Hey hey #fitfam! This month we have been diving into the tough spots in fitness and worked through the struggles that most of us face on our journeys, myself included. I’m going to be extremely transparent about my struggles with false starts and failed ‘challenges’. For me, at 44 years of age, the things that were working in my 20s and 30s are not as effective and the challenge is dynamically shifting in a goal-focused way. One of my most recent rough patches was in 2021 after a trip to Vegas. I looked at the pictures after the fact and was so disappointed. In response, I dug into my old bag of tricks to get into a condition I was comfortable with and from May to July, my total weight loss was 2 lbs. When I say my feelings were hurt, that’s an understatement. I was devastated and it took me a few weeks to get over myself and create a program that would be effective. As I’ve previously shared, I responded by losing 22 lbs in 6 weeks.
Now let’s discuss the ways we can use the frustration of false starts to become motivated.
There is a quote, “A goal without a plan is simply a wish.” The first step of creating a plan after a failure is to review the failure and find the deficiencies. A good, honest look at ourselves is critical at every juncture of our fitness journey because the humility of it all can be critical in avoiding the same mistakes.
After the honest evaluation, inject positivity into your life through affirmations and uplifting quotes. Something that really aided me in getting on track was posting motivational quotes to my social media and discovered a great community that was very supportive which added even more positivity to my life.
Accountability is one of the most important elements of overcoming the frustration of failure and throughout the journey because we need it to know when we’re falling off track and need to recalibrate our approach.
In the end, finding your fitness tribe is a way to find support and motivation when you’re near slipping.
Lastly, I have training programs as low as $75/month that will supplement and guide you to your goals.
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very inspiring! thank you for sharing
Welcome back Hailee, thank you for reading!
I can relate to the sports that may not be suitable for me as I age. As always, good advice!
Hi Stephanie, surprisingly, there are sports leagues geared to different age groups including basketball, soccer, tennis, boxing and even football. I’m going going into the aging process kicking and screaming, gotta have my sports lol
I think as we age, things get different and we have different ways of facing challenges. I need to get back to my fitness grind. That is actually great quote and we need to plan and do action even if we fail.
Hi Fransic! Aging can be such a challenge in terms of health and wellness. And Failure is just an opportunity to try to succeed again!
Hi there,
Great post, I like how you coordinated understanding the body with time and age. B/c the two does work together interchangeably. As being able to recognize when we’ve made mistakes to evaluate our failures, keep on going, and to aim w/ a plan.
Hi Kadia, yes, understanding the body is the most important factor because once you learn to listen and adjust accordingly, you can maximize what your body can do and pretty much anything you desire.
Thanks for sharing! What throws me off and causes me to stumble are weekends😆
Hi Colette, we all fall a little short of our highest aspirations. I wrote an article here about planning to fail and expecting to have to adjust t get over the hump because perfection is so unrealistic.
Nice article
Thank you!
“A goal without a plan is simply a wish.” — LOVE this!
Aye! Thank you for coming thru!