When Kevin and I did Kathy Smith, Project You!  Type 2 we committed to the entire 12 week program.  That was both exciting and scary becuase I had never done a regular workout for three months in my life..  One of the tools included in the program is a Workout Calendar which shows which work out to do each day and what your rest days are. This is so me becuase I am the type of person who gets great satisfaction from crossing things off a list.  And I inspired to see the X’ed off days add up.

And just like everything else, I began by taking it one day at a time.  Step one, get the first workout done and cross it off.  The first night we did not get to start until 9:30 becuase we had a Beachbody Briefing Meeting earlier.  I upped the ante by telling everyone at the meeting I was going to work out when we got home and for them to ask me about it.  I, like most people do better sometimes with someone else holding me accountable rather than just me.  Those first 30 minutes were rough and there were moments when I did not think I would make it through the whole thing.  So the message I kept giving myself was just one more minute.  When I completed that (and I was watching the workout timer) then I would say again, just one more minute.  And then I was done.

I was excited and I have to say very proud of myself.  I had committed to working out and I did it.  The most fun was walking right to the workout chart on my office wall and putting  a big bold X over Day 1.   My next goal was to do all the workouts till the first rest day.  Next came finishing the first week and then the next and the next.  I knew when the first 4 weeks were over, I got to turn the schedule over to the other side and then only 8 weeks remained.  Almost before I knew it there were only 4, 3, 2, 1 weeks until I done.

Above you see my actual work out calendar (both sides) and my X’s and a couple of circles.  The circles represent the days I did not get my workout in and in 12 weeks there were only 6 days.  The old perfectionist Judi would have then considered the whole thing a failure and would not even have said I completed the program.  The new and gentler Judi recognized what a huge accomplishment this was for me and am proud to show you my calendar.

The point is keeping track of what you are doing, how often, how much, setting a goal and checking it off each day created a big success for me personally.  Did I lose weight during the 12 weeks? Yes.  Did I lose inches during the 12 weeks?  Yes.  However the most important thing achieved was my confidence gained by setting an intention and following through with it.

What intention have you been wanting to set for yourself?

Decide – Choose an intention!  Commit  – When will you start?  Succeed – Track it every step of the way.

I am here to support you in fulfilling your commitments to yourself.

Helping REshape the World,

Judi

Team Beachbody Founding Diamond Coach