Anyone who has embarked on the daunting challenge of losing weight through exercise and healthy nutrition knows that at some point you hit a plateau. This is the moment that many find, frustration, disappointment, and confusion and for some this is the point when they fall off the wagon for good. The past week or so I have started to feel that. It has probably shown in the drop off in blog posts. I have continued to work out every day and in some instances harder off days, sprinting up hills for example. I still feel good, although I have had some inconsistencies in my digestion, which leaves me irritated at times. I am fitter, stronger and enjoying my workouts. So what happened? Well the simple answer is I stopped losing weight as I had been. In fact at one point I checked and I have gone up 1 pound. Now I am a big proponent of weight not being the best gauge of success, but still something inside me felt the slump from that.
So I decided I would not check my weight and just keep doing what I was doing; so I don’t really know where I am right now. I do know that it has taken a toll on me mentally; I cannot deny that. That niggling voice of failure, which instills doubt in myself. The idea that I am letting people down or not succeeding as I had hoped. Its all part of that sensation, that quitting is just much easier.
It is that moment when I am glad I am on a journey with Life Fitness Academy and that falling out is not an option. I know that each week I am going to show them and everyone following me, I am still going. It also helps as I write this to realize that I DO feel well, I DO love working out, I DO eat well and that my weight is not a indicator of my success. So I look forward with a renewed, uplifted spirit to continue and am thankful to have my trainers and supporters to have helped me past the slump. Yet another moment on this journey when having LFA has been vital to my success.
This week I am doing as many classes as I can. So I will be writing up some reviews of those this week! Tonight “Fitness Rave!” – come join me!
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