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Ahhh, Sunday, my favorite day of the week. It's my one day off from work (I train mornings and am up at 3:30am every morning) and the one day I actually get to sleep in (that would be 7:30!!) I also love that on Sunday mornings I can make, and drink, a full pot of coffee!!!

On the weekends I don't have my kids I get up and do cardio on the stepmill when the gym opens at 7am. I'll usually crank out 45-60 minutes, depending on how my body is feeling. Today was 50 and my body was T-I-R-E-D. It was one of those cardio sessions where each step was a challenge. Happy to have that checked off my to-do llist for the day. I used to do morning cardio every day of the week, but with my current work schedule it's just not possible to get up any earlier than I already do. Hey, even Superheros need sleep!

Sundays are my days for planning for the week ahead for me and the kids: determining who has to be where and when they have to be there, grocery shopping for the week, scheduling my training sessions and doing my food prep so I have meals to take with me everyday to work. Not to mention, it's also my day to catch up on laundry and cleaning around the house.

I often get asked: "how do you do it, how do you find the time?" I don't very often have a brilliant answer to this question because honestly, some days I don't know how I do it either. And some days I am so physically, mentally and emotionally exhausted at the end of the day that all I want to do is have someone come in and take over for me so I can sleep for days. When something is truly important to you, you'll find a way to make it happen. I've always done this for ME: to stretch myself physically and mentally and somewhere along the way I found a part of myself that I thought I'd lost forever and that keeps pushing me forward, it keeps me motivated and determined and committed to this process, this lifestyle.

So, as I do every Sunday, I'll re-evaluate my diet and my training program for the week. If I need a little extra inspiration to get me geared up mentally, I will seek it out. That inspiration could simply be reaching out via email to my coach, a good friend who motivates me, positive affirmations in a book or on a website...there are various places to find inspiration to give you that extra push you need.

I wish you an amazing week. Eat well, train hard and make sure your body is getting that much-needed rest!

~Julie~

Fearless, with cape in hand.

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