Are you the type that has great intentions? You get all geared up, make lists, have a plan, tell your friends and loved ones what your doing and then execute, only to fall off in a few weeks or few months? Or are you the type that does things quietly, you plan and motivate yourself but you make sure not to tell anyone for fear of disappointment? I can honestly say I have done both! My issue was I would start in January on what I thought was the perfect diet and exercise plan and then always by March, my kids' birthdays I would crash and burn. Because you and I both know what happens when you mess up (AKA birthday cake) one day, it turns into the next and then well why not the whole week? And heck let's just blow the month and start over again on the 1st, cuz that's a good date to start right? And of course when the first rolls around were not ready...... until next year on January 1st!
Yep, been there done that over and over! So why was it different this time? hmmmm for me a combination of things, but when I REALLY think about it, the thing that got me through was my support system. My husband, my family, my 2 best friends and my new best friends from bootcamp. I can honestly say that I can't wait for the weekend to get over so I can see those girls and have them kick my butt in class. And lastly, but not least..... my kick butt trainers. What I have found in Altman Fitness is a second family. If I don't show up... I hear about it. If I don't work hard.... haha, I hear about it..... If I am struggling..... I get uplifted, If I am at my peak performance..... I uplift others. It's an amazing friendship.
When I made the 1 year commitment, which was Febuary 8th (1 month after I started bootcamp) I made a promise to myself that I WOULD give it 1 year. I would give anything it took for 1 year. To some of you that might mean that you change your work schedule a little, you pack a lunch every now and then, you do a little extra run on the weekend. HECK NO that's NOT gonna cut it. For me it was working less. I worked a full time job and ran my own photography business along with a husband and two kids...... it was too much. Plus add in a workout program and nutrition plan. No way! Set up for failure! So I went part time. It was better but I was not able to put in the time it takes to really PLAN. Then the end of this summer I realized I had made it far in my weight loss goal but not far enough.... major plateau. Why? Because I let my goal start slipping from my "forethought" to my
"not-so-thought". So I made a big decision and went on call. Does this mean I don't work? No, I just work differently. I work the weekends so I can workout during the week and I fill in during the week when I can. I enlisted my husband to help more around the house and really be there for the kids on the weekend. Now wait, before you say "my husband will not do that" let me just fill you in on something. When YOU start feeling better and looking better..... your husband starts feeling a whole lot better :)
I also told my kids, Mom is doing this and I need your help. We as a family work together to get all the things done that takes to run a house. (an 8 year old can mow the lawn, a 5 year old can unload the dish washer and bring laundry to the laundry room, ect.) If your a Mom that feels the need to do everything, you don't! If your a mom who stays home with your kids and feels it's your duty to do everything, you don't! And if you DO everything your going to be SPENT, your will have nothing left for yourself or your spouse. I challenge you to look at your life; what can you ask for help with? Because when you make the commitment to change it is going to take work, A LOT of work. Work to plan your food, work to get in your exercise, work to get your normal daily activities done, work to spend time with your family. I would say it took me 8 months to finally get some kind of system that works for me. What CAN you cut back on? I did what worked for us, for our situation, I sacrificed a full time job that comes with a nice full time paycheck. My kids sacrifice some of their play time, we don't allow them to be involved in 6 different activities that I would have to spend MY time driving them place to place. And you know what they are still well rounded, and they have an incredible work ethic at a young age. I sacrifice most every weekend, vacations, new clothes, going out to eat, you get the idea. But what I have gained and more importantly we as a family have gained? Soooo much more..... My husband has a wife that is happy, healthy and feels alive! My kids have a mom that is not spent at the end of the day, who's mood is so much better and temper much calmer, a mom who can run and play and keep up. A mom who is raising 2 kids that will learn how to live a healthy lifestyle. I am not saying this to make you or anyone feel bad about your current situation. I saying this to show you that you do have room, you have room to make changes. Here is a FACT, 100% of you reading this right now is resistant to change, even the change you have to make.
Imagine you or your husband or child had a serious medical condition wouldn't you find the time to be with them? Wouldn't you stay by their side every minute, seek out the best medical advice, make sure they had all the costly adaptations they would need at home? So why not put YOUR health on those same standards? Why not make changes before YOU HAVE to make that change? You ARE that important my friend and it's time to put yourself first! Stop listening to that voice in your head and make the change.
If your ready, ready to start making a change then come to a class I am hosting. The class is January 4th at 6:30 in burnsville, the cost is $20.00. I will be hosting and my incredible trainer's Jay and Kelly Altman from Altman Fitness will be giving a 2 hour talk about nutrition, fat loss and exercise. It's a GREAT first step to making that change. Sign up NOW because after the 1st of January the price is going up. I hope to see you there! Click HEREto sign up! JEN
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