Monday, July 19, 2010

"Change is hard because people overestimate the value of what they have—and underestimate the value of what they may gain by giving that up." — James Belasco and Ralph Stayer

Change is HARD! 

I can say with a great deal of pride that I have completed two (2) personal training sessions at Jo Dumont Fitness Training in addition to attending two circuit classes, an Amped class and one TRX Class.  Had I started this blog earlier, I could have told you that I also attended a running class - but my blog would have contained a lot of expletives related to my experience in my 3 kilometer run/walk/crawl  (also known as what the hell was I thinking?)  Right now the success isn't in the completion of the class, but the fact that despite getting my ass kicked on regular basis I want to go back for more. (I will admit the jury is still out on the running class).

I am 37 years old, and at the time of my fitness test and measurements, I weighed 139.9 pounds, and had a fat percentage of 23%.  While all of this is well into normal range and I know there are people out there that would kill to be that weight, there is such a mental block when it comes to looking at that number. Till now, I had literally starved myself at 1200 - 1500 calories a day, and now I am eating between 1800 and 2400 calories a day - this is scary stuff.   It's a change that I'm really struggling with.  I absolutely have placed my faith in Jo and trust her that I will acheive the results that I am looking for. 

In the meantime, I have stopped weighing myself (it was part of my morning ritual to step on the scale,  naked and after my hair was blown dry to ensure there was no extra water weight) and have actually taken the scale and put it away.  I want to change, I want to see the physical changes as they appear and not be so focused on that "number".

Now if someone could only tell me how in the world do I resist going to McDonalds the second I wheel out of the parking lot after my workout I'll be set.