Commit to your Resolutions
Kathie Marshall
BCRPA Personal Trainer, Certified STOTT Pilates instructor
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Starting a new weight loss effort is like preparing for battle
As I fell asleep the night after new years I couldn’t shake from my mind a nagging problem. I had been turning over and over in my head all day without ever putting my finger on my exact worry. The realization came to me the next morning it was my first thought of Jan 3 2009. How was I ever going to accomplish my New Years resolutions?
First of all let me back up, I am an award nominated personal trainer that successfully lost 25lbs in early 2002 brought fitness into my life and have helped so many people do the same for themselves but over the last year with the stress of expanding the business and working so many more hours than is good for me, I lost my balance. Balance in life, I mean, what I valued so much I lost. I ended up gaining most of the weight back stopped taking care of my needs other than work and I no longer feel like myself.
So when I set the New Years Resolution
1) to get to my healthy weight (15 pounds away)
2) say yes to more opportunities
3) find blance again in my life
I guess I stressed myself out. Not that these things aren’t doable but after of years of coaching people through change I know it isn’t easy a lifestyle change requires patience, adherence and genuine desire to change your current life which can be uncomfortable.
It also requires a honest look at your life and that alone is tough.
So I sat down and had a moment to myself to think about what I could do to start this process again.
1) Get out the measurement cups, spoons and scales for food preparing
2) Join up at ol’ weight watchers again
3) Set up some buddy cardio sessions
4) Plan my grocery list and meals for the week and go get groceries today
5) Check in with myself and center
Number 5 may require more explanation. Now if only part of you is on board for this mission that’s ok, but don’t try and squash the life out of the naysayer in you. Sit down with yourself and discuss what’s really going on in your head (you may want to do this when no one else is home). The conversation may surprise you.
This is what I call checking in…just pose an intelligent question by the logical side of yourself, the ‘onboard’ self and then answer honestly and face the other half of yourself.
So Kathie what about dieting and exercising are you resisting?
I like take out food it tastes better and I don’t have much time for myself why in the world would I want to spend it at the gym??? You are a freakin trainer for gods sake!! Don’t we get enough of exercise?
Ok so the dinner thing I get but lets try to limit that to 2 nights per week to start and maybe try a couple new recipes to see if we can expand our tastes?
Ok we’ll try it. But you better get your hubby on board..
Ok and exercise, we can’t expect to stay in shape through pure will alone. And if you think honestly about your fitness I don’t think we have stuck to a work out schedule at all for the last year. You call yourself a runner but you don’t run!!! Lets start fresh and see what happens. Your schedule is going to open up a bit and it won’t be as bad as the fall was.
The rest of the conversation is not pretty so I will spare you the details..
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I swear I am not crazy; pretending there will be no problems with your weight loss is the craziness. Of course there will be issues and if you don’t prepare for them like you’re heading into a war than you will lose the battle.
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