It’s time to get brutally honest

Many of you know I won a spot in the The Kilted Coaches‘ 12 week everLEaN program which starts TOMORROW! Hell yeah! I was so excited to find out I won a spot I did a little dance (yes, I friggin’ well danced a jig in my kitchen!)  I’ve been looking forward to the program because even though I’m working towards a half marathon in October, I’m not as strong as I would like and my eating isn’t as tidy as I would like, either. So,  Woo hoo! Bring it on! right? Then today Coach Stephen sent me a message reminding me to take my before photos and record my measurements. Am I the only person who shivers at the thought of putting yourself out there like this? Especially putting your before photos AND measurements out there to two uber-handsome kilted muscle men?!?!?

Also, part of the deal is to participate in their weekly Facebook Lives and discuss my progress and issues with fitness, nutrition, and mindset. That means my face and body and weight and my struggles and challenges will be broadcast around the world to every kilt fan.

How come I’m NOT freaking out and quietly hiding under a kilted rock instead of participating?

I’m a pretty positive person, so I haven’t forgotten that my achievements and successes over the next 12 weeks will also be broadcast and celebrated. If you’ve scrolled through my Instagram gallery, you’ll see that I spend a lot of time encouraging others to #loveyourselffirst so it’s time for me to buck up and walk the walk!

What does that mean exactly?

I will be posting my progress photos and measurements to The Kilted Coaches app as required by the program, but I will also post them here for all of you to see. I will be posting all of my progress photos and body measurements for all of you to see. I need to put myself out there if I expect anyone else to do the same. I’m ready to get honest with where I am in my fitness and nutrition and I want to be honest with my audience.

Stephen and Rab have asked us to set goals for the program and aside from my obvious goal of crossing the finish line of my first half-marathon, here a few goals I need support in achieving:

1. drink 2700mL water EVERY SINGLE DAY
2. consume a serving of protein at every meal
3. consume 5 servings of vegetables (no substituting fruit for a veggie, either!)

I will include other goals as the program progresses, but I think this is a good challenge for week 1 especially since I find water so freaking boring to drink, I forget about protein all.the.time, and I don’t always find veggies fun. Deep breath…here goes nothing!