It's hard to retrain your brain

I started off doing 30 minutes of cardio, "lifting" using machines, and doing 250+ crunches on the crunch machine thing-a-majig. I lost 20 pounds in 3 months so obviously it worked, but I found myself getting SO very bored during my workouts.

Also, I was only eating 1200 calories a day. I posted another thread a few days ago about the side effects of not eating enough not always being so severe but still enough to make you wake up. I was irritable, sleepy, and had no desire to do the do, and even though I wasn't hungry or losing hair it was still a sign that I needed to make a change.

After lots of research about lifting and increasing calories, I did both this week. I started Stronglifts 5x5, increased my calories to 1680, and made my time a lot more effective in the gym. 10 minutes of cardio and the rest of the time spent lifting. For the first time in WEEKS, I feel sore the day after a workout. I feel like I actually did something even though I spent considerably less time in the gym.

I hope this post reaches someone. I see a lot of questions from women only eating 1200 calories (or even less) and Zumba-ing their lives away, not seeing results and slowly hurting themselves in the process.

It still feels weird, all these changes I've made. But I know they're for the better and I know I'll see results!

Happy Friday everyone :happy: