Barriers to change

So I think by now we've all realized that change is tough.  The most frustrating barriers are those that you do not have much control over.  My number 1 barrier right now is an injured tailbone.  It's just a bruised bone...I think.  As far as I know, I injured it over winter break (snowboarding) and I guess it never completely healed because it started flaring up again the last week or so.  I can still workout, I just have to be careful not to overdo it and hopefully I won't fall/re-injure myself before then.  Grrrr. 

This brings me to my next barrier: PATIENCE.  I've never been a really patient person so it's really hard to restrain myself and make sure I get better.  It's also really difficult to take my time stretching because I want to see results now! I've definitely pulled muscles in the past by pushing myself too far so I have to constantly remind myself that I'll see results over time.  **progress report: The splits are getting better, just not as easy as they were before.  I can do a scorpion on the left leg, but not comfortably yet and the right leg scorpion still needs some more work.**

The third barrier I discovered this weekend and relates to my new nutrition goal.  Traveling or even just not eating at home makes it much more difficult to stay "on track" when all kinds of other bad-for-you goodies are looking you in the face.  I bring this up because I went to see my family in Fresno and found it much harder to continue good eating habits since, obviously, I don't have any control over what they keep in the house.  It's not like I'm going to go spend money on my own food when I can eat their food for free right?  Dinners were good and it was definitely nice to have Daddy grill some steaks and veggies.  The hard part, though, was avoiding all the snack foods! My sister has a crazy sweet tooth so there were all kinds of treats. 

Back in my apartment, however, I have replaced flour tortillas with whole wheat, whole wheat bread with double fiber whole wheat bread, and bought an assortment of veggies for the week. :)