trying to fit it all in. I know what it is like to be really busy but still want to be able to focus on getting healthy! It can really be hard! I am so lucky to be able to inspire and teach them to focus on their healthy while leading a busy life and without making excuses!
When I'm not busy working on building my community you can catch me ...
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