Sue Crutcher's Blog

This week has been yet ANOTHER lesson in paying more attention to details, intention, setting goals and putting steps in place to achieve a goal.

ALWAYS remember – the universe can have a perverse sense of humour at times.

So, back a couple weeks ago, I was in Tucson, Arizona at Kendall Summerhawk’s Money, Marketing and Soul Intensive (which was great btw) and I booked an appointment with Terry Hickey, Master NLP coach. We discussed, among other things, me losing weight. It should be easy. I’m a certified personal trainer. I know the theory and the practice. I also knew I had a mental trigger; I knew when and where it was formed; and I knew exactly what my thought process was in that moment. In other words, we had all the knowledge to solve this problem. We spent a good portion of our appointment on this issue and I came away feeling that the goal I set during the session was definitely attainable.

Here’s where things went badly.

I got home. I thought about getting back into the gym. I found a great full-body workout plan. I read it over a few times. I book marked it in the magazine.

Did I take action? No.

I watched my food intake, reduced it slightly; did some garden cleanup; drank more water. That’s about it.

A week, Tuesday, after the session with Terry, I was down 8 lbs! I was impressed. I finally reached one of those nasty ‘threshold’ numbers that are so hard to cross. I was feeling quite chipper and proud of myself for getting such a great return on such little effort!

I should have caught on right here. But I missed the clue.

Then Friday rolled around and, out of the blue, I’m flat on my back with zero energy, a nasty piercing headache behind the eyes and a sore throat. No warning. I spent the weekend in bed and on the couch, in the throws of the flu, eating very little and generally, having a ‘pity party’.

Another week, Tuesday, and I’m now down another 3 pounds. Not because I did my workout, but simply because I had no appetite and I lost weight due to evaporation from having a high fever and chills.

 Today, Thursday, I finally realized that YET AGAIN the universe had supplied the answer I had asked for. I have lost 11 pounds to date. That’s over 30% of my goal – an excellent and expedient achievement! I do celebrate the accomplishment. And, I am mindful that YET AGAIN the result was not in the form I expected. YET AGAIN the result arrived in a more painful manner than necessary.

Like a close friend of mine would say: “It’s a quick way to lose weight, but I wouldn’t recommend it for everyone.” This quote came after he lost 30 lbs from having surgery, where they sliced him stem to stern, removed his gallbladder, a big chunk of bowel, performed a colostomy and dealt with him having 3 heart attacks during the surgery. That put him on his back for almost 2 weeks and slowed him down a lot. Thankfully, he’s a tough bear, and managed to pull through.

Anyway, you think I’d learn! This is not a new lesson for me. It’s an oft-recurring lesson. BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR. You’ll get it – just not in the form you were expecting. Be very specific in both the ‘pros’ and ‘cons’ of your request. Do not make requests lightly.

Naturally, like always, once I figured out what was going on – I made a decision. What a surprise! This is exactly what is required as a starting point.

And, now, I’ve put the first step into action. This is very important. There MUST be action toward a goal. The action may be in the form of a micro-baby step but it must be an action.

My training schedule is drawn up, the weights are lined up, I’ve cancelled clients and all activities for the rest of the week, and the plan for this weekend is R&R (rest and recuperate). That’s it … just resting (hopefully, my husband will keep bringing me my miniscule bowls of soup with one cracker and lots of water).

Looking forward to reporting continued weight loss and increased energy and health next week!

Sue

Tags: action, celebrate, goal, goal setting, Goals, intention, NLP, Terry Hickey, universe, weight loss

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