I was on the phone with a very close friend a while back.
She NEEDS to lose about 100lbs. She wants to.
Her blood pressure is so high it makes her doctor speak in slow, hushed tones. She can’t walk 20 feet without hearing her feet beg for mercy.
Her BMI is impossible.
She has sleep apnea.
The first thing she thinks about in the morning is what she is going to eat for lunch, whether or not it will fill her up, and how much it will cost.
Here’s the thing:
While I was on the phone with her, she brought her weight up again. Followed by a litany of reasons why proper eating and exercise are impossible for her.
But they aren’t impossible.
Difficult as heck fire, yes.
Possibly the biggest struggle of her life, yes.
Needs to be supervised and helped, more than likely.
But impossible… absolutely not.
I’ve seen, known, and coached hundreds of people who broke through and lost the body fat.
And, as remarkable as it seems, the key for many of them was to drop their excuses like a handful of burning coals.
Once they decided to drop them… the very moment they made an irrevocable commitment to themselves…and just surrendered to the process of eating less…once they reached out and accepted help… once they started moving… once they took the FIRST STEP…everything changed.
What they discovered is, you can change your destiny in as little as 10 seconds.
Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and drop those coals.
Yes you can.
Cheers,
D
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I agree that excuses get you nothing, certainly not weight loss success and that dropping them like hot coal would make a much more productive me…the problem I have is…It’s not that easy. Often times I eat because I feel alone or bored. It’s almost like food has become a replacement friend. I understand, that in order to be the best me, a much healthier me, I need to make a new relationship with food. It’s not an excuse it’s an absolute truth. Food has become like a bad boyfriend. I know I don’t need it and the smart thing to do is run! However, for some reason it’s comfortable and it makes me feel good so even though everyone is saying you need to move on and I know that moving on would be best it’s hard to stop a relationship that has been “comfortable” for so long.
Bootcamp has enabled me to meet likeminded friends that have the same goals and instead of sitting at home and eating I’m out socializing in much healthier ways. The excuses and absolute truths have started to lessen and my relationship with food is slowly starting to change. I have finally been able to close my eyes, take a deep breath, and drop those coals. I know this will not be easy and I know that I’m going to struggle but at least I have a wonderful group of ladies and great leader helping me each step of the way.