Dec 13th
Most conversations I have with everyone at the gym are very positive, I tell you how well you are doing, what you can work on to do even better, and point out the things that you could never do in the past but are second nature now.
Whilst I hope that positivity sticks, I also get a reply off many of you “well thats fine, but I still can’t do this or that”.
This is sign of continuous self-doubt and whilst we all have moments of this, it can hurt our confidence and our willingness to take on new tasks, and really believe we have actually come a very long way already, however much success we have had in the past.
There is failure in every workout and it is GOOD for you.
Think of your weight training, you can only do so many reps before you have to put the weight down, that is failure technically of course but if you are doing much easier than a month ago, it is total SUCCESS in my view.
Plenty of you have started on the bike and only lasted 3 mins first time for example, and then a few sessions later 10 mins seems relatively easy, but some of you still won’t give yourself credit.
What you have to realise is at the gym there is ALWAYS another level to go to, and it will seem tough and it will never happen, and to get there we have to practice having a go at it, and expect to “fail” before you have success because growth is never possible without risk, effort, disappointment and fighting back sometimes against the odds (these are often the sweetest victories).
Realise how far you have come, praise yourself for your non-stop effort throughout the year, and celebrate how incredibly better you now feel.
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Dec 11th
IT’S NOT YOUR FAULT YOU ARE OVERWEIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lots of recent studies show us ultra processed food is highly addictive and purposely designed that way by the food companies.
Lots of recent studies also show us that ultra processed food has the same addiction rates as cocaine, around 20% of those who try it.
Another horrid figure, 22% of human beings who die on our planet die so through a poor diet, more than tobacco, alcohol and everything else.
It is true when you walk in a supermarket, the vast majority of those aisles are full of ultra processed food that is purposely created to make us not only like it, but also designed to EAT MORE of it.
You ARE NOT to blame if you keep eating this stuff, just like the person who starts smoking and suddenly finds they can’t stop, but all the foods, chemicals and all sorts of stuff created in a lab are there to deliver the elements in that food to get you instantly hooked.
It is true that eating healthier whole foods is a bit more “unsexy”, especially at this time of year, but you will likely eat far less in terms of overall calories, overall sugar and overall chemicals that is doing you ZERO favours, and remain FULLER for longer if you eat foods in their natural form.
I urge you to not blame yourself any longer for the damage that food may have done to you and made you sick maybe, but it’s time to fight back.
THERE IS is another way, if there’s one gift you can give to your family is realising that whole foods in their natural form is the best way to go, not only to get in better physical condition, but to end FOR GOOD the conversations “I got to go on a diet again”, and the endless lose weight/pile on weight cycle that will inevitably promote.
We will back you all the way to change.