New journey, new goals, new year blah blah.. so let's get real. This is hard and it's work. But not just physically, mentally and spiritually too.
It was easier to use an old whiplash injury as an excuse for not pushing myself. Then another excuse of a treadmill mishap back in October, resulting in a tender knee for 2 months and another great excuse for doing nothing but getting lazier. And feeling blah about myself.
I was sitting in the fear of the pain or worse, the "potential pain". It took a good, proverbial smack upside the head from my fabulously dedicated Lifecoaches Pat and Bryce of Illuminated Evolution and Personal Training by Illuminated Evolution to remind me Ineeded to get real and I needed to get my head out of my flabby butt and just move it.
So this week is really my first toward a few goals but mostly strength and toning. I don't care to wn any prizes. I am doing this for myself so that one day I can lift my head off the floor without pulling my shoulder muscles. Or climb my apartments 5 flights of stairs holding 8 bags of groceries without feeling the burn.
Or so I can climb a mountain if the opportunity presents itself.
Work in slow progress.
But at least it's in progress.
I went from only being able to do 5 groaning crunches last September to now over 250. And it only took that long because I was lazy about it. I wasn't listening when Pat and Bryce said, "Abs. Everyday." Then I pulled an ab muscle and really scared myself. More fear. More pain. More excuses. A whole lot of praying. Another head slap.
I am listening now.
And now I am motivated. I am 41 and finally deciding to really live my life.
With a gracious push from Pat and Bryce and Creator at my back I believe I've got this.
*Fist pump*
Nik
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