Fear of Failure

Alright. Here it is. My new plan. I'm actually a little scared to put this out there (especially because when the 21 Day Fix Extreme came out I made the same kind of statements). Anyway. Day after day I tell people to believe in themselves, that they can do whatever they want, they are worth it, and to not let the fear of failure hold them back...which is exactly what I've been doing. Once you get inside your head that you CANT do something...you WONT. Everyday I will need to remind myself of WHY I'm doing "this" and that I deserve to be happy in my skin. I am a coach, who needed a coach...especially after no progress with Inanity Max 30 thus far (except for feeling stronger and improving endurance!). I reached out to my fellow coach and success partner Lauren, just asking her about a BCAA supplement. She asked me some questions, and through chatting I ended up sharing my current before picture-yikes. She told me (after telling me I look fine haha good friend) that I need to get my nutrition in line...it's something you know but means more when someone else tells you.

(anyone remember me saying that to THEM?)

 

She suggested I do the 21 Day Fix Extreme- Countdown to Competition plan while finishing out my last weeks of Insanity Max 30. I immediately thought in my head- hell no there is no way IIII could do that plan. That's not for me.

 "You're unhappy right?".

Shit she got me. She said...you know what you need to do. You got this.

 

So. On Monday, I'll be starting the 21 Day Fix Extreme Countdown to Competition plan.

(note: before I go on-this is just a personal decision where I am challenging myself mentally, and testing my own willpower. I need to see for myself that I am capable! There are lots of plans to follow for weight loss and health success.)

 

A little bit about the Countdown to Competition plan: (CTC) is based on the concept of "carb depletion", which is a staple in the competition world. It is designed to help you burn through those last stores of body fat- while continuing to fuel your workouts and keep you healthy. It's not a way of eating you can do indefinitely but its effective when done occasionally in short bursts. So...I'm going to give it a try! I have to remind myself its only 21 days! Then after those 21 days I will move onto the regular 21 Day Fix meal plan which is much more balanced and doesn't cut anything out.

 

 I know it wont be easy (even though Lauren says it will be haha). I know for sure it will test my willpower and strength. I will need to be prepared nutrition wise. I have to push harder during my workouts. I have to think of the finish line and my goal. Its way more than an image goal (although I'm not happy with that so it IS part of my goal). Too many times I give myself passes, or validate my excuses. I am a coach, but there are times where I struggle as well. I am definitely a stress eater. I have a salt tooth. I love all the wrong carbs. BUT, although I may struggle you will never see me quit! All I can do is try and give myself a good push.





Thank you Lauren for motivating me and guiding me. And thank you for accepting to be this coaches coach haha. Have I mentioned how much I love Beachbody for bringing me such SUPPORT in so many areas of my life?!

 

And family and friends... I know you will think I'm being too hard on myself! But I'm up for the challenge and I will allow myself a cheat meal once a week. My 30th is in 3 months and I wanna be feelin' good in that lake house we will be at youuu know!!!!  Anyway, I will be reminding myself daily....

 

PS: Should I step even further outside of my comfort zone and do a video diary of my experience? Too much? haha let me know in the comments below if you would watch them and if you want to throw some encouragement  my way that would be greaaaaat! 





Insanity Max 30| Week 3 & Thoughts

Hello Sunday! So... about my week 3 with Insanity Max 30. The honeymoon phase is over. LOL! I still LOVE the workouts, I still LOVE how I feel after my workouts...but the 2 week  motivation period started to fade. It's so weird how that can happen, and I now totally understand why some of my challengers aren't as excited when they first start off. Its new, its exciting, and your motivation is at an all time high. The initial fire can die down after you've been doing it or a little while, you start letting old habits slip in and before you know it the old phase, "I'll re-start Monday" creeps in.

Friday Fight is the real deal!

 I'm reading this book, and it says this one of the worst things you can do. You just let yourself down and you self-sabotage yourself! How true is that. We need to respect ourselves enough to hold the promises we make to ourselves. We need to write down our goals, so when our discipline is on the line- we can re-read them and get the fire burning again. These plans aren't fool-proof and its possible you will have slip ups- you just have to acknowledge it and move on. But we have to somehow dig deep to find our self control and be our own motivation. We have to surround ourselves with like-minded people to encourage us and support us and so that we can learn from one another. I am a coach, but I am soooo grateful for my challengers and coaches, without having them to bond with and talk to I would be lost.

Ok.. so what does this have to do with my week 3 of Insanity Max 30? Well, technically this past week should've been my WEEK 4! But I had to re-start week 3 because I let myself miss some workouts (granted my sinuses were killin me smalls) and my I didn't create and follow a meal plan and so I wasn't on point with my nutrition. I know by now that if you want to see lasting results, you have to put the work in the kitchen. You have to fuel your body with fuel.

All wasn't lost. I made 21 Day Fix meatballs!

 

Here's a little story for you.

 

Ever have a moment you see yourself in a tagged photo and immediately regress to how you feel before your health and fitness journey started...or maybe you haven't started working towards what you want for yourself, but it's just a reminder that you need to do something.

It can put you in an instant bad mood, negative self talk creeps in, and makes you feel like all of your hard work has been for nothing.

It happens. It hapPened to me yesterday.Even to "health and fitness" people. As a coach there is a lot of SELF pressure to look a certain way, and be a ...certain way. We spend a lot of time comparing ourselves to other people, other coaches "high light reel" and we just assume that people think we should look fit and eat perfect. We put ourselves out there, we share our workout pics, our meal plans, what we are doing. We work really hard, and sometimes are so focused on helping others, that we don't put us #1...like WE tell everyONE else to do!!!

"Do as I say, not as I do" right? haha

follow your own advice!

Well, instead of staying in a bad mood, in a negative place...I looked up a picture where I was happy with myself and I will be my OWN motivation. NO one can do it for you. It has to start from the inside and you have to figure out WHY you really want and need to make changes. THEN....

make moves.
make a plan.
create goals.
ask others for help.
re-commit.
follow through.
be your own motivation.
focus on progress not perfection.

Can you relate?
Do you need a re-start?
Do you need to begin your story?
Can we do it together?

 

Week 4 of Insanity Max 30 starts next week and I am meal planning today! Ready to start your journey? We can come up with a plan just for you, according to YOUR goals. Together, as a team, we can do this. Click HERE.