Pick yourself up, try again!

I believe that everything happens for a reason.

Well, I believe this most of the time. Sometimes, just horrible, tragic things happen, and I don’t believe they happen to shape anyone’s future or make someone stronger. They’re just shocking, horrible tragedies.

But mostly, I believe it.

Touch wood, so far in my life I’ve not been knocked on my bum with anything serious or tragic. But even from the small knocks I’ve experienced or hurdles I’ve faced, I truly do believe that they’ve shaped me and quite possibly made me a better, stronger person. At the time the kicks in the face can feel devastating, but mostly I’m thankful for them, in hindsight.

And as I get older, I am getting much better at recognising that a shitty experience can be happening for the greater good. I’m aware of it during the bad times, as well as afterward, which is good progress I think!

In terms of a fitness or weight loss journey – I think we all need to realise that we stumble and fall for a reason. It helps us practise bouncing back and become stronger. Regardless of who you are and how strong you think you might be, a weight loss mission will always come with some set-backs. So learning to deal with them will be nothing but positive.

Unfornatley though, often we see the hurdles as a reason to give up. We tell ourselves that we’re failures, and figure it’s all to hard to maintain and get results. This is a huge part of why most people don’t see their weight loss through to the end, instead they have a stumble, and quit. It’s not meant to be easy, if it were easy we’d all be in great shape. So take the good with the bad, and you’ll get there in the end.

Next time you have a set-back, don’t see it as a reason to stop trying, learn from it and move on. When I was learning to water-ski years ago, my Dad would always say “If you don’t fall, you’ll never get better” (this was to stop me cracking the shits every time I fell) – but he was right, falling teaches you what not to do next time. Falling also makes you human, and that’s important.

So no matter how bleak things may look when you’re in the middle of a slump or you’ve had a big set-back, believe that it’s making you stronger and setting you up for big things!

Keep your chin up, tell yourself it’s part of the process, and don’t quit!!

Have a great day,

Paula