Whenever I did programs in the past, I always focused on being perfect.  I focused on whether or not I was able to follow the program to the letter.  I would judge myself as a success or failure based on these self imposed rigid standards and also what the scale said at the end of the program.

This meant that programs were rarely fun and I didn’t learn much or grow from the experience.

I had a Fixed Mindset:  Either I was “good”: Followed the Program and got results or “Bad” Missed some meals and/or workouts and didn’t drop the 10 pounds or lose anyway.

Now my mindset has totally changed.  I am all about the growth and what I learn from each program and now I don’t beat myself up if I don’t follow the program to the tee and I’m not looking for a scale number or any of that.

Week 5 would be a great example of this:  I started feeling sick on the weekend and ended up missing workouts and this continued into Week 6 without thinking that I should quit the program because I missed workouts.

I also haven’t done the amount of cardio that the program has because I don’t have the time.  I am not going to spend 2 hours a day working out because I have a business to run and a social life to lead.  Close to 90 minutes is pushing it.

I started back up on Wednesday and had to abandon ship early because I started feeling off and went back again on Thursday and got back on schedule.

Then on Saturday I realized that I didn’t have my workout journal with me so I didn’t have the day’s workout.  Oh well!  I hit legs and tried to remember  as much as I could.

There is No Perfect

One of my coaching Pillars is that there is NO PERFECT.

Striving for Perfection is a complete waste of time.  Do you think Golden State Warrior Stephen Curry goes into games with the mindset of: “Tonight I am going to be perfect and hit every single of my shots?”  No way!  That is ludicrous.  If he put that kind of pressure on himself, then game by game he would lose confidence until he would be a mess!

Sometimes Stephen actually does go through a shooting slump and when it happens, he just says “Gotta play through it” and after some time he gets back on track.

The same is true of us when we embark on different endeavors including a nutrition/exercise program.  There will be illness, work obligations, child issues, or other things that may come up and prevent us from being “perfect”   This doesn’t mean we should quit but develop strategies that will help us create the lifestyle routine we need.

Almost there…

I don’t feel as sore and tired an I did at the beginning of the program and so that’s a win.  Hopefully this means my body is getting used to more intense weight workouts again.

Two weeks left and I feel that I have gotten so much out of this program.

  • Started working out very early in the morning with a 5:30 a.m. High Intensity Cycle Class 1-2 days per week
  • Eating more food
  • More intense strength training workouts

The program is for 8 weeks (It’s 60 Days) and so we’re almost the finish line and we’ll be on to the next fitness adventure!