This week I started a new Beachbody program called Body Beast. The program is designed for muscle gain and with that, weight gain. This program is different from what I have previously done. Normally I am trying to trim the fat and lose weight, but I decided it was time for a change. And that scares me to death.....
I am scared to see the number on the scale rise instead of fall. I am scared that I will fail on this program and struggle again to lose the weight that I have worked so hard to keep off. Or even worse, what happens if I gain fat and can't lose it again?
Then I started to think, what if I never tried something new? I took a chance on P90X over 4 years ago and lost 105 lbs. If I never tried something new I would still be unhappy and overweight. I have a great support system in place, I'm surrounded by people in fitness groups that I host. I have cheerleaders now and great friends and family that are also trying something new and facing their fears. So why am I still scared?
I fear not reaching my goal or even worse taking steps backwards. But as they say, if the thought of how you reach a goal is not scary, you are not setting the bar high enough.
Stay tuned to see how this story ends......
