Don't panic I'm not about to go off into too much of a babbling monologue of philosophy, but I am going to show you how mindfulness can be applied to help you achieve your fitness goals.
If you're on a diet plan you might feel like all your hard work is about to start unravelling in front of you. 'Tis the season to be jolly after all.
Being too shy to try something new is entirely normal. You're not a freak or a misfit, you're not socially inept and it's not something you can't change.
Excuses are funny little things really. You make a plea of bargain to yourself to allow yourself to do (or not do) something. Even if ultimately that excuse is stopping you from achieving a bigger goal and you know it's counter productive.