Habits

For the past three-ish months, I have been training incredibly hard for the Phoenix Police Department. I've been working out with a trainer twice a week, go to practice physical tests on Thursday mornings, and workout on my own. I typically leave one day for rest day. I have changed my diet to accommodate a healthier lifestyle, and have genuinely put a great effort into getting into shape. I've always been athletic. I played sports all throughout high school, and then went on the play Division 2 Women's Golf for 4 years. Even with all of that preparation, there was nothing really to prepare me for this journey. I knew I had to get into shape, I knew this my sophomore year of college. I wanted to get into really good shape. But something always seemed to get in the way. I'd sometimes go through phases where I'd workout and eat healthy but then I always found myself slipping back into the same routine. I naively thought that I was healthy and that I could eat anything I wanted. I look back on pictures of myself now, and wonder how I ever got there. How I ever thought that I was acceptable. Now, I'm not saying I was fat. Overweight? Probably. But I had a horrible mindset where I kept telling myself that I was in great shape and that it would be impossible to shed any weight.

Well, I've been working out 5-6 days a week since the end of May. I can proudly say that I've lost 10 pounds. I want to lose more weight because I think that I would be healthier at a lower weight. But the pounds are slowly coming off. I've been putting in the work, and it has not been easy. Some days I don't want to do anything, yet I drive myself to the gym. Some days I get super excited about the workouts and go in and don't see the results I want. It's a process. It's going to take time. But I'm really happy that I've formed "habits". It's now something that is just a part of my daily routine. I find that it is a great stress reliever, and I love when I see progress in the gym! Now that I am going to be a police officer, being in shape is going to be incredibly vital to survival on the job. I never want to find myself in a fight that I can't win because that is not going to end well. It's important to make this a lifestyle change and I feel as though I am well on my way.