Emily mastered the art of stalling.
Not because she was lazy.
Not because she didn’t want to change.
But because fear is loud, and excuses feel safe.
Emily was 38, a mother of two, a former athlete in “another lifetime,” and someone who swore every Monday would be her new beginning.
She had good intentions.
But intentions don’t create transformation.
Action does, and action terrified her.
The Day She pulled into the parking lot… and Froze
She sat in her car for 12 minutes.
Engine running. Heart racing.
She watched other people walk in confidently, laughing, high-fiving, totally at ease.
Her brain started firing off objections like a machine gun:
• “I need to get in shape first before I join.”
• “What if everyone is fitter than me?”
• “I don’t have the time.”
• “This probably isn’t the right moment. I should think about it more.”
• “I’ve failed before, what if I fail again?”
The final thought hit the hardest:
“What if I’m just not the kind of person who can change anymore?”
She put her car in reverse.
She was ready to leave.
Again.
Then Something Unexpected Happened
A SOLDIERFIT coach walked outside, saw her, and simply waved.
A simple human moment.
Emily rolled her window down and blurted out,
“I think I need this, but I’m scared.”
The coach smiled and said,
“If you weren’t scared, it wouldn’t matter to you.
Come inside. You don’t have to be in shape to start. You just have to walk through the door.”
That was the moment everything shifted.
Not because the fear disappeared.
But because she chose courage over excuses.
Emily’s First Week Wasn’t Perfect, but here’s what it was..
She couldn’t finish every round.
She modified nearly every movement.
She felt out of breath, out of shape, and out of her comfort zone.
But she also felt:
• Encouraged
• Welcomed
• Seen
• Supported
• Capable
No one judged her.
No one compared reps or bodies.
No one made her feel behind.
If anything, they made her feel like she belonged.
And for the first time in years… she believed she could do this.
The Excuses Didn’t Disappear, She did this instead….
Every day she used to say:
“I don’t have time.”
Now she said,
“I’m making time, because I matter.”
Every week she used to say:
“I’ll start next Monday.”
Now she said,
“I started already. I’m not going backward.”
Every month she used to say:
“I want to think about it.”
Now she laughed at that phrase because she realized:
Thinking about it never changed anything. Doing did.
She Stopped listening to her excuses and everything changed!
Six Weeks Later, this is how she felt….
Not because she became perfect…
because she became consistent.
And consistency was something she never believed she was capable of… until she proved herself wrong. All it took was a helping hand and for her to believe in herself!
Her clothes fit better.
Her confidence shot up.
Her kids kept asking why she was smiling more.
She had more energy at work.
Her anxiety dropped.
She started craving workouts.
She started believing in herself again.
Three Months Later, She Said Something That Stopped Her Coach in His Tracks..
During cool-down, Emily said:
“I almost didn’t walk in that first day. I almost let my excuses talk me out of the best decision I’ve ever made.”
She realized the “I want to think about it” voice was never her logical brain.
It was fear pretending to protect her.
Fear pretending she wasn’t ready.
Fear pretending she needed more time.
But fear was lying.
She was ready the whole time.
She just needed a push and a place that didn’t let her quit on herself.
What If YOU Are Exactly Where Emily Was?
Sitting in your car. Sitting in your House. Sitting at your Job…
Thinking about it.
Convincing yourself you’ll start later.
Telling yourself you need to be fitter, thinner, more motivated, more ready.
But here’s the truth:
No one is “ready.” You get ready by starting.
Emily wasn’t ready either but starting changed her entire life.
Here is the key…
You don’t need:
• More time
• More motivation
• More thinking
You need action.
You need accountability.
You need a community that won’t let you quit in Phase 2.
You need a program that builds your confidence step by step.
And that’s exactly what SOLDIERFIT is.
If you’ve been “thinking about it,” remember this:
Emily thought about it for years.
But she only changed once she walked through the door.
The best decision of her life started with 10 seconds of courage.
Yours can too.
Your story starts the moment you stop thinking and start doing.
Walk through the door.