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What can happen in 8 weeks??
TabithaChristopher1
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FIT FAMILY!
I was reading Dr. Berardi's blog this morning and THIS was my take away. Overall message is that set realistic goals when striving for being in great shape. "Fit and Healthy" comes in many sizes, shapes, and abilities.
In the 8 weeks time WHAT IS POSSIBLE? It is possible to lose any where from 8 - 16 lbs.! It is possible to go down 1 % of BODY FAT every week!
Here is the tail end of Dr. Berardi's 4 page blog this morning:
Getting into EPIC shape takes tremendous sacrifice… and kinda sucks, I know.
1. What gives hope is: Following realistic role models.
There are more “fit and healthy” people than you imagine. They might not LOOK like you expect.
“Fit and healthy” comes in many sizes, shapes, and abilities.
Look around.
The gray-haired octogenarian standing at the bus stop. Did you know that despite her arthritis, she pops a painkiller (I, Tabitha Christopher, DON'T AGREE, THAT'S PART OF BEING HEALTHY) and gets out to her dance class four times a week (but THIS part is GOOD, exercising four times a week!!) ?
The rotund guy that delivers your mail. He walks 10 miles a day as a postman.
Your child’s preschool teacher. She only has 20 minutes a day to exercise, but she does them faithfully, hitting her exercise bike and Netflix every day before she comes to corral your kid. (Then she tries to spend all recess playing tag with 4-year-olds.)
What if you shifted your perspective to “good enough”, “a little bit better”, or “trying”?
What if you looked for small moments of health, fitness, and wellness everywhere?
What if you focused on doing what you could, today, anyway?
2. Embrace the struggle.
It’s not going anywhere.
Grappling with pain — whether that’s actual pain and suffering, or just small daily annoyances — is part of being human.
As adults, we recognize life’s complexity and richness. Wanting to “be perfect” or “have it all” is not an adult wish. It’s a child wish: to have all the toys, all the time, even your sister’s.
Everyone has a struggle. You might just not see it.
I was reading Dr. Berardi's blog this morning and THIS was my take away. Overall message is that set realistic goals when striving for being in great shape. "Fit and Healthy" comes in many sizes, shapes, and abilities.
In the 8 weeks time WHAT IS POSSIBLE? It is possible to lose any where from 8 - 16 lbs.! It is possible to go down 1 % of BODY FAT every week!
Here is the tail end of Dr. Berardi's 4 page blog this morning:
Getting into EPIC shape takes tremendous sacrifice… and kinda sucks, I know.
1. What gives hope is: Following realistic role models.
There are more “fit and healthy” people than you imagine. They might not LOOK like you expect.
“Fit and healthy” comes in many sizes, shapes, and abilities.
Look around.
The gray-haired octogenarian standing at the bus stop. Did you know that despite her arthritis, she pops a painkiller (I, Tabitha Christopher, DON'T AGREE, THAT'S PART OF BEING HEALTHY) and gets out to her dance class four times a week (but THIS part is GOOD, exercising four times a week!!) ?
The rotund guy that delivers your mail. He walks 10 miles a day as a postman.
Your child’s preschool teacher. She only has 20 minutes a day to exercise, but she does them faithfully, hitting her exercise bike and Netflix every day before she comes to corral your kid. (Then she tries to spend all recess playing tag with 4-year-olds.)
What if you shifted your perspective to “good enough”, “a little bit better”, or “trying”?
What if you looked for small moments of health, fitness, and wellness everywhere?
What if you focused on doing what you could, today, anyway?
2. Embrace the struggle.
It’s not going anywhere.
Grappling with pain — whether that’s actual pain and suffering, or just small daily annoyances — is part of being human.
As adults, we recognize life’s complexity and richness. Wanting to “be perfect” or “have it all” is not an adult wish. It’s a child wish: to have all the toys, all the time, even your sister’s.
Everyone has a struggle. You might just not see it.
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