Aspen Club and Spa

Goal - 20/20/2=40. Lose 20 pounds in 20 weeks and compete 2 triathlon sprints by my 40th b-day on September 22!
Program - Fabulous and 40

Date - 5/23/07
Weeks left=16

Status as of week 4:
Pounds lost=6 left to lose-14)
Clothing sizes lost=1 (6 lbs. appears as more as I re-distribute fat to muscle)
Training= Hiking, weight training, and of course, cycling/jogging/swimming
Biggest training challenge - still running! work/life balance

Wellness Session #4 with Dirk:

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A TEST AND AN EXCUSE
Eating out and traveling - two glorious excuses to eat whatever and however much you want; right?! You just have to read any fashion magazine to know the extent dieters go to avoid these traps, from refusing invites all the way to refusing to participate in life!

Coaching session #4 - Learnings…
Having made great strides in training and weight loss I was torn between using my Florida vacation weekend as an excuse to overindulge or a test that I could choose to pass. We are conditioned to think of a test as a scary pass/fail experience, dry and void of fun and freedom; an opportunity to see how well you can conform, give up and endure. Dirk helped me imagine a test in a whole new way. “It’s a test and that’s OK!” A test can be an opportunity to actually think ahead, prove that your dreams are bigger than your immediate need for gratification, see what you’re made of. I was actually excited to ‘be the new me’ and step into that identity vs. falling into the old me when the trigger is pulled.

Making the decision ahead of time laid the groundwork for an easy and fun opportunity to anticipate, make great choices (mostly) and have a great time. I would say it was the perfect vacation for many reasons, but one of the biggest was how I felt about myself.

Fast forward to one week later…I’m back home and dare to step on the scale - and I lost a pound! I was truly amazed and proud and most importantly, inspired to look at all the many other excuses as a ‘test’. The new me thinks that’s just fine!