It’s Good Friday, and to some that means a lot. I’m one of those as today is the day that Jesus died on the cross to save sinners like you and me. How amazing is that? And in 3 days, he rose from the grave. The true Easter story – one of love, sacrifice, mercy and forgiveness. However, today I’m sticking with the Fitness Friday theme. In my last blog I mentioned that I was thinking of giving up some of the many challenges I’ve given myself this year. How many of you guessed that 75 Soft would be one of them? Well, not entirely. We are pressing pause, maybe.
Why I’m Pressing Pause. Maybe.
So, I was going to title this blog, pressing pause on 75 Soft. However, I stopped to think about it a bit more. What is really holding me back from being successful with 75 Soft? Me. I can blame time, my job, and my crazy life. But it all boils down to me. I make my own decisions. It’s not my job that stops me from cooking a meal I bought ingredients for. No, that’s me deciding not to cook. It’s not a lack of time that keeps me from working out. Again, that’s me not wanting to workout.
What I Need to Change
So, how can I avoid pressing pause on 75 Soft? Well, let’s think about all of the challenges that I’ve given myself. Read 50 books this year – I need to read everyday for 75 Soft. Run a 10k run – I need to exercise and stretch to do that successfully. Finish my cookbooks so I can get more – I need to eat better. So, that’s 3 goals that are perfectly tied in with 75 Soft. The push up challenge – add that to my daily workout, or have it completed if the workout contains push-ups. Again – why would I give up 75 Soft then?
Pressing Pause?
You know what, I’m not pressing pause on 75 Soft. I’m not going to continue either. I’m starting over. Today will mark the new day 1 of 75 soft. Am I excited about starting all over? Not really, but I’m going to look at the positive side of this. This is not a punishment, but a chance to do better. I have a chance to improve my success in this challenge. And, it’s better than giving up. I am not going to quit. What kind of inspiration would I be then? So, let’s start over and do better.
Accountability
I need better accountability, so I’m going to snag one of the rules from 75 Hard. A progress photo every day. Instead of just taking a photo and storing it away for a potential before and after, I will be posting my progress photos every day on my social media, which I’ll link below. I will try to take it at the beginning of each day, before I eat and drink anything, but I’m not going to put too much pressure there. After all, that was my downfall with the first attempt. If you don’t see it, please call me out. You are all now my new accountability partners.
Are You In?
Maybe you want to give it a go. Some of you are probably wondering how I could fail at such an easy challenge. Do better than me. Maybe you want to try something similar, but are a bit intimidated by the whole thing. Modify it. Pick something to work at for the next 75 days. That’s what my friend did. She modified it to fit her goals, and where she is at in life. That’s great! You are capable of so much. So am I. We just need to believe in ourselves. No more pressing pause on our goals. Let’s do this. After all – anything can happen if we try.
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