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ITS ALL ABOUT INTEGRITY (It's not about right or wrong)
WITHOUT INTEGRITY NOTHING WORKS!
Well, I haven't added an entry for a couple of weeks but I have been planning my work and working my plan and getting the results I want - sometimes even more so. Has it been easy, no - just like everyone here I struggle to follow my plan, but follow it I do.
It's been great to get some feedback and even private comments about what I am posting. As I highly trained personal coach, I am committed to sharing what I have learned as my way of contributing to people like me trying to lose the kilos and get fit. So, I hope you are open to my contribution and take it in the spirit it has been offered. There is no make wrong intended. And, you can take it on, or not. Up to you.
Integrity is being your word, and it's about workability. A break down in keeping your word to yourself or anyone else is not "right or wrong" - it's not about morality. Not sticking to your plan is not "right or wrong". Consider the following "it just doesn't work"
If you don't have a structure for success, you are going to find it terribly hard. Planning your work, writing down your goals, brings it into existence. One of the reasons people avoid doing this, is because when we don't do it or stick to it, we make ourselves wrong. Making yourself wrong is a "disempowering context". We come up with all sorts of reasons, we beat ourselves up, can't be bothered, becomes to hard, I am no good at this, I was too busy, didn't have time. Consider these reasons are all inside of our "being disempowered" Not committing to paper gives us an "out". The second reason we avoid it is because we don't like being held to account for not doing what we said we were going to do. It's why we won't put a time on something and why we avoid any sort of commitment. Otherwise, we feel we leave ourselves exposed to being held to account - ouch!! Who's lovin' that??
Think about this for a minute because this goes deep: "Whenever we quit something, we always have a reason. How else would we be okay with that we broke our word to ourselves or others" Pretty deep, but let me ask you this - do you have a reason or justification for each time you quit, give up, don't stick to your plan, don't do the exercise you said you were going to do? We all do - it's called being human.
So, what's your structure for success? Failing to plan is planning to fail. Do you have a structure for success? For me, I do a couple of things. I carry a small A5 note book. In it I have the calories of all the foods I normally eat and I record everything each day. At the bottom of each page I have my exercise schedule. This size fits in my handbag so I take it everywhere. Secondly, I post what I am up to so you can all see what I am up to - it keeps me accountable to not only myself, but to you others on line. And thirdly, share what you are up to with the people around you. You will be amazed at the support you get - the people who really matter most just want the best for you. Having them be a part of your journey gives you the freedom to choose differently when you are out - especially around meals and alcohol.
This week I am committing to the following (What are you committing to?)
Stay under 2000cals per day
Fill out my food diary every day and track my calories
Complete 1 circuit of the following 4 times this week
Treadmill - 25mins & 20mins
Rowing - 3ks & 1.5ks
Step Machine 100 & 100
Back Ext (Roman Chair) 15
Sit ups x 20
Bench Press 30 x 20kgs
Leg press 100 x 40.8kgs
Underhand Cable Pulldowns 20 x 27kgs
Ball squats x 15
Plank 45secs
All up - about 90mins.
Thank you for reading this. I hope something I share makes a difference to you.
Writing this down brings my goals into existence and has me be accountable to you.
Wendy
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239.6 lb
Lost so far: 30.6 lb.
Still to go: 41.2 lb.
Diet followed 100%.
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losing 1.3 lb a week
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