Day 64

Okay where do i start? First of all its day 64 and if you have been following this, its just 20 days left, and you can see by now how hard these 12 weeks are to do, and if you have stuck by the 64 days, you should have come a long way down the track.

Let’s sort some of the issues out too, Jean has come a long way but has had a bad week for various reasons but seems to be back on course now. She has achieved big things before like many of you because she has had a big work ethic, achieved consistency with her eating and training, and generally got some momentum going. Isn’t this the best situation to be in, and isn’t very valuable to stay in this perfect phase of your training?

Jean lost her training partner, and that was unfortunate. The realities of training partners can be fantastic, they are great company and usually push you a little bit further than you think you can go. They will call for you even when you don’t want them to sometimes, so all of these positives are fantastic in my view.

Now her training partner is injured, the running side will be suffering. The answer to that would be that i usually found myself that training partners don’t usually last long, or they start turning up late or they start cancelling. I have been through many training partners over the years, and to be honest now i just rely on myself to get the job done, even if its harder to motivate yourself sometimes! My golden retrievers can also be a big help on my sunday runs!

The reality of having a circle of friends is very relevant as she says. I have friends  who drink and smoke too much, here’s the way i work my week, i will eat very well 90% of the week, a bit of what i fancy at the weekend, nothing wrong with a few drinks on a saturday either, but i always make sure i hit the road first thing sunday morning. I made it my golden rule to go the run the morning after.

All my friends will be in bed, but its important to me to get out and do something. Took a while to get into it, and it would be easier to stay in bed, but I DO feel better afterwards, and thats all that matters to me. Plus i don’t seem to put weight on that i would have if i didn’t go for that run.

So, it doesn’t mean i lose all my friends, i hang around with people i feel comfortable with too!

I have never been into all this rubbish of being friends with everyone i think i “should be friends with”! That’s just not me. I’m not into dinner parties and i don’t like formal occasions. Some people love those things and all that sucking up to people, i’ve never done it and don’t intend to start now! I believe it’s called “networking”, i’ve never needed it for my business and i believe your work should speak for itself, some people love all of that but definitely not my scene!

So the answer to jean and everyone else is to always stick to what you really believe in. Most of you wouldn’t be on here unless you weanted the very best for yourself. Sometimes, we all get distracted and i am here to help, like others who post too and their thoughts are always very valuable. The bottom line is that you can all reach your goals, there is always a bumpy road but that’s life. Keeping going towards your big outcome is the key thing, the worst thing is quitting before you even got there.

If you’re always going forward, you WILL get there! Every time i read that jean or anyone else is doing well, that usually means they are happy. When they make more negative posts, it means that they are unhappy and not  eating well or training well, i’m here tonight to tell them that they can get back on track, and it takes getting back to basics, and believing in their abilities. I know its harder than it sounds, but thats why i preach every day about doing the basics right, that way you will soon do them without even thinking about them, kind of like cleaning your teeth!!

A rocky start to the week, let’s make sure it improves tenfold by the end of it!! I would change my principles but i am here to listen!