I have been sharing a lot about my gym journey, this week I have completed week twenty-two of going to the gym.

I have missed one week because I was at a school camp and that’s okay.

I met up with my trainer a few weeks ago and worked out some goals for the gym.

I am working towards a photo shot and then maybe…………… competing.

What!

It is all about stepping out of my comfort zone and doing things differently.

My trainer has now given me a meal plan to follow and oh my goodness.

I said to my trainer I thought I was eating enough but I haven’t been, he said I have been telling you that.

It is challenging me, which is good because it pushes me out of my comfort zone.

I have been saying to myself have faith and trust the process.

I have to trust my trainer and my meal plan.

It is not an overnight change but a process.

I am just taking one day at a time and focusing on that.

I am focusing on one meal at a time.

Food is fuel.

I am learning a lot on my gym journey.

I am still at the gym Monday to Friday and I am loving starting the day that way.

This week I have to share that I leg pressed 57.5 kilos.

Yes!

Trust the process.

Lean into the process.

Try new things.

Be confident.

It is a process.

This is my journey.

What is something that you are trusting the process with?

Will share more soon.

This year as you know I am working on self-care for myself because let’s be honest, I didn’t do it very well at all last year or the beginning of this year.

I needed to take action.

I needed to change how I went about making goals and achieving them.

I am someone who needs accountability for my goals.

I really do and I will admit it.

I can achieve them when I know that there is someone who can help me and guide me in the right direction.

What holds me back from reaching my goals?

Well let me give you some reasons that are on my list-

• I am afraid of failure
• I am afraid that I will not get it right
• I am afraid of looking like an imposter
• I am afraid of not being perfect
• I am afraid of looking silly
• I am afraid of getting things wrong
• I am afraid of making a mistake
• I am afraid of people judging me
• I am afraid of my judgement of myself
• Sometimes I am just afraid
• Sometimes I just don’t believe in myself
• I am impatient with myself
• I feel like I should know it straight away
• I feel inadequate
• I feel like I don’t have the skills

Should I go on?

No, we need to stop that inner critic, we all have one.

You know that little voice that can either set you up well, that can encourage and help you with your goals or the one that tears you down.

We have a choice of which one to listen to every day.

I have two mentors that I am very grateful for and for different areas in my life.

I have a Personal Trainer for my gym journey and I am very grateful for him. I meet every few weeks for a session and then I work on my own. I have a program in which I can record my sessions and this encourages me.

Do I think I know what I am doing?

No, but I have someone that I can check if what I am doing is helping me move forward with my goals.

My goal for the gym is to work towards a photo shoot and then the next step is to work towards a competition.

What!

This is why I need someone that I can be accountable to.

I need someone who can see the road ahead more clearly than I can.

My other Mentor is my music mentor who I have known now since 2008. She is in Melbourne and we catch up now by Zoom.

She helps me with my creative goals, for example speaking, singing and writing.

I started back up with her a few months ago and there is progress.

I also have another writer friend who lives in Perth and we catch up for coffee and talk about writing and other things.

I know for me that this just works.

All of my mentors came into my life at just the right time.

I am very grateful for them.

2023 is looking and feeling very different to last year.

I am working towards new goals and have support from my mentors.

Today I have completed week twenty-one of my gym journey.

Wow!

What have I learnt from the journey so far?

Quite a bit.

I have to be organised, I am now at the gym 5 mornings a week and this is non-negotiable for me.

I joined a new gym about 14 weeks ago as my trainer moved gyms.

I am grateful for my trainer as I am someone who needs to have someone with who I can be accountable for my goals.

It is working.

I have made new goals with my trainer for the next few months, which I am excited about.

I started at the gym because I wanted to focus on self-care, which to be honest I didn’t really do that well last year.

Last year was difficult.

My word for the year is self-care.

I knew I needed to focus on caring about myself this year.

Going to the gym in the morning before work sets me up for the day.

I know that I have given myself some time before I go and care for others.

I know I have taken time to focus on a goal I want to achieve.

I know that I can push myself in the gym and see progress.

I know that I need to be kind to myself as I go.

I know that I am getting stronger and this is also mentally.

I know that I look forward to my workout.

I know that I really enjoy my time at the gym.

I know that if I can commit to going to the gym in Winter when it was dark, wet and cold, then bring on Spring.

I know that now I am committed.

I know that this is a priority for me.

I know that I probably need to stop buying new gym clothes, maybe.

I know that going in the morning is the best time for me, I tried going after work and it didn’t happen.

I know that I still have so much to learn.

I know that I am looking forward to seeing my progress in the next few months.

I am excited to see what happens.

What is a goal that you have been working on this year?

I would love to hear from you, let’s encourage one another.

Will share more soon.