I grew up in a fairly religious household, and while I don’t practice many of the religious traditions I grew up with, I always found the idea of confession interesting.
On the one hand, I felt terrified confessing my sins to someone many decades older than me (I’d love to remember the “terrible” sins that 9 year-old Bennett confessed to, I simply don’t remember them)!
But on the other hand, it always felt rejuvenating.
Confession released my mind of anything that had been weighing me down. I always felt physically lighter, and able to focus on more important tasks without dwelling on the mistakes I’d made.
In creating this page I’ve attempted to combine the benefits of confession (the feeling of being released and the ability to move forward with your life) without the terrifying aspects of confession (the shame and guilt that come with having to publicly disclose your mistakes to someone you respect).
In short, this space is for you, not me.
So here’s how the Anonymous Health & Fitness Confessional is going to work.
Let’s say you…
- …jumped off the wagon for a reward meal, only to see the wagon leave you in the dust.
- …chose the regular beer when a gluten-free beer was available.
- …committed to exercising 3x a week and didn’t even go once.
And maybe you’re sitting around, beating yourself up. Wishing that you’d made different choices in the past, knowing that the past is gone and can’t be changed, but somehow letting it drag you down nonetheless.
I suggest you load up this page – takeyourbodybacknow.com/confessional – confess your health and fitness “sins,” and what you’re going to do differently starting TODAY.
The twist is, you’re not confessing them to anyone but yourself, no one will know you’re the one who posted something on this page (not even me).
To ensure your post is anonymous, type the following in the identifying fields below the text box:
Name: Anonymous
Email: anonymous@anonymous.com
If you don’t see those options, check the upper right-hand corner of the screen and make sure you’re logged out before posting!
MY CONFESSION
I’ve consumed WAY more coffee lately than I know is good for me (sometimes 3 servings a day)!
It’s easy for me to rationalize because coffee “is high in antioxidants, the overall body of evidence points to the fact that it’s healthy, and look at how productive I am when I consume it!”
But the way I know that I PERSONALLY shouldn’t be consuming this much coffee is that it starts out as a “nice to have” and after a few days of consuming coffee it turns into a “NEED to have.”
GOING FORWARD
For the next week I’m only going to drink 1 serving of coffee a day (morning or evening, my choice) and if I need energy I’ll either drink tea or take a nap!
No doing much exercise yet. No mental will to do do. Sad!
Drank very good whisky for 4 days straight. Small volumes, but need to cut it out!
Had 2 days of reward meals!!!