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🟣 Struggling to get started?
you have a rabid badger problem 🦡
Right then my precious little profiterole…
If you're struggling to get started with your fitness journey right now.
Or you’ve been struggling for longer than it took Meredith and McDreamy to get together in Grey’s Anatomy (iykyk).
I need you to know something important.
It's not because you're a lazy little lima bean.
Or because you lack motivation (massively overrated).
It’s because that little fuck nugget of a brain of yours is actually doing it’s job.
Let me explain with a scenario that might make you cringe...
Imagine every time you went on a first date, something absolutely catastrophic happened.
You spilled red wine down your white top within the first five minutes.
You discovered halfway through dinner that you had spinach stuck in your teeth the entire time.
You accidentally called them by your ex's name. Twice.
You realised you were actually long lost cousins.
After a string of disasters like that, how would you feel about another date?
Probably the same way Nun’s feel about orgies.
Because your brain would be screaming "ABSOLUTELY FUCKING NOT" every time someone suggested setting you up.
Not because you don't want love, companionship, or a roll around to let off some steam.
But because your past experiences have taught you that dating = disaster.
Which is exactly what's happening with your fitness journey.
If every time you've tried to get fit in the past, something's gone tits up...
If you've been left feeling like a failure, frustrated, or completely burnt out...
Your brain has filed fitness under "ABSOLUTELY FUCKING NOT".
It's protecting you from the emotional shitstorm that comes with another failed attempt at losing weight.
Like the crushing disappointment of letting yourself down again.
Or the exhausting cycle of starting strong and crashing spectacularly.
So when you think about joining a gym or starting a new plan, your brain goes into full protection mode.
It starts feeding you perfectly logical-sounding reasons why now isn't the right time.
Some people would call these excuses.
But they're more than that.
This is your brain's last line of defence.
And it’s coming out swinging like a rabid badger to keep you safe.
So, once again…
You’re not being lazy.
And you don’t need motivation.
You need to understand that your inaction is a completely normal response to being let down in the past.
And now you can start to work with your brain instead of against it.
You can choose approaches that feel safe.
That build confidence instead of crushing it.
That prove to your brain that this time really can be different.
This is exactly what we focus on with our one to one online coaching clients.
Not just giving you another plan to follow.
But helping you rebuild that trust with yourself.
Showing you that fitness doesn't have to be a disaster waiting to happen.
So if you're ready to stop fighting with your brain and start working with it instead...
And if you want to finally break free from the cycle of starting and stopping...
Fill out this form and let's have a chat: Click this link you saucy little minx
Because you deserve to feel confident about taking action again.
And your brain deserves to learn that this time, things really can be different.
Big love,
Rachel 🥰