Preseason Task Two

Get Real - no more excuses!

Michelle says to address the excuses and then banish them!  She explained that there are three types of excuses; Internal excuses, External excuses within your control and external excuses that are not controllable or foreseeable.  

So... I thought about the last few years... I wrote down the excuses I could think of and ones that I had used.  I then came up with a catchall solution for each of Michelle's categories.  And you know what?  The excuses are not going to work this time because I'm not gonna let them!

I love Michelle's theory that exercise should be as much a part of our day as brushing our teeth or putting on our shoes.  How cool would that be?  I can't walk on many surfaces without shoes and feel yucky when I've not brushed my teeth so to actually feel different if I've not exercised would be awesome!

While I address these excuses I will extinguish the following three behaviours: comfort eating, eating when not hungry and eating junk.  I can do this, I know I can.

So, I'm gettin' real!  I WILL be accountable for every single morsel that goes into my mouth.

P.S. Season opened today, I've written up menu for next week, printed out class schedules, made a snack chart, etc!! I know I won't keep blogging in preseason task order, because I'm just SO excited about the tasks I'm completing.  But if it's not in order, so what? At least I'm getting to it!

See ya soon
Shan x

Preseason Task One

Hi again.  

I haven't told anyone besides my eldest daughter that I have started this blog... Why?  I'm not really sure, but I think mostly because I want some good reading before I send people here, haha!! 

Don't want them to be bored.

Anyway, I am SO excited about this 12wbt.  I've paid for the program, bought myself a Polar HRM, Michelle's DVDs, her Crunchtime book and cookbook, some new bathroom scales and a couple of good sports bras, ummm... Not sure what else, but I know it's so going to be worth it.

I have worked through the preseason tasks with the excitement of a student (not a bad thing for a chalkie, I guess) and thought I'd share my first preseason task with you.  The first task was to "introduce yourself" in the 12wbt forums... Even this made me nervous, but I did it! 

It was already three weeks ago, but here's what I wrote:

"Hi there… I’m really nervous, but SO excited!! I’m a mum of five from Perth and I work part-time to full-time hours as a relief teacher at the moment. Looking to go back to full-time work next year, now is the time to take control, make some time for me and gain my life back!! Always wanting to set an example for my kids, I realise that I haven’t been lately. I’ve been educating them about a healthy lifestyle but NOT showing them how it’s done! A friend – Sarah Buck – has had massive success and I’ve watched her from afar. Now, I’m ready to be her – and your – teammate. Looking forward to what this brings. So… bring it!!"

Wow, I hadn't reread it and it's so good that I did.  My kids are aware that the program starts next week (mostly they're not real happy about the no cool drink or cordial rule) but they are all REALLY supportive and looking forward to heading out to the park and other stuff.  We may even do some more geocaching which was great fun on Father's Day.

Anyway, there you have it - my completion of Preseason Task One.  I did it, and I'm gonna do this.  As I said more than three weeks ago, BRING IT!

This is it!

This is it!  I'm doing it.  I have signed up for the 12wbt and I am now blogging about it.  I am a very private person and I feel like I'm really putting myself out there just by doing this, but you know what?  Maybe I need to!  I have been working through the preseason tasks and am feeling really positive, like I can actually do this.  Just a quick post tonight, I'll come back and share some of my preseason developments soon.  

This is the beginning of the new me.  The one who'll be around forever!