All I need is a little help from my friends.....

Morning Morning,

So last night I was thinking about the pre-season exercise 2 and the excuses and solutions that I make to get out of being accountable when it gets a little hard (ie - to tired, not motivated etc!) and I decided to ask some of my best friends to become my "group of arse kickers!"

Sounds easy.... let me tell you declaring to 8 of my closest friends that I wear size 24 pants was actually one of the hardest things I have ever done, I have spent a good part of my life denying that the weight is actually an issue and playing the "Jolly Fat Girl" part to a tea. (well maybe in my case Sarcastic Fat Girl)

I truly reaslied last night as the messages of "sure I will kick your arse" messages rolling in on facebook, how truly blessed I am to have the best group of friends that love and support me!

So to my arse kickers (AK) I say thank you!! And while I know at some point in the next 12 weeks I am desperately going to need it - I am looking forward to not just a telling off but sharing this with you all in some small way.

So with that in mind, the pre-season task 2 was to write down all my excuses that I use to not exercise or eat correctly and the solutions. For the AK if you hear any of this garbage being sprouted back at you ... you have the solutions!!!

My Excuses and Their Solutions

Internal Excuses
To tired
I deserve to be able to eat what I want
I was born like this: nothing is going to change it
I am too busy at work I am a bad mother if I spent time on me and not at home with my kids
If I take time out for me, it is time I am not at home doing what I need to in terms of housework etc
I am fat - there is nothing else for me
I am just no good at exercises
I will fail if I try so what is the point

Solutions
I need to realise that if I am happy and healthy then my kids are going to be better off cause I am going to be around longer and have a better lifestyle with me.
I need to realise that nothing in this life is final - weight included. I was not born at 120kilos and I dont have to stay 120kilos.
I deserve to be healthy; the sense of entitlement is just an excuse to avoid taking responsibillity for my food choices, I can have anything in moderation but if I want to achieve my goals then I need to realise that I DESERVE to eat and enjoy food that is going to assist me in my goals, not stifle them and make me feel worse about myself when I eat them anyways
What good am I going to be in my career if I have had a stroke, heart attack or can no longer function normally because of my weight.
I owe it to myself to schedule exercise above overtime at work I am a highly skilled, highly organised person who can manage to schedule both housework and exercise into my routine - it is not an all or nothing situation - and if I take the time that I sit on the couch “thinking about exercise” and JFDI it will be done and I will feel better anyways
I have not always been fat - There is PLENTY more for me - I deserve to be healthy and fit and enjoy life - not just existing!
I am actually quite good at exercising (and have been told so by every trainer I have worked with) I do actually enjoy the time on my own to focus on me. I am going to realise that failure is actually achieved when I do nothing rather than something - so rather than focusing on the final goal (which is daunting) I am going to set daily goals which are easy to achieve and harder to avoid

External Excuses Within My Control
I am busy at work
Running late to work so cant make it to the gym

Solutions
I am going to schedule time to exercise over the 10 hours of overtime that I put in every week and which while it benefits my job, means I am not looking after myself.
I deserve to put myself first I am a member of a 24 hour gym - if I dont get there when I plan to: I can go ANY OTHER TIME throughout the 24 hours of day. I just need to adapt and reschedule and stick to it.

External Excuses Outside My Control
Kids get sick
Job Crisis

Solutions
Realise that sometimes s&*t happens and one missed training session does not mean that I have failed. Tomorrow is a new day and the perfect place to get back into gear and continue on the journey