By Trainer Jo.
I love training my women, but I so dislike their mindset when it comes to setting any goals and trying to achieve them. It seems if they can’t dive in head first with every drop of dedication, then there is no point. Why do we women feel if we can’t be perfect, why be at all? I call this the “all-or-nothing principle.” It’s just mindset of give 100% or nothing at all, no matter how much you want to achieve that goal.
The other month, an online client of mine was close to her goal weight, but ended up falling off the horse when she decided to go out and party (we live in Vegas if that tells you anything). Rather than recalculating her macros and adding some cardio to make up for the binge of beer, she got hard on herself and said screw it! I never did understand this all-or-nothing mindset we Americans have. It’s almost as if we’d rather just sit and do nothing than strive for a goal. Why is something so wrong with making a mistake? Is it that the further we move from God and Faith, the more “perfection” becomes standard? The “if you can’t do it right the first time, don’t do it at all” philosophy.. well, it’s bullshit in my book.
Fitness and weight loss is not about all or nothing. It’s not about being perfect to achieve aesthetic perfection. The biggest losers in weight loss can probably admit that somewhere on their path, they strayed, then returned immediately.
Why not step off to the side of the road to smell the roses? Take a sniff and get back on your path; don’t just give up and make a bed on the thorns!
About Trainer Jo – Las Vegas’ Premier Women’s Personal Trainer (Josephine Dalton)
AGE: 38
LOCATION: Las Vegas, NV
ROLES: Certified Personal Trainer & Sports Nutritionist, Fitness Blogger, Author, Pilates & Boot Camp Instructor, Bodybuilding Judge, Bikini Coach, FMI Presenter and Fitness Role Model
CLAIM TO FAME (in a nutshell):
Former high school star athlete, became a US Naval Advanced Electronics Specialist with a 6-pack, then medically retired in ’97, fell into clinical depression, abused cocaine & prescription meds. Her perfect fitness model body topped at 160-lbs in 2004. Upon taking a bet amongst some top trainers at the Sports Club LA, she lost 35-lbs of fat and gained 5-lbs of muscle, entered a bikini contest and took 2nd place. But it wasn’t until a failed suicide attempt in 2006 when she discovered her “feminine epiphany.” It has been a dream ever since. Find me at: http://trainerjo.com/blog/
