Hey all...Bri from team blue here. As I was talking to my sister last night about this journey I'm on I was struck with the previous thought: It's a marathon not a sprint. In the past when I have tried to "diet" (I hate that word!!) or lose weight I have only made it a few weeks or months before quitting. Whether that was because life got busy or I didn't see enough results or I reverted to my old habits, I quit. And every time I quit I developed worse and worse eating habits and never exercised. I think the reason for my past failures came down to a couple things for me: impatience, not being able to stay motivated, and feeling like I was in it alone. After two group workout sessions and the support I found from my teammates and team leader, Kevin, this time feels different to me. I know I am not doing this alone, I am motivated to see this process through, and I am remembering that undoing years of bad eating/exercise habits will take some time.
I was super anxious to begin this journey. I worried about the "skinny people" there working out and watching me and judging me. I worried about what my friends would think when I told them what I was doing. I worried I would be the most out of shape one there and not make it through....oh wait, that happened the first night! :) Anyway, I guess what I'm trying to say is that I have chosen to change my life and to become more healthy and I am learning that I can't really care what people think. I know that I am doing this for me and that is all that matters. There will be weeks when I will not see much change on the scale and I'm prepared for that. Even as I type this right now I have muscles that I didn't remember I had that are screaming at me - thanks, Kevin, seriously. :) I am excited to work out each day which is a first for me. I can't put my finger on why this time is different as far as losing weight and getting healthy...I guess something just clicked for me. All I know is this is a process that excites me and I'm looking forward to finishing the whole marathon!!
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HI Brian, thanks for your post! It was very motivating for me and it reminded me that I too need to remember I have years and years of overeating, not exercising and not living healthy. I get so frustrated when I don't have a loss and i've been working SO hard at this now for 2 years. I am reminded by Chris and Tanya and others at Center Court that it's NOT ALL ABOUT THE SCALE! And they are always there to encourage me to keep going!
ReplyDeleteI am pretty confident we will find a support system for all those interested when we finish up the contest! We all understand the importance of accountability!
Great job Brian!
Kerri Drees