Excited and Scared

As I sit here thinking about the journey that lies ahead of me, and how I am going to work towards the goals I am setting myself, there are some things I am excited about, and some that I'm pretty nervous for. Fitness, the way I want to approach it, is honestly a way of life. I am not going to achieve what I am aiming for by going to the gym a few times a week then doing whatever I want for the rest of the day. I have to think about my eating habits, what I eat, my sleeping habits, and what effects my work, university and social life will have on my body. I've compiled a non-exhaustive list of some of the things I am most looking forward to, and some of the things I am worried about.

Excited about:

• Pushing my body and seeing how far it can go
• The great feeling I'll get every time I see an improvement
• Feeling much healthier in myself and hopefully looking healthier (hello improved skin condition from good diet and low alcohol!)
• Improving my focus on my goals - hopefully this will extend to other areas of my life such as uni work!
• Learning new things about my body and how to keep it healthy and fit
• Having a routine in life instead of wasting half the day in bed or not doing anything productive
• Trying new exercises and foods and seeing their effect on my body
• Hopefully other people's reactions to what I'm doing - vain I know but it's nice to have people see you're putting in hard work to achieve a goal

Scared about:

• Having to cut back on foods and activities I enjoy
• My degree taking a back-seat if I get too obsessed or if I end up not having enough energy for uni work
• Doing something wrong (an exercise, a diet, anything!) that will hinder my progress or that more advanced people would judge me for - I'm a complete amateur and I do worry that more advanced gym goers and competitors will laugh at what I'm trying to do or how I'm doing it
• Relationships and social life suffering - at university a lot of your social life is based around pretty unhealthy pastimes!
• Giving up

Looking at my lists there is so much more that I am looking forward to than I am worried about. And all the points I am worried about can be easily overcome.

There is one last thing I am really looking forward to - looking back in a few months time at how far I hopefully would have come, and knowing that I did that all by myself, for myself. 
Now I just have to get focused and get going!