Un-comfort Zone

How true is this?!  Every time I see it, it hits home.  It’s so easy to get comfortable in our lives and everyday routine that we really just get complacent.  Go through the motions day in and out.  About 6 month ago..I decided to get out of my fitness comfort zone.  Some friends of mine had been talking to me for a while about Crossfit.  I always blew it off.  I was never much of a weightlifter, always been a runner.  I could literally run for miles and miles and miles, but ask me to lift 20 lbs and it wasn’t happening.  I was SO scared the first time I went.  I don’t know what any of this stuff is, they’ll laugh at me, I have zero strength.  Whew, I’ll never forget it.

So, I got this email a few weeks ago, and couldn’t believe it’s been six months since I started!  Time flies when you’re having fun.  The changes in my body the last 6 months have been so rewarding, but what’s even better than that is the boost in my confidence.  I’ve always been super hard on myself, a perfectionist, and if I’m not really good at something I hate it.  Well I’m not really good at crossfit.  I’m just okay at best.  However, I’ve done some things that mentally I never thought I could do.  I’ve overcame that voice in my head telling me I couldn’t do something.  You know that feeling you get when you have proven a point?  That’s how I feel almost every time I leave because I do more weight or a movement I never thought I’d do.  

I say all this not to say you should try crossfit (but you should) but to say that you should try something that may not be what you’re comfortable with.  If you aren’t happy with yourself, do something to change it.  Get out of your comfort zone…you might love the changes that happen with your body, but I’d bet even more that you’ll love what happens mentally!  Don’t know until you try.

Make time, not excuses.

Cheers!