This week I did a thing.  Yep, I broke down and bought the CVG ebook.  The ebook is a 30-45 day workout plan laid out for both the beginner and the more advanced fitness fanatic.  I bought it because although I have my workouts laid out a week ahead of time and I’m very routine about doing so and getting those workouts done, I needed my “next step” because I get stuck on the dot a lot.  I have two problems with my fitness routines that I have to actively work hard to avoid.  I do too many leg days these days and I seem to fall back on the same set of say 10 exercises every time.  That makes my pool really small but my predictability level high.  I’m the person whose body won’t change because I have allowed it to “figure me out”.  You have to switch it up all the time which is what the ebook will help me do.  It also will help me hold myself accountable for increasing weights as I can and on a regular basis to trying new things outside of my comfort zone.  I like it because it’s flexible if you’re not quite there in terms of an exercise, it shows you how to modify it.  There are how-to videos for every single exercise and in fact, they pretty much tell you not to do anything before reading part 1 and watching all the videos first so you can safely do them.

I also have looked at the workouts that they show online as examples and I’ve been way to quick to say “I can’t add running into my nightly workout”.  Well, yes you can and why not?  Probably because I don’t work out then run. I might do a two-er day and run in the morning then workout at night or vice versa, but I don’t do both at the same time.  Maybe that’s part of my problem, maybe not.  I believe I can take most of the plan in the ebook and put it in my weekly routine almost 100% the way it’s supposed to be done.

In addition to the above, I have purchased a few leggins recently (insert sneaky fearful face here) so I’ve been dragging my feet at spending another $50 for something I wasn’t fully committed to doing.  The way I look at it though, sometimes you have to just do it and spend the money and make it happen.  I need to switch my routine up, I need to get out of my comfort zone and I need to be accountable for doing all of this which is why I just typed it here!

So I’m very excited to start this new stuff next week.  I’ll plan it all out this weekend, keep my current caloric intake where it is because my friend Barbara says I need to give it at least a month to even have a chance to work.  Progress not perfection is the name of the game.  My CVG army would agree and usually trolling the Facebook page gives me the inspiration to keep going and not lose sight of the big picture or my motivation.  Love those BL’s!