The blue jar got filled with a few more pennies over the last several days, because I succumbed to my worst self-sabotaging habit that often comes between me and the home run....eating under duress.
This first weekend of October, I had experienced tremendous inner stress as I battled the demands of work, traveling for 12 hrs a day, exhaustion, and losing my best friend to cancer. I caved. I went back to the same ole' standby that I have used frequently in my life when I feel overwhelmed, stressed, tired, or grieving a loss.
I want this page in my life to change. It brings me so much pain and hurt when I work so hard at achieving a goal, exercise with discipline and commitment, and undo all my efforts because I make a few hasty food choices that I enjoy for mere minutes. :(
Remember when Brian emailed us and told us how we can not expect success if we eat up all the calories we lose following boot camp? It doesn't take much. Maybe a Starbucks Latte and its all gone. For me, its just a few sweets that add up to an extra 250-400 calories a day.
Brian also gave us information on how tricky the appetite is. Our bodies will find a way to feed it. Visual stimulation, or the scent of cinnamon rolls baking can have a powerful force on our brains that regulate hunger and appetite. It may not effect some people, but it surely effects me. How about you?
So how does it break down for me? I need to take these failures and use them to create a new strategy for success. There will always be an occasional setback, but I need to take what I know that sets me off and have a plan to shore myself up against these temptations.
I call my self knowledge and the resources I need to succeed as my "toolbox". My toolbox contains all the things I need to succeed with my nutrition and exercise components. I need to succeed at both to get what I want.
One great thing to have in my toolbox is a personal trainer or coach that is a leader within themselves. I say that, because a leader will teach me to lead myself, and motivate me to pick myself up after a fall. In my case that would be Brian. Based on my experience with some of his other trainers, they also are very capable people who can arm you with what you need to succeed.
Brian is a leader, and in his capacity he teaches us to lead ourselves. That is a very powerful gift if you are willing to accept the responsibility! What we learn at Adventure BootCamp, we can implement out of camp. It reminds me of when my siblings and I were young adolescents learning to etch out our own identities. Our parents taught us, supported us, and cushioned us as we spread our wings and learned to navigate life on our own. It was such a crucial time, because we had the confidence to make mistakes, knowing that we would be cared for and tucked back into the nest before learning our next lesson without horrific consequences. They provided us with a safety net and the wisdom to help us grow. Then we took those lessons and applied them when we were finally on our own and ready to fly.
In my experience with Adventure BootCamp, Brian leads us to look at our lives holistically, and presents us with the same kind of support for our nutrition and fitness goals. He gives us the tools we need to succeed. He nourishes our mind, body, spirit by teaching us how to keep a winner's spirit, a positive mindset, and how to navigate the minefields of eating and exercise. He gives us the formula in every boot camp and every email and article he writes. Our we paying attention? The longer I live, the more I realize that to be a successful person, I have to take a holistic approach. Everything is connected to everything else, and success breeds success.
As a young person I use to listen half heartedly when my parents or an expert would advise me to do something. Sometimes I would get stuck doing things the same way because it was comfortable or habitual, and I convinced myself that it was just how I was. It took hyper vigilant effort to change even if there was a better way.
Now, I listen to every gold nugget of wisdom offered to me, because it will give me that extra edge to finding success. Time is really too short to dilly dally around with half commitments.
So that toolbox Brian has offered us? I'm going to use it. What are you going to do with your toolbox? Check out Part 2 for what the pinK tiger has included in her toolbox to make the Transformation!
the pinK tiger
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