Only 62 Days Left in the Year...Time to Give Up?

This morning I pulled out my planner and discovered a scary statistic…. there are only 62 days left in 2016.

I don’t have a problem with time passing, but I DO have a problem when I realize I set big goals for myself at the beginning of 2016 and many of those goals have not been achieved.

Am I alone, or have you done the same? Did you make a New Year’s resolution to finally dump that last 15 pounds that has been standing between you and your skinny jeans for the past six years? Only to have made exactly ZERO progress toward that goal? Or worse, now you’re up 20 pounds? (It’s ok because I’ve done it too!)

Or maybe your goal is totally unrelated to weight. Did you enthusiastically decide to run a 5k in 2016 but somehow never signed up for a race? Or started training?

It’s called life. We get side-tracked, forget our goals, and then say “aww heck, I’ll do it next year.”

But the stinky part about setting goals and missing them - AGAIN - is that it messes with our self-esteem. Have you ever thought, “I can never do that”, or “I’m a failure”?

Me too.

I am not proud to admit I’ve backslid quite a bit this year. But the thing is, I made all kinds of excuses and allowed myself to believe them. Things like “I can’t exercise everyday because the MRI showed (insert scary diagnosis, lol)” Or, “I can’t control my eating because I’m a binge eater.”

I don’t like feeling like a victim, I’m tired of making excuses, and I’m tired of letting myself down. I’m not a wimp. I’m stronger than my excuses.

And I know you are too.

It was scary to realize there are only 62 days left in this year. But it’s also EMPOWERING to understand that 62 days is a lot of time to make real progress toward my resolutions - and yours. IF we decide to take control of our lives and our destinies, if we decide to knock the excuses to the curb, and if we decide to just START.

If we honor the commitment we made to ourselves on New Year’s Day, we can still end 2016 in a better place than we are now. We have 62 days after all.

So I resolve to take these 62 days and make the most of them. Fitness-wise, food-wise and life-wise. I refuse to begin 2017 with an attitude of defeat and self-hatred. Are you with me??

To make the most of the 62 days left this year, I’m committing to a new workout and eating program called Core de Force. You can learn all about it HERE and join my challenge group if you’d like to join me!

Stumble

Only 62 Days Left in the Year…Time to Give Up?

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