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I’m Calling it Quits

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Y’all I have to confess something. I feel like I have been sprinting for the past year in my self discovery and transformation process and I am tired. For the past several weeks, I keep telling my husband that I have a middle finger up to life right now.

“I am done. I am done with growing, I am done with progress. I’m done. I’m not getting anywhere, and nothing is happening.”

 

I am frustrated that I’m not moving forward quicker. Why am I not seeing more progress? I want to crawl inside a cave and calls it quits.

I remember being at a Tony Robbins conference last year and he was talking about the road to success. He mentioned that it’s not just a straight shot up, but rather you hit those plateaus or even valleys before you bump up to the next level. Just like this chart below.

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But I have to tell you, I’m not ok with this “in between” your successes part. I like progress and I like moving up! It feels good! However, I’ve been the same weight since October and haven’t lost any more weight. I’ve been diligently going to the gym and consciously eating. I’m so frustrated! What am I doing wrong?

My husband Chris always says, “What got your here, won’t get you there.” So this month, I did something radical.

I called it quits.

It’s not that I really have called it quits and am drooling on the couch eating bon bons, but I am listening to what my body is asking. I decided to go back to the beginning. I know that my recipe includes yoga, and I have not been doing any.

So I emailed my trainer and told him that I would not be working out with him for the next month.

And let me just say that I am terrified! Just by writing that email I feel like I have gained 20lbs. That little voice inside my head said “WHAT! Are you crazy! That is the only thing keeping you where you are. You don’t have any discipline. You are going to gain weight. This is a sign that you are lazy. I knew you would give up. I knew you couldn’t really handle it. You always fail. You are a failure.” And the list goes on and on.

Well I have some news for that voice, SHUT THE F UP!

We are so hard on ourselves, and we have to learn to trust what our bodies are asking for. My body is tired. I am tired. I need to hibernate, go to yoga, walk, reflect, meditate, heal and rest. That is what is going to move me forward in this stage of my journey. It feels counter intuitive to slow down to move up, but I know that is the secret for right now. Success is never what we think it will be. It’s never just that straight shot. It’s here, there and every where. I am ready to surrender to this process and stop kicking and screaming. I am ready to honor where I am and what I need at this moment. I am ok with hanging out in the dip – that plateau because I know it’s not forever and is part of the process. [quote]I am willing to take off the tennis shoes, place my bare feet on the dirt and breathe.[/quote]  And when it’s time to run again, I will be well hydrated, rested and ready.

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Give yourself permission to be exactly where you are. If your body wants to run, RUN! If your body needs rest, REST! We can’t move forward if we keep resisting this exact moment and stage in the journey we are in, where ever that might be. It’s time to surrender.


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