Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway (With A Big Smile On Your Face!)

Since trimming down in weight I love challenges now, without challenges in my life I get bored and I get trapped and feel like I am treading water and not making a difference and growing.Now some of my challenges are bigger than others, I like to pick challenges which scare me and excite me at the same time, now when I got slim I went on a six month 'bender' and did a lot of very silly things but in hindsight they scared and excited me at the same time.

When I sorted myself out and got back on an even level then I have continued to do some big challenges, my first was to run a race ! So I did the great south run, now I was scared I would never complete it but I was excited and what it might be like so I did it and completed it. I then decided to climb Mt Kilimanjaro, as it terrified me but also fascinated me at the same time and I completed it.

Now with my photo shoot next month I am exactly the same, the thought of getting my kit off in front of total strangers makes me feel nervous and excited all at once and it is a powerful mix. I got sent a link yesterday to the new male section of this site --> Mighty Aphrodite Men Section Now I love the idea of doing it but also I am panicking but in a good way! Because we need challenges! We need to grow and push ourselves otherwise everything can become a little mundane in our lives.

When I look back now to the end of September 2005 and when I started my last ever diet was the sense of anticipation mixed with butterflies and apprehension, it was a very powerful and heady mix, the fact that I E-mailed my department telling them I was going to be slim when I still weighed nearly 25 stone made some of them raise eyebrows but it was a challenge and it was never in doubt I would complete it.

Eyes on the prize and let nothing and nobody stand in your way, especially yourself !