You Say You’re Ready. But Are You REALLY Ready? (final steps to Rockin it)

Looks like yesterday’s post touched a nerve with a lot of you. It seems having to wear whatever can make you look somewhat presentable has been an ongoing problem for many. Trust me, I’ve know the feeling well at times.

But I have to ask you, are you really tired of it yet? I mean so tired of it that it makes you wanna scream, cry and go for a run all at once? I ask cause I’ve know that feeling too. Standing in my closet for the umpteenth time in a week staring at all the clothes that absolutely do not fit or if I can get them on, clothes I wouldn’t be caught dead wearing in public cause of the squuuuzzeeeeeeee and bulge effect going on. Ughhh……. It’s so frustrating. I have literally cried in my closet………and then gone out and ate a tub of ice cream, a small tub, but still. Lol. Hey I’m confessing. So really as tired as I was of it, I wasn’t tired enough to do what it took. I let hopelessness, laziness, embarrassment, the desire for the instant gratification of certain foods NOW and fear of failure keep me from fixing the problem. I let the momentary comfort of eating sweets (which by now you all know I LOVE), resting on the couch instead of cooking a meal and doing anything else instead of working out win over my supposed feeling of utter frustration.

Basically, I wasn’t sick and tired of being sick and tired just yet……..

But then. One day, I was. It was a simple as that. Only fitting into 2 huge skirts and 1 pair of stretchy pants that all had to be topped with enormous tunics so I walked around looking like a big box just wasn’t gonna work anymore. Period.

And so what I’m hoping is that at this very minute you are finally just like I was that day; sick and tired of being sick and tired.

Doesn’t matter if you’ve been working out and not seeing results cause you need to step up your game or you haven’t been doing anything up until know. If you are ready then it’s time. Now. Not “after the holidays” so you can pack on some more pounds. And I think the LBD Project is gonna be a really fun, motivating and rewarding way to do it.

Ok, so here are the final steps of the ‘5 Steps To Rockin Your Little Black Dress’

Step 4: Disaster Preparations – huh? Ok, week one, week two, all good. Most people can stick to a plan for that long. Weeks three, four and beyond, weeeeellllll…….all kinds of things start to happen at that point. I see it every day. Sometimes they are big things. But guess what? They will always happen. Someone will always be sick, a meeting will always run late, someone will ask a favor of you at the last minute. You’ll be invited to 3 parties in a weekend……stuff like that. It’s why you’ve never really reached your goal. These things pop up like they always do and always will and just like that you’re outta the game. So, you gotta think ahead. What is your resolve, what can you say, what will you do. How will you manage to do what’s important (be there for family) but still do the other thing that’s important (take care of you)? It’s possible, but you can’t fly by the seat of your pants. You gotta prepare: What are alternate time slots you can attend to get your workout in (even if it’s not your favorite), how can you politely let someone know that you will help them, but AFTER you get your workout in. Can you grocery shop online this week? What can you do at home to help off-set a missed workout with your trainers? That kind of thing. Think about it.

Step 5: Start! (My favorite) –Set your start date, get prepped and get going. Then, do yourself this favor; dive into it with all you’ve got. I don’t mean 3 hour workouts 7 days a week kind of dive in. I mean give it all you’ve got in terms of sticking to your plan and finishing what you start. Nothing happens overnight. It happens with consistency. All your daily efforts add up until one day they make an impact big enough for you to notice and for others to notice as well and that’s where the fun part begins. “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great” –Zig Ziglar.

So how about this for a start date; Monday November 28^th The LBD Project begins. This coming Monday the 21^st I’ll let you know how to get in on it.

P.S. I had planned to open the doors a little early on the LBD Project today but yesterday my sweet little dog Zoe got attacked by a dog so my day went all crazy (but I still got my workout in!). She’s sore and recovering and keeps looking at me with eyes that break my heart every time but I think she’ll be ok. Anyway, that just means you all have to wait til Monday, but it’ll be worth it ;).