no excuses

 I, like many of us, used to be able to eat anything and everything and never gain weight, and I did. I love sweets, and have never had an issue with the amount of kilos of sugar I’ve consumed until a few years ago. Thankfully I have always loved to exercise and as I got older have a respect for my body as I need it to hang around for quite some time. 

There are a million reasons why we gain weight as we age and a million theories on how we should go about losing it. Each of us is different and each of us needs to to do what works for us. But most of us find reasons why we cannot lose weight: 

 It's too hard...................... but being sick is much much harder.

I don't have time................get up earlier

I hate the gym....................go for a walk

It's too hot to be outside (I do feel your pain) ........go out early in the morning

I need help........................YouTube literally has 1000's of videos.

but, but, but, but. there are no valid reasons. You only have one body and one life.

Start small. find someone who you can start a whatsapp group with and check in each morning. I started a group a few years ago and we started with a squat challenge and from there it just morphed into each of us doing some form of exercise daily, sometimes we would throw in a challenge and sometimes we were each doing our own thing but every single day we checked in and said what we had done, however small and the rest of us cheered like we had just reached the summit of Everest. really, we did. We stuck at it for months. And some people fell buy the roadside and guess what? They are still in the same shape as they were then and we are not.

I watch a lot of YouTube videos, I lift weights but not massive ones, I use resistance bands, I follow the same people all the time and do a variety of different workouts and in addition I have dropped the sweets from my diet and added a lot more protein, but don't panic, I treat myself to cake, or chocolate occasionally.

I started my recent challenge after someone I met through IIN who had just had a baby was starting one and I have a wedding to go to in September and do not want to look like a potato in my dress. 

If you want to join me in a fun and individual exercise group drop a comment below we can create something together. Even if you are walking it is so good to be held accountable. Come on lets go. The days are going to pass whether you are getting fit or sitting still so why not start?

If something is truly important to you, you make it a priority if it isn't, you make excuses!