Blisters and Excuses

Sometimes things happen; like your shoes are giving you blisters on the back of both ankles AND you decided today you would walk to work. Then you have bloodied socks and 2 very raw, bloody blisters. You could get mad and pout about it all day, or just get on with your extremely busy day. You would just be so busy and forget about it until, you have to walk home OR put on your gym shoes.... So, here I am ready to get a workout in, slide my shoes on and scream in agony!!! "%#@&" is all I can squeak out.

I feel like this happens to me all the time when I finally get back into weight loss/fitness mode. I remember one time I rolled my ankle walking down Stephen Avenue. My ankle ballooned into a baseball instantly,it was not good. A homeless man wanted to be my boyfriend while Ben ran to get the car! That incident put me out for 3 months, no activity, alot of food. Now, the blisters are no where near that bad. But you know, it just feels like a small sign, neon kind, flashing "YOU CAN'T DO IT". I know that is ridiculous. I think the honeymoon phase of my weightloss program is over. The realization that I have alot of sweat, tears and blood ahead of me. The blisters are very minor, so minor that a dollar store bandaid will fix up the problem.

There is no bandaid for the way I feel. I know that I feel better when I exercise, I even sleep better. Right now stress is at a low. I feel great. Why can't I just exercise and eat well without any convincing. It is so much work emotionally to psyche myself up and it so EASY to not do anything. My Nutrition Coach, Lars, says that our subconscious plays such a large part of our being. But we prefer to use our conscious mind, it is the logical thought. You know, the excuse maker. If we tap into our subconscious and let it know that YES, I want to exercise and YES, I want to eat better, and YES, I want to lose weight - we will. Lars says it is easy as that. My excuse of bloody blisters is a great one, but come on Holly, they really cannot stop me from exercising!

Habit, means repeated thought or action. I am going to forget the blisters, slip on the shoes and get on the treadmill. I am not going to let excuses get in the way. I want lose weight, I am going to lose weight and I am going to have fun doing it. I am going to have fun doing it. I am going to have fun doing it.