It WILL be the year that I get myself into shape and find a healthier and slimmer version of me.
So why "Finding Gidget"? Well I met my best mate about 19 years ago at a coffee shop that was about a 10 min walk from work, I went there so I was doing at least some exercise every day. She was the one who gave me the nickname of Gidget for a variety of reasons that we won't go into right now.
I remember thinking at the time that I needed to lose weight, in fact I can't remember a time since teenage years that I haven't thought that I could do with losing some weight. I look back at pictures from that time and think if only I could go and tell myself that I was being silly, I looked great!
19 years on and probably as many kilos heavier I need to find that version of myself again, I need to find Gidget. She was full of life, looked great, felt strong and did not suffer the aches and pains that this version of me does. Admittedly she didn't have a husband and a couple of great kids but I think they too need to meet Gidget. My kids deserve someone who can chase them around, kick the ball, and generally have fun with them for longer.
Every time I have tried to lose weight, I have managed to lose a few kilos then I stop and put the weight back on. I have struggled with will power and suffer a big case of the "going to's", I am always going to lose weight, this fad diet or that one is always going to work. But it doesn't.
This time it will be different, this time I have joined a supportive community and I am not going to do it alone. I have joined the Michelle Bridges 12 Week Body Transformation program with a good friend who will be my training partner, together we will achieve our goals and keep each other accountable. This time it isn't a fad diet, this time it is a lifestyle change.
The excuses will stop now!
I will never be this heavy again!
I hope that you will share this journey with me and maybe we can inspire each other to "find" that version of ourselves that we deserve to be.
I remember thinking at the time that I needed to lose weight, in fact I can't remember a time since teenage years that I haven't thought that I could do with losing some weight. I look back at pictures from that time and think if only I could go and tell myself that I was being silly, I looked great!
19 years on and probably as many kilos heavier I need to find that version of myself again, I need to find Gidget. She was full of life, looked great, felt strong and did not suffer the aches and pains that this version of me does. Admittedly she didn't have a husband and a couple of great kids but I think they too need to meet Gidget. My kids deserve someone who can chase them around, kick the ball, and generally have fun with them for longer.
Every time I have tried to lose weight, I have managed to lose a few kilos then I stop and put the weight back on. I have struggled with will power and suffer a big case of the "going to's", I am always going to lose weight, this fad diet or that one is always going to work. But it doesn't.
This time it will be different, this time I have joined a supportive community and I am not going to do it alone. I have joined the Michelle Bridges 12 Week Body Transformation program with a good friend who will be my training partner, together we will achieve our goals and keep each other accountable. This time it isn't a fad diet, this time it is a lifestyle change.
The excuses will stop now!
I will never be this heavy again!
I hope that you will share this journey with me and maybe we can inspire each other to "find" that version of ourselves that we deserve to be.
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