This is so true or can be. Today marks 16 weeks of training to prepare for my first competition.
I have recruited help from my husband and very close friend to keep in check. Most of you may wonder, what possibly accountability must I need. Honestly, I have lacked discipline in my eating and training. Yes we are all human and I am certainly not perfect. I have cravings and suffer from lack of motivation too. I need pushing just like the rest of you. The drive to succeed must come from within but it cannot be done without support from others period. We all need some one to keep us in line and in check. I am so thankful to God that I have the passion and desire to work hard and eat well but just like everyone else I cave as well. Too many bagels, peanut butter and chocolate covered nuts are my downfalls. Days of "Starting over sucks, going from being able to do 40 pullups to doing only 6 in a row is quite humbling and have no strength in the core is humbling as well." I am not complaining simply stating the obvious. I have been through this 4 times before and bounced back, the journey is slow but always successful. It is a tremendous mental game to keep going when you know months ago you could do so much more. So there are 2 options. GIVE UP or KEEP GOING.
Of course giving up is not really an option but it could be if I let it.
WHICH I AM NOT. So here is to the journey. Here is too working on my WEAKNESSES EVERYDAY. Here is to no more peanut butter. Here is too never GIVING UP.
What are your goals? What are you training for? What can I do to help you get there.
Find something to train for. Find some one to push you beyond what you think you can do.
Get mad about setbacks and use that energy to improve. Just keep going. Keep pushing yourself beyond what YOU think you can do, because YOU can ALWAYS do more.
