Got this message from Anna yesterday – who’s just finished her 28 Day Kickstart
“4 week weigh in and measure done.
6lb lost and 13 inches. 4 and a half off my waist!!
Thank you to you and the team for the support and motivation.
I feel so much better. Sleeping better than I have in months and more energy in the day. My mood has improved too.
Looking forward to the coming months.”
Well done, Anna.
The next question is often…
How do you keep going and stop stopping..
Well, I get it.
A part of any change WILL involve moments where there are setbacks.
They are inevitable and CRITICAL for you so you can implement these new habits.
If there were no setbacks?
You wouldn’t come up with the solutions that make you healthier, fitter, and give you more energy..
Without struggles, there would be ZERO motivation to do anything…
So accepting this is very much the first step..
Now…
Something we’ve found this past few months in the Fruci household
Is just how powerful having a star chart is for our 3 year old and 2 year old…
We did it before but kind of just stopped. You know, things get busy.
But throw lockdown in the mix
And a few more than normal
“that’s mine”
“She’s not sharing” 😂😂
And – well – I’ll be honest..
We had to something
It was time to shift the focus away from the problem and towards something more positive…
Anyway, she loves these little £2 Disney toy figures from Asda.
We use them as a reward after finishing her star chart.
She can see them everyday. She talks about them. Looks at them.
She asks to look at the star box (where the prizes are)
So she can get ready to pick her next one.
^^ only once she has completed it, of course.
And gets excited. It’s really cute to see, actually.
And the difference in her has been huge..
^^^ Sure, she still wants what her sister wants from time to time 😂
But all this reminded me about just how important having a reward in place is for your motivation.
To help you keep going
And stop stopping.
In fact, I noticed this during lockdown…
Just how motivated I am by days out with the family, even if it was to the park.
I’d think “I’m going to work really hard until Saturday and then enjoy spending the day doing [insert thing]”
But as soon as these were taken away and cancelled
It knocked me a bit.
So when I asked the question:
“ what is it I like about them that motivate me?”
Aka
What are the perceived benefits?
I can think of other ways to get it…
Whether that’s attaching benefits to the thing I perhaps don’t enjoy so much
Or
Creating a list of NON FOOD related rewards…
That I will reward myself with to keep motivated…
Here are some example of mine and what some of the ladies on our 21 Day Kickstart have mentioned:
- Get an old pair of jeans out of the wardrobe so I can see them everyday
- Book a holiday (we already had a holiday booked to Cornwall for July 4th which luckily went ahead)
- Try a face mask / eye mask (the beauty kind) <<< Mrs Fruci let me use her Space Mask the other day (eye mask that gently heats up…very relaxing)
- Buy some flowers
- Have a bubble bath (I’ve been doing this about 4x a week recently)
- Have a lie in
- Have a home spa
- Buy a spa treatment
- Get a fitness tracker
- Buy some new workout gear / trainers
- Buy a new book
- Dye your hair
- Book a haircut
Whatever it is..
Be kind to yourself
A little self care along the way might do more than you think..
This fitness journey isn’t just about weight loss and squats…
As Anne Said
“I feel so much better. Sleeping better than I have in months and more energy in the day. My mood has improved too. “
Imagine that?
And you know what?
This comment actually fills me with pride.
I got asked the other day about why and I started doing this..
And one of them was because of what I have seen in this fitness and diet industry
Stemming back to when I had an eating disorder growing up.
The good and bad foods.
The yo-yo dieting
The binge and restrict..
The start and stop…
Rather than..
Focussing on what you can do..
The fitness
The strength
The feeling of empowerment for what your body can do..
The energy you create
The things you now say “yes” to
Your confidence..
How you feel, mentally 😃
Your health
Immune system..
Longevity..
It’s so much more than weight loss…
And this is exactly what we do inside our 28 Day Kickstart.
Last few spaces for our 28 Day Kickstart – you can make it as personal as you want by exercising with us in person in Devizes or Marlborough
Or as convenient as you like by doing it all from home.
Specifically, for ladies 40+ who pretty much know what to do I need to plan, support, and accountability to do the things that I need to do and get the results that they want.
For more info, message me and I’ll get you the details.
Flexible start date from 28th September.
Matt