Failure is not Fatal!!!

"This home is in the possession of the mortgagee exercising power of sale"

We saw this sign this morning posted to a window on a smart little house as we did our morning walk. The house was tidy and had a solar power installed, air conditioning along with other improvements. We thought about the young family that the house was ideal for, the pride and joy in their first home, and wondered about the catastrophe in life, that caused them to default their home loan. And it got me thinking........

Extreme things can happen to people. Marriage Breakups, freak accidents, tough times, work issues etc.......But how many times have we been hit for six by something, and couldn't see our way out. Life can be tough at times, and how we face these challenges make us who we are. Do we face them alone, do we take charge, to do confide in trusted allies...DO WE GET UP!

Do you know someone who has stayed down? The mark of a person is not how successful they are, its how they respond when things aren't going their way. Do they stand and fight or surrender and let the world win. Its how many times we get back up, that counts. Successful people, never win 100% of the time. They ultimately win, because of how they respond to their losses and what they learn.

In weight transformation its the same. Have we slipped up occasionally? Probably all of us have. How did we respond? Did we defeat ourselves? Was it all to hard? OR did we dust ourselves off and get back on track immediately?

The choice is ultimately YOURS. YOU CHOOSE. Don't let others/events take that control out of your hands. There is no use blaming others, on your way to an early grave. See your way out....have your vision.....charge on to be the very best you can be.

Cheers
Curly

Xmas Excess

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Christmas has not been kind to me and the scales have shown that I am at my heaviest that I have been for over 2 years. Over 89kg, and while I certainly enjoyed myself, I acknowledge that I feel I have let myself down.

I am ready to focus from Mid-January, when I return from holidays and then I need to be more disciplined once I have churned through the additional weight.

I could use excuses......I changed stores, my mum passed away, I lost a lot of close things through some personal dramas.....but at the end of the day, no excuses for being unhealthy.

I will use this blog to maintain my focus and live up to what I say I will. I will also use the Bodytrim forum to post results. It is simply about getting some discipline back into my life, and look out for number 1.

Follow my progress here.

AWOL

Team,
Sorry I have been a bit AWOL recently. I hope this post will explain some of the reasons and I also hope that it provides some inspiration for what you can achieve once you have really committed to the BT lifestyle.

My life is at constant upheaval at the moment with huge moments of bittersweet. Over the last few weeks I have had the following:
- My 20th Wedding Anniversary
- My mum being put into palliative care with cancer on the liver, bowel, stomach and lungs
- My daughter graduating from High School

The Challenge Ahead

Been a bit busy lately...well actually for a long time it seems with a fair bit of my mind and working through some personal and work issues that have confronted me.

With all that, I signed up and committed to the BODYTRIM challenge with some huge prizes on . Focussed and supporting the BT team in the way of a weekly blog, I am hoping that this again consolidates BT as one of the best ways to drop weight and support a healthy weight. I get excited of the thousands of people doing this challenge and taking steps towards reaching their own goals.

So if you are looking for some additional motivation, click on the image above and lose your way towards some great prizes and more importantly, a better you!!!

Spring Update

Unfortunately at times, life gets hold of you, grabs you by the throat and slams you sideways against the wall. If you hit the deck at these times, the likelihood is that life can sometimes put its foot on your throat and go in for a killer punch. Life as you know, suddenly changes..... and you need to deal with it.

Thats was the scenario that I faced as I squared off with pressures at work and potentially a personal crisis. I achieved my goal and aims, reduced down to 82kg again, increased muscel tone and generally pumped about life in general.

I then took a break for a week to hit the ground running again, which seemed to be a great idea. This week caused some breakdowns at work and personal, which I've had no other option but to deal with them. This has caused me to put my own well-being at a secondary level for the last ten days. There is some light at the end of the tunnel and I see a resolution of both issues over the next week.

I understand that Bodytrim are just about to launch a new 12 week challenge process and I am looking forward to being involved if needed. Things will be sweet, and as soon as I jump over these hurdles....I'll be back. Till then my friends, Curly