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There comes a point where playing it safe can actually start holding you back.
And I understand why you do it. Maybe you’ve had bad experiences with dieting, training too hard, feeling hungry, pushing yourself, or trying something that didn’t work. So naturally, you start protecting yourself. You tell yourself, “I need everything to be sustainable. I should never be hungry. Training shouldn’t feel too difficult. I shouldn’t go through stressful phases. I should always listen to how I feel in the moment.”
But sometimes, protecting yourself from every uncomfortable experience also means protecting yourself from experiences that could completely change your life.
You might be avoiding something because you’re afraid of the disappointment that could come with it. But what if it actually works? What if that challenging training block makes you stronger? What if pushing through a difficult phase teaches you what you’re capable of? What if trying something new gives you the confidence, knowledge, or progress you’ve been looking for all along? You’ll never know until you give yourself the opportunity to experience it.
And this is something I really want you to understand about your fitness journey: not everything has to feel good to be good for you. There is beauty in challenge. There is beauty in discomfort. There is beauty in going through difficult periods and coming out the other side with a better understanding of yourself.
Think about a butterfly. The transformation from a caterpillar into a butterfly isn’t effortless. It goes through an incredibly demanding process of metamorphosis. But without that process, there is no butterfly.
Your journey doesn’t have to be suffering all the time, and it shouldn’t be. But don’t become so afraid of discomfort that you never give yourself the chance to discover what you’re capable of.
Sometimes the thing you’re trying so hard to protect yourself from is the very thing that could help you grow.
And I understand why you do it. Maybe you’ve had bad experiences with dieting, training too hard, feeling hungry, pushing yourself, or trying something that didn’t work. So naturally, you start protecting yourself. You tell yourself, “I need everything to be sustainable. I should never be hungry. Training shouldn’t feel too difficult. I shouldn’t go through stressful phases. I should always listen to how I feel in the moment.”
But sometimes, protecting yourself from every uncomfortable experience also means protecting yourself from experiences that could completely change your life.
You might be avoiding something because you’re afraid of the disappointment that could come with it. But what if it actually works? What if that challenging training block makes you stronger? What if pushing through a difficult phase teaches you what you’re capable of? What if trying something new gives you the confidence, knowledge, or progress you’ve been looking for all along? You’ll never know until you give yourself the opportunity to experience it.
And this is something I really want you to understand about your fitness journey: not everything has to feel good to be good for you. There is beauty in challenge. There is beauty in discomfort. There is beauty in going through difficult periods and coming out the other side with a better understanding of yourself.
Think about a butterfly. The transformation from a caterpillar into a butterfly isn’t effortless. It goes through an incredibly demanding process of metamorphosis. But without that process, there is no butterfly.
Your journey doesn’t have to be suffering all the time, and it shouldn’t be. But don’t become so afraid of discomfort that you never give yourself the chance to discover what you’re capable of.
Sometimes the thing you’re trying so hard to protect yourself from is the very thing that could help you grow.
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