The first of the month should definitely be all about positive change for you. You have just got over January and the extreme cold, so the road should be a lot more clear for you now. The obstacles are there to be overcome and they will test your resolve. The good news is that every time you get over these obstacles, you will become more adept at overcoming them in the future.
There’s an old saying that says that giving in to obstacles is simply taking your eye off your overall goals. Losing sight of what you really want is a quick way of achieving nothing with your training programme. Your motivation goes straight away and the thought of training on a wet and foggy day such as today becomes almost impossible.
Some people remember their goals by posting photos of themselves in shape on the fridge, or even post photos of themselves OUT of shape on the fridge, so it makes them realise daily how being out of shape really makes them feel. None of us want to be called overweight, fat, obese or any other such term that makes us feel so worthless. This is when depression can hit and send us in to a far worse situation, the time has to be now to get yourself out of this trap, if you are there in the first place of course!!!!
Society can be a cruel judge unfortunately but there are a thousand more reasons why we should look to be slimmer, fitter and healthier.
We always talk about on here about the importance of eating well not just to look slimmer or at an “ideal weight”, its about how we look on the inside too, perhaps even more important that everything inside is functioning at its full capacity!!!
The reality is that if we look good on the inside, we will look good on the outside every time, and the chances of us suffering from ill health come down dramatically. This is the most sensible way to look at your health and fitness programme, or the likelihood of you getting caught up with faddy diets etc will go up quickly.
At the first of the month then, concentrate on what you’re putting into your body and decide is it really going to do you good or not? If its natural, then chances are it definitely will.
This is an excellent self-administered test that you can use anytime, so you’re only cheating yourself if you try to talk yourself into fatty/sugary food on a regular basis, and you notice quickly anyway because you will start piling on needless bodyweight again!!!
