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Hi friends,
It's been a little while since I let you know how I was doing in my program. It's easy to post when things are going well--and less so when they aren't--at least, that's how it is for me.
I'm writing to report a month of frustration with myself for not finding my way back to the straight and narrow. I began my fat reduction and body shaping program in July with 4 strong months of careful, planned eating, recording my foods, drinking water, cardio and weight training, visualization/affirmation and EFT (emotional freedom techniques.) I did beautifully, losing 18 kilos / almost 40 pounds. Then “life got in the way” and all the things which happened threw me for a loop.
Since then I had some ups and downs. I couldn't seem to get back to my pattern. I gained and re-lost 2 kilos several times in the next few months. And it made me crazy. I thought if I, with all this good program in place--including an absolutely excellent technique for getting rid of physical and emotional blocks--can't work it out, can't get myself moving steadily toward my very desired goals, well, I just don't know what to do. I've been frustrated and concerned.
Today I went to the gym for the first time in 10 days. I haven't been working out at home. I have only recorded my foods a few days in the past couple months. I haven't been steady about eating 5 meals or drinking my 2 liters of water. So it was with great--I mean huge--trepidation that I got on the scale today. To my surprise and pleasure, I had lost 400 grams. What a relief to be free of the feeling that I had added more to my burden and would just have to take it off again.
Then I checked something else, the date at which I had reached my lowest weight. I thought it was at the end of the initial 4 months, ie, late October, but no, it turned out to be just 2 months ago. So it seems I am not doing as badly as I thought. Time to stop beating myself up.
Still, I figured I need to do something to get myself back on track, something powerful. I was toying with the idea of committing to going to the gym every day, at least for a while until I got myself back on my path. Today I spoke to my trainer, between huffs and puffs, doing intervals on Ms. Ellipti. I didn't tell Danit my idea. We just discussed my need for something strong to move me into a better habit. What did she suggest? “This is what you are going to do,” she said, “you are going to come to the gym every day for the next month. Even if you just do 20 minutes of cardio, you come here every morning. After that it will be easy to drop down to 3 or 4 times a week and you will be back where you want to be.” “OK,” I told her, “I'll do it.”
So, my friends, that was yesterday. I was back in the gym again today. I'm going tomorrow. And I'm going the next day. And the next. I'm going to do this. I am 18 kilos down with only 59 to go. (*smile*)
And yes, I will do a weekly accountability check in.
It is not easy for me to understand that in a year and a half I will be half my present size, but I will be. How amazing is that going to be??
Thank you for sharing this with me!
It's been a little while since I let you know how I was doing in my program. It's easy to post when things are going well--and less so when they aren't--at least, that's how it is for me.
I'm writing to report a month of frustration with myself for not finding my way back to the straight and narrow. I began my fat reduction and body shaping program in July with 4 strong months of careful, planned eating, recording my foods, drinking water, cardio and weight training, visualization/affirmation and EFT (emotional freedom techniques.) I did beautifully, losing 18 kilos / almost 40 pounds. Then “life got in the way” and all the things which happened threw me for a loop.
Since then I had some ups and downs. I couldn't seem to get back to my pattern. I gained and re-lost 2 kilos several times in the next few months. And it made me crazy. I thought if I, with all this good program in place--including an absolutely excellent technique for getting rid of physical and emotional blocks--can't work it out, can't get myself moving steadily toward my very desired goals, well, I just don't know what to do. I've been frustrated and concerned.
Today I went to the gym for the first time in 10 days. I haven't been working out at home. I have only recorded my foods a few days in the past couple months. I haven't been steady about eating 5 meals or drinking my 2 liters of water. So it was with great--I mean huge--trepidation that I got on the scale today. To my surprise and pleasure, I had lost 400 grams. What a relief to be free of the feeling that I had added more to my burden and would just have to take it off again.
Then I checked something else, the date at which I had reached my lowest weight. I thought it was at the end of the initial 4 months, ie, late October, but no, it turned out to be just 2 months ago. So it seems I am not doing as badly as I thought. Time to stop beating myself up.
Still, I figured I need to do something to get myself back on track, something powerful. I was toying with the idea of committing to going to the gym every day, at least for a while until I got myself back on my path. Today I spoke to my trainer, between huffs and puffs, doing intervals on Ms. Ellipti. I didn't tell Danit my idea. We just discussed my need for something strong to move me into a better habit. What did she suggest? “This is what you are going to do,” she said, “you are going to come to the gym every day for the next month. Even if you just do 20 minutes of cardio, you come here every morning. After that it will be easy to drop down to 3 or 4 times a week and you will be back where you want to be.” “OK,” I told her, “I'll do it.”
So, my friends, that was yesterday. I was back in the gym again today. I'm going tomorrow. And I'm going the next day. And the next. I'm going to do this. I am 18 kilos down with only 59 to go. (*smile*)
And yes, I will do a weekly accountability check in.
It is not easy for me to understand that in a year and a half I will be half my present size, but I will be. How amazing is that going to be??
Thank you for sharing this with me!
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