Thinking about re-starting?

[Guest guest]

Several people have mentioned lately that they are wanting or

planning to re-start their challenge because of various factors.

This seems to be a recurring theme that continues to come up. Here's

my thoughts on it....

First of all (as I said in an earlier post today) life does not hand

you any " Do Over " cards. This is exactly what Bill refers

to as adversity. This is also why he says to get over it and move

on, whether it was an unplanned Free Meal, an extra Free Day, a

missed workout or whatever. Three words: Get. Over. It.

Secondly, if you let yourself re-start something that you *committed*

to finishing in 12 weeks, then you have broken a self-promise.

Usually the most important self-promise that you can make when you

start a 12-week challenge is to simply *finish* it. Plus, it's like

Brett always says, it's not like there is any " end " to the 12 weeks,

you just go through your off-week and go right back into the Body-for-

Life-style.

Last, if you really think about it from an outside perspective, re-

starting is sort of a ridiculous concept. Case in point... in order

to get to work in the morning, you must leave your front door, walk

to your car, get in and drive to work, right? If you trip and fall

down halfway to your car, do you get up and continue on to your car,

or do you turn around, go back to the front door and start all over

again? See? Silly, isn't it!?!

NO ONE has a perfect challenge. Not even the BFL champions. So if

you are thinking of re-starting now, or at any point in the future,

don't do it. The feeling you will get from keeping your self-promise

and finishing what you started far outweighs the " fresh start

feeling " you *might* experience from starting over again. Trust me.

Jen B.

C5W5D1

[Guest guest]

Well put!! I couldn't agree more )

e

*this is where I would put my challenge stats but I'm on Free Week*

--- " Jen B. " wrote:

> Several people have mentioned lately that they are wanting or

> planning to re-start their challenge because of various factors.

> This seems to be a recurring theme that continues to come up. Here's

>

> my thoughts on it....

>

> First of all (as I said in an earlier post today) life does not hand

> you any " Do Over " cards. This is exactly what Bill refers

> to as adversity. This is also why he says to get over it and move

> on, whether it was an unplanned Free Meal, an extra Free Day, a

> missed workout or whatever. Three words: Get. Over. It.

>

> Secondly, if you let yourself re-start something that you *committed*

>

> to finishing in 12 weeks, then you have broken a self-promise.

> Usually the most important self-promise that you can make when you

> start a 12-week challenge is to simply *finish* it. Plus, it's like

> Brett always says, it's not like there is any " end " to the 12 weeks,

> you just go through your off-week and go right back into the

> Body-for-

> Life-style.

>

> Last, if you really think about it from an outside perspective, re-

> starting is sort of a ridiculous concept. Case in point... in order

> to get to work in the morning, you must leave your front door, walk

> to your car, get in and drive to work, right? If you trip and fall

> down halfway to your car, do you get up and continue on to your car,

> or do you turn around, go back to the front door and start all over

> again? See? Silly, isn't it!?!

>

> NO ONE has a perfect challenge. Not even the BFL champions. So if

> you are thinking of re-starting now, or at any point in the future,

> don't do it. The feeling you will get from keeping your self-promise

>

> and finishing what you started far outweighs the " fresh start

> feeling " you *might* experience from starting over again. Trust me.

>

>

> Jen B.

> C5W5D1

>

>

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[Guest guest]

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> Well put!! I couldn't agree more )

>

> e

> *this is where I would put my challenge stats but I'm on Free Week*

>

> --- " Jen B. " wrote:

> > Several people have mentioned lately that they are wanting or

> > planning to re-start their challenge because of various factors.

> > This seems to be a recurring theme that continues to come up. Here's

> >

> > my thoughts on it....

> >

> > First of all (as I said in an earlier post today) life does not hand

> > you any " Do Over " cards. This is exactly what Bill refers

> > to as adversity. This is also why he says to get over it and move

> > on, whether it was an unplanned Free Meal, an extra Free Day, a

> > missed workout or whatever. Three words: Get. Over. It.

> >

> > Secondly, if you let yourself re-start something that you *committed*

> >

> > to finishing in 12 weeks, then you have broken a self-promise.

> > Usually the most important self-promise that you can make when you

> > start a 12-week challenge is to simply *finish* it. Plus, it's like

> > Brett always says, it's not like there is any " end " to the 12 weeks,

> > you just go through your off-week and go right back into the

> > Body-for-

> > Life-style.

> >

> > Last, if you really think about it from an outside perspective, re-

> > starting is sort of a ridiculous concept. Case in point... in order

> > to get to work in the morning, you must leave your front door, walk

> > to your car, get in and drive to work, right? If you trip and fall

> > down halfway to your car, do you get up and continue on to your car,

> > or do you turn around, go back to the front door and start all over

> > again? See? Silly, isn't it!?!

> >

> > NO ONE has a perfect challenge. Not even the BFL champions. So if

> > you are thinking of re-starting now, or at any point in the future,

> > don't do it. The feeling you will get from keeping your self-promise

> >

> > and finishing what you started far outweighs the " fresh start

> > feeling " you *might* experience from starting over again. Trust me.

> >

> >

> > Jen B.

> > C5W5D1

[Guest guest]

Ditto everything Jen B. said!

--- " Jen B. " wrote:

> Several people have mentioned lately that they are

> wanting or

> planning to re-start their challenge because of

> various factors.

> This seems to be a recurring theme that continues to

> come up. Here's

> my thoughts on it....

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[Guest guest]

*poke*

smartass.

Wish that wasn't dripping with sarcasm.

*poke again*

RE: Re: Thinking about re-starting?

>>

>>

>> >WHAT???!???

>> >

>> >gasp

>> >

>> >I thought you *never* screwed up...

>> >

>> >oh my.

>> >

>> >My image of you is shattered. My BFL icon is no more.

>> >

>> >Oh, woe is me, woe is me. whatever will I do???

>> >

>> >Brett (sobbing)

>> >

>> > This

>> >> week I ended up with with a free day and 1/2. What did I do? Got up

>> >> and started week 5 of challenge 3. If I didn't just go on every time

>> >> I screwed up, I'd still be on week one (maybe 2) of challenge one.

>> >>

>> >> Lana

[Guest guest]

I trust you! Makes sense to me.

Andyman

> Several people have mentioned lately that they are wanting or

> planning to re-start their challenge because of various factors.

> This seems to be a recurring theme that continues to come up.

Here's

> my thoughts on it....

>

> First of all (as I said in an earlier post today) life does not

hand

> you any " Do Over " cards. This is exactly what Bill refers

> to as adversity. This is also why he says to get over it and move

> on, whether it was an unplanned Free Meal, an extra Free Day, a

> missed workout or whatever. Three words: Get. Over. It.

>

> Secondly, if you let yourself re-start something that you

*committed*

> to finishing in 12 weeks, then you have broken a self-promise.

> Usually the most important self-promise that you can make when you

> start a 12-week challenge is to simply *finish* it. Plus, it's

like

> Brett always says, it's not like there is any " end " to the 12

weeks,

> you just go through your off-week and go right back into the Body-

for-

> Life-style.

>

> Last, if you really think about it from an outside perspective, re-

> starting is sort of a ridiculous concept. Case in point... in

order

> to get to work in the morning, you must leave your front door, walk

> to your car, get in and drive to work, right? If you trip and fall

> down halfway to your car, do you get up and continue on to your

car,

> or do you turn around, go back to the front door and start all over

> again? See? Silly, isn't it!?!

>

> NO ONE has a perfect challenge. Not even the BFL champions. So if

> you are thinking of re-starting now, or at any point in the future,

> don't do it. The feeling you will get from keeping your self-

promise

> and finishing what you started far outweighs the " fresh start

> feeling " you *might* experience from starting over again. Trust me.

>

>

> Jen B.

> C5W5D1