Making Real Change

YIKES! I cannot believe how fast time can go by. I admit it, no excuses, I have seriously been slacking on my blog. I apologize to my faithful readers and am READY to share many exciting things with you.

Today marks exactly 10 days until my birthday, and 18 days until I reveal my before/after photos.

After announcing a few posts ago that I would put my pictures online, I immediately regretted it. (Psst...I announced it though knowing that I couldn't back out!) I started thinking about all my facebook "friends" who I may not truly know that have access to my blog or people that may be cruel or judgemental of my transformation. While I know that this little blog is far from getting huge publicity, it IS public.

You see putting yourself out there can be unnerving, scary...risky even.

As part of the fitness program Chris and I attend, you begin in a 10-week session. During this time you have a coach that is there to encourage and help you in developing this new lifestyle. This session I taken on that roll, and have a team of beautiful ladies and am so proud of their progress in just this first week.

They've reminded me of something though - Real change can ONLY occur when you abandon your comfort zone. Playing it safe is not an option if you want to have real change in your life. Sure, you can go slightly beyond your comfort zone, but then you're going to have slight changes.  When you unabashedly run after your goals and run far from your comfort zone, you will see huge changes. And, the farther you run from that comfort zone, the harder it is to go back.

Over the next 18 days, I am RUNNING after my goals and abandoning my comfort zone. I have my plan set. I have my accountability partner in place. I am NOT looking back.

Chris and I have become students of nutrition, and I am eager to share the next 18 days with you, including our menus and some tips based on our findings. We are especially being mindful of the amount of sugar in things - watch for those hidden ones! If you have any favorite recipes or food prep tips, please email me at level10day@gmail.com

I may even feature your recipe in my next post!

I am doing this and SO CAN YOU! Make it a Level 10 Day!