This summer has been difficult. Don't get me wrong, I have been having a great summer! I didn't realize how stressed I was until I had some time away from work!! I saw some things that I was doing to throw myself off course, and I have been able to spend so much time with my family.
As for staying on plan....it has not been easy. I have actually "taken off" a few days because I was starting off the day with a bang, but then something would happen, and I would go off plan.
Why? Why am I doing this to myself? I know I want this. I want to be healthy. I deserve to be healthy. Why am I back to making excuses and going off plan?
There are always choices to make. Here are some of the choices I could choose from:
1. Take a break from the program. Go off for a few days, weeks, etc. to get things out of my system, pick a new start day, and get back to it at a later date,
2. Figure this isn't working for me, so I might as well stop, maybe try some other program. Maybe I need something different?
3. Stop whining, complaining, making excuses, suck it up and get it done!
I am going to go with choice #3. I am not being accountable to myself if I just give up. I will not give up....I will get this done. So, I need some motivation and a kick in the pants.
When you do TSFL, you get a health coach. If you don't use your coach, you are missing out. I have not been using my coach. She is fantastic. She is motivating, helpful, funny, and is always there when I need her....however, she does not have a crystal ball telling her when I am having a difficult time. I need to make a commitment to her, so she can help me. I find it really hard to ask for help. It is something that I just don't do.....so it looks like I am going to have to get over it if I want to change. I have to remember that I am not in this alone. I can ask for help. When I ask for help, no one is going to judge me. We have all been here a million times.
Tonight, my coach did a zoom call about starting, stopping, restarting, then stopping (I swear, sometimes she does have a crystal ball because it was just what I needed to hear!) I am not the only person who does this, and I won't be the last. I took three pages of notes, because I needed to get it ingrained into my brain. I am getting my groove back, and I will be getting things done!
Tomorrow will be my Day 1. I am getting back on plan first thing tomorrow morning. No more of this taking a break or making excuses. Its time to get healthy!
LET'S DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!
