I'm about done with the two week introductory period of a year-long adventure to change my habits regarding health and fitness.
It's been interesting. For the last two weeks, all we were asked to do was
- Do a 5-minute action every day. Mine was to check in on the website and read the lesson every day.
- Read or listen to a short lesson about the process of cognitive behavior recalibration and submit a very short assignment.
- Do a very basic strength-training workout, complete with foam rolling routine and extensive stretching.
It feels doable and positive. There are people of all walks of life and all levels of fitness. There are people my age and older as well as people very young. It's all women in my group.
I felt like I'd been put in the right group when I saw our coach and she looked like she could be my sister; and the name of our team is Ohana; and how Ohana means family and family means nobody gets left behind...
Very cool.
I'm excited and ready and have committed 100 bucks a month to this idea, so I'm going to give it my best for such a major investment. I'm doing this instead of taking other classes this year. I'm going to use it as a chance to let go of more than just 40-50 pounds. I'm going to combine what I learn in PN with finishing up my Body Restoration class with Brave Girls. I'm also going to use some of the principles from Julia Cameron and the Artist's Way and her behavior modification book about weight loss.
All these together are resonating for me. Combining health science, art, writing and forced accountability sounds like a system that might work for me.
More to come. Tomorrow I have to submit measurements and before photos. That doesn't sound too fun, but it's only data, as my coach says.
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