Consider Your Progress and March Forward!
It was 6:30am. I was awoken by my alarm clock. My bloody hands and aching body, the result of a miserable day of failure, fought hard to stay in bed. After a decidedly horrible first day of my Russian Kettlebell Certification, I was ready to quit. I was ready to curl up in a ball and sleep away my failure…and let the 3 months of intense training for this certification go to waste.
But I didn’t quit. I coaxed myself out of bed, put on my workout clothes, and forced myself to Day 2 of my three-day certification. And what a great decision that was! I aced the last two days of my certification and passed the incredibly challenging Russian Kettlebell Certification.
The thing that got me out of bed when I didn’t want to carry on…commitment. In my case, it was the financial commitment of $2,000 I invested for the certification. In my moment of weakness, it was my financial commitment that forced me to take action when I didn’t feel like it.
It’s Day 12. You may be at the point where you don’t feel like taking action anymore. You may feel tired. You may feel disappointed that you slipped and cheated with foods or have fallen off a bit with exercise. You may want to press snooze with this program. But don’t!!!
Think about your commitment. Think about all the things you have done right! Think about the times you have fought hard and beaten temptation. You have won much more than you have lost so far. The money, time, and energy you have put in so far with Virtual Boot Camp adds up to a substantial commitment. You may not feel like moving forward today…if that’s how you feel, don’t act on how you feel. Act on the commitment of your investment. Don’t quit! Move forward today. Kick butt!
Make today count and prepare for tomorrow. The successes or failures of tomorrow are fostered by the activities of today. Keep kicking butt!!!!!
Wellness Tip of the Day: Exercise Consistently!
Boot camper Jessica emailed me about this after Day 9. She said, “I am starting to “crave” wanting to workout- which has never happened before.” On Day 15 she emailed me and said, “I had a major workout breakthrough today. I was doing cardio and mountain climbers, and I got in a great groove and worked out harder than I ever have. I haven’t worked this hard since swimming in high school, and I really enjoy it now!”
We are creatures of habit. If we cultivate exercise as a habit, our body begin to crave exercise! Many boot camp clients talk about how they really start to crave working out sometime during week 3. Keep pushing! Get over the hump! Your body will start screaming for exercise!
Have a great Day 12!
