This time....
GemimaFitzTed
Posts: 260 Member
......I have finally understood that I need help. I have been on the same path, same journey since 2014 and each time, I have failed. I'm now not upset with each failure, because I have taken the time to analyse, with an open mind and heart, why I am failing. And the answer is simple - I need someone to help me stay accountable. I love my husband, I truly do, but he he *kitten* at helping me stay accountable.
My fitness regime is all over the place. Why? Because I did not have a personal trainer during each of my failed attempts. I was doing it on my own. I forgot that I am now physically, emotionally, mentally a completely different person from 10 years ago, when I did successfully lose 44kg and kept it off until the birth of my first child. My food routine and choices (I hate the word diet) was too all over the place. I now understand I am an emotional eater. I forgot that this is NOT A RACE! But most importantly, I forgot that I need to add self-care into my EVERYDAY.
My mother has been diagnosed with breast cancer recently and that is the best wakeup call I needed. My beautiful mum never looked after her well-being, she has been overweight/obese since she was a child. She worked and worked and worked and worked her entire life. The concept of healthy living is foreign. I cannot put myself at the same risks any longer.
So what have I done? As of next week, I have two 30 minute personal training sessions PER WEEK. I need help and I need someone to keep me accountable. I am making sure one session is kickboxing because I LOVE boxing. The other is strength training. I will endeavour to do some form of exercise everyday, albeit it gym work or active-recovery. I am in the process of overhauling my food routines and choices. And I hope I can get help from the people who know best.
So here I am, GemimaFitzTed. I have a lot to lose. But I have a lot to gain.
I can. I will. End of Story.
My fitness regime is all over the place. Why? Because I did not have a personal trainer during each of my failed attempts. I was doing it on my own. I forgot that I am now physically, emotionally, mentally a completely different person from 10 years ago, when I did successfully lose 44kg and kept it off until the birth of my first child. My food routine and choices (I hate the word diet) was too all over the place. I now understand I am an emotional eater. I forgot that this is NOT A RACE! But most importantly, I forgot that I need to add self-care into my EVERYDAY.
My mother has been diagnosed with breast cancer recently and that is the best wakeup call I needed. My beautiful mum never looked after her well-being, she has been overweight/obese since she was a child. She worked and worked and worked and worked her entire life. The concept of healthy living is foreign. I cannot put myself at the same risks any longer.
So what have I done? As of next week, I have two 30 minute personal training sessions PER WEEK. I need help and I need someone to keep me accountable. I am making sure one session is kickboxing because I LOVE boxing. The other is strength training. I will endeavour to do some form of exercise everyday, albeit it gym work or active-recovery. I am in the process of overhauling my food routines and choices. And I hope I can get help from the people who know best.
So here I am, GemimaFitzTed. I have a lot to lose. But I have a lot to gain.
I can. I will. End of Story.
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And this time I would love accountability friends, friends who just want to be friends or people who think "hey, she's one I'd like to follow" from MyFitnessPal.
Promise, I don't bite....much 😃😃😃😃2
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