For those of you who haven’t heard of Bodyboss, Google it.
It is essentially a 12 week fitness programme designed for fat loss and
strength gain, and has a very good track record (pardon the pun.) I was sold
because of the success stories; if it worked for hundreds of women it can work
for me too, right?
So why would I choose to put myself through this? For one
thing, I don’t like the way my body looks. For another, I know I’m not very fit
and would lie to be again. I have been in the past and I know it is one of the
best feelings, to have full use of your body, to be alert and energised all the
time and feeling physically like you can go and do. As opposed to me currently
where I’m almost always tired, stressed, and just plain weary. So I want to
regain a hold of my body. Step one of the ‘back on track’ business.
So, for my 24th Birthday my mum got me the
Bodyboss book. I was very excited to start, being very clear of my end goal –
slender, powerful, radient.
I have a size 12 figure, and I am physically healthy. Sure,
I have fatty bits and wobbly bits but I think that’s healthy too. I know I am
also quite powerfully built, which I get from my Granny; we are strong, solid
people. All these things are important to know about yourself before you start
setting goals. We need to take time to know ourselves, something the media is
very good at disregarding completely, something that makes me very angry, but
that’s another story. The point is, I will never be a size 8, and that’s ok. I
will never be petite, or willowy, and that’s ok too. What I want to get out of
Bodyboss is to lose my rolls and become lean, which is achievable. Bring it on.
Some things work for some people. Other things work for
others people. The important thing is not to compare ourselves to others,
because that sets an unrealistic target for ourselves and if we fail to achieve
the unachievable, we feel bad. Why do that to ourselves. Your life goes at your
pace; the key is not stopping or giving up.
That’s the idea anyway. I predict that if you follow my
posts over the next 12 weeks I will contradict that a few times but hey, I’m
only human. So here goes.
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