January 30, 2026 “It Wasn’t As Bad As I Thought”
We’ve officially stepped into Week 4, and with just two weeks left, the most common thing I hear right about now is:
👉🏽 “It wasn’t as bad as I thought.”
I hear this phrase constantly in fitness, in wellness, and honestly, in life.
Fear Has a Funny Way of Lying to Us
In our Wellness Center, I see it all the time.
Clients walk in nervous about getting a shot. Childhood memories, past trauma tied to needles, anxiety, so they are completely against it…until we talk through it.
And after a Vitamin B12, Vitamin D3, or any wellness injection, the reaction is almost always the same:
- “Oh… that was it?”
- “You already finished?”
- “That wasn’t as bad as I thought.”
And then comes the exhale. The relief.The gratitude for not letting fear win.
Fitness Works the Same Way
One client recently wrote in her fitness journal about taking a Spin class for the first time. She was nervous. She expected misery.
She feared the saddle soreness 🍑 would be more unbearable, than the workout itself.
But afterward, her words reflected a different story:
- “It wasn’t as bad as I thought.”
- “I actually felt amazing like a runner’s high.”
- “My butt hurt a little, but it wasn’t what I imagined.”
- “If I keep coming, I hear that goes away… and I’m looking forward to the next class.”
✨ That’s growth in real time.
We See What We Want to See
I’ll never forget a phone call from a woman who needed to lose a significant amount of weight and was managing high blood pressure and diabetes.
She only wanted to do classes which is great!
However, I explained she needed a structured program - nutrition, accountability, and measured progression, something that could help her body heal and possibly reduce medications.
Her response?
“I follow you on social media. I see y’all running… and I can’t run.”
I said:
“Do you also see the people walking?”
Because the truth is:
People see what aligns with their fears.
They overlook what challenges their assumptions.
And they avoid what makes them uncomfortable.
One Size Does NOT Fit All at TFC
At TFC:
- Some walk
- Some trot
- Some jog
- Some are true runners
And every single one of them belongs.
I’m a nurse first, always.
Every person gets assessed.
Every body gets respected.
No one is gets shoved into a pace or program that isn’t right for them.
The goal is not perfection.
The goal is participation.
The Real Lesson of Week 4
Most of the things we avoid:
- Aren’t as scary
- Aren’t as painful
- Aren’t as impossible
as we’ve convinced ourselves they are.
Growth lives outside of comfort zones.
It lives in the stretch.
In the try.
In the moment you realize:
👉🏽 “It wasn’t as bad as I thought.”
With Two Weeks Left, I Challenge You To:
- Try the class you've been avoiding
- Trust the process and give yourself some grace
- Lean into the discomfort
- Stop letting fear decide for you
Because the hardest part is almost always just starting.
No Mess. Just progress. 💜
