Tiger Woods 'n Me!

Well, as expected it was windy yesterday so the Killer 300 KB workout my boyfriend did on Saturday will have to wait till this afternoon! It was also SUNNY, I felt like I was back in Egypt, not on the Sarf Coast of England...

Cruising along in the sunshine I remembered that the last time I actually windsurfed was over the Bank Holiday weekend, which was less than 3 weeks after my most recent knee op, despite the fact that I was told to be doing not a lot for about 8 weeks! And I thought about Tiger Woods, who has obviously been suffering a lot with his knee at the mo (he's had similar work done to me, and listened to the docs about as much as me: I had a major knee op where I was meant to be off sport etc for a year, but in 7 months I was in a National Wave Sailing competition in Tiree (the Inner Hebrides!) for the Tiree Wave Classic.

Despite being diagnosed with a stress fracture to his left tibia three weeks ago and advised to take three weeks on crutches followed by three weeks of rest, Wood's response was "I'm playing the US Open and I'm going to win." And win he did.

So why am I wiffling on about Tiger Woods and trying to make like I have anything in common with him at all? Well, Tiger battled through the pain to succeed at all costs. He had his goal in mind and was going to reach that goal whatever it took. It meant more to him than the pain of the knee (and while I'd ALWAYS recommend you give injuries time to heal, I think often we are over cautious in this area: bubble-wrapping injuries is not the answer and can create more problems than it solves.) But my main reason for mentioning this at all was how Tiger's attitide is applicable to fat loss, especially post-baby.

So many of my clients are women who want their bodies back after having babies. But time and time again I hear the almost accepted mantra: 'of course I'll never get my flat abs back', but this is simply not the case. If you need proof, check out the abs on the fittest yummy mummy around, Holly Rigsby. She puts most pre-baby abs to shame (mine included!) and is living proof (along with her army of FYM supporters!) that you do not need to listen to the doubters and the naysayers. There are countless stories of people who recovered from injuries 'against all odds' - perhaps the odds are as they are because most people don't have the focus, drive and committment to succeed. If you do, then anything is possible, whether that be getting six pack abs or becoming a Fit Yummy Mummy or both!