Fit to Print Volume 25 Issue 1 March 2016 | Page 22

M e m b e r Pe r s p e c t i v e

by Dolores Falco

Back on Track
Sticking With the Process
kids. Let's face it, life happens,
workouts get missed, and we need to
make room for these obstacles. In the
end, they are learning tools and will
help me get stronger and get to my
goals. Even a failure, or what we deem
to be a failure, is a learning tool, a new
opportunity to make adjustments and
re-approach our goals. At the end of
each month I like to post what I did,
even if I didn't hit that goal, and
reassess what I need to do to make the
next goal. This is something that works
for me, but it might not work for
everyone.

Dolores on the Superfunctional

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ristotle once said, “You are never
too old to set another goal or to
dream a new dream”, and this is so
on target. Another year has started,
another winter has come to pass with
many resolutions thrown to the wayside
from people thinking they are too old for
this or don't have the time to commit or
simply don't want to. It is so easy to make
excuses, but I won't. I still haven't hit my
100lb loss goal, have come close, but then
life gets in my way, and I have to fight
even harder. Nothing is easy about getting
healthy and maintaining a healthy
lifestyle, but I set a goal for myself, and I
am going to do it – NO EXCUSES. I am not
as young as I once was, with all the energy
in the world. I am a 42-year-old woman
(yes I just stated my age), and I think I
look pretty damn good for my age, better
than I thought I would. I still have work to
do, pounds to lose, muscle to gain, goals
to meet, dreams to dream and promises to
renew to myself. Truth is none of us are
getting any younger, but I do all I can to
get stronger and healthier with each day,
each workout and each meal.
Forget about the resolutions that I made.
Every month and every week I set new
goals for myself, and to hold myself
accountable I like to post them on
Facebook, where everyone can see them. I
post about what I am doing, how many
pounds I need to lose for the month and
changes I need to make to hit my goals.
Obviously, being a wife and a mom of 3
young boys, I have to make room for life
and for some failures. Like getting sick
with pneumonia (which has set me back
weeks), over-indulging over the holidays,
school issues or Dr. appointments for the

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I was so close to hitting the 100lb loss
mark, and couldn't wait to finally hit
that goal. But then I got sick with
pneumonia, together with my youngest
son. That took me out for a good 2 to 3
weeks. I couldn't believe that with all
the clean eating and all the exercising I
do that I even got that sick. I ended up
putting back on a couple of pounds. Of
course, it upset me, but what was I
going to do, I could barely breathe and
had no energy. I did everything that my
doctor told me to do, rested up, and
when I finally felt better and could
breathe (a very important life
function!), I finally got back to my
routine. My stamina is still not where it
was before the illness, but I don't let it
get in my way. I power through, take
rests when needed and get right back
into it. It is so important to listen to
your body, take your cues, and when
you cannot do something, realize that
maybe it is time to rest and reset. I
don't' look at this as a failure or a
defeat. Obviously, my body needed the
rest and to reset to help me attain my
goals.
I weigh in every Monday with Eileen and
then get my butt kicked with some
serious strength training, usually 2-3
times per week. Eileen is such a
Godsend and an essential person in my
journey. She helps me reassess and
figure out what I need to do to reach my
goals, then motivates me in the right
way F