At the end of May 2012 I signed up for Michelle Bridges 12 Week Body Transformation Program. www.12wbt.com It is an online program that takes you through goal setting, mind sets, training and eating.
The actual program started on June 4
I worked through the preseason tasks. The first one was Get Real - No More Excuses. Michelle's task was to address all the excuses I use for getting out of exercise. I excel at self sabotage and here are some of my excuses for not exercising.
Internal Excuses
I will look stupid.
I will get hot.
It will hurt.
I will sweat and I don't like sweating.
I will have to shower and change afterwards.
It will hurt.
I should be doing something else.
External Excuses
I will make too much noise and annoy my family.
I am too busy running the kids around.
My family need me to be available.
Preseason weight was 182.6 pounds (83 kilos)
Now 5 weeks in to the program, I have learned that I quite like sweating and am now pretty used to looking stupid. I run on my treadmill but also in the dark on the streets. I can run 600 metres now non stop. It took more than 6 months of continuing at it for the running thing to click. It really is a mind thing. I was late for my walk group meeting and was running to make it in time when I realized... "Oh I am running!" Running without thinking how much it hurt and how much I needed to stop. As soon as I realized the old "you cant run" anthem started. Now I know its a lie so I can keep going for a little longer.
I have learned that hurting is not a bad thing. Realizing that some pain in exertion is not going to kill me has been the result of removing one layer of cotton wool at a time. I am still a sook but learning to suck it up more and more each week.
I have learned that I can do this around my family and schedule. A missed exercise session can be made up. I have learned that I can do other things more easily if I look after myself.
My current weight is 172 pounds (78.3 kilos) and I have moved from BMI rating of obese into overweight.
