Not falling over in your programme can be the thing that differentiates you from most people who try to get into great shape.
By falling over I mean just keeping on training and eating well, and sometimes when you don’t even feel like it.
How many times have you got home from work, and its been freezing and wet outside, and you haven’t even got out of the chair because the thought of getting out and training in that weather seems so uninviting.
If you had only made that effort, then within 5 minutes of actually exercising, you would have been glad you did.
This is an example of not falling over!
If you are fully intending to eat well, especially in the week, then sometimes you can let a pizza night on a Tuesday throw you off good eating for the rest of the week.
There is no reason to do this, and getting back to good eating immediately on Wednesday morning would be the best thing to do, so many people though fall over and just write off the rest of the week!
A pizza occasionally can be good for you, helps keep your sanity and helps make you feel that you are not on some kind of ultra-strict diet, but you can still have a bit of what you fancy, its just that these days you are a bit more sensible when it comes to overdoing it in terms of portion size!
Another way to “fall over” in terms of progress is letting others put you off. You will always have comments off other people deriding what you are doing, and why don’t you be lazy and overeat/over drink instead?
Not falling over would involve you sticking to your guns, knowing that the path that you are on is the right one, no matter what negative people say, and you are going to see it through no matter what!!
These situations can happen any time and on multiple occasions, staying strong when you have a supposed reason to quit is the difference between successful and failing.
Keri
a work colleague, in his 50s, has told me he does not eat for two days a week, say a Monday and a Thursday, only drinks water and tea…what do you think? is this good for you?
I seen that online it is called INTERMITTENT FASTING. For 2 days a week you only have 3 to 4 hundred calories and drink plenty of water. I have been wondering the same, could that possibly be a good thing. It will b good to hear your thoughts on that Keri, although I think I know what you are goin to say, FAD, FAD, FAD
I know what you mean by NOT FALLING OVER Keri, I have been good this week so far, but we are goin to the caravan tomo, this is when I usually Fall Over, but I am determined not to this weekend, or all my hard work will be in vain. I have been saving up my points for the weekend, so I can have a bit more. We wont be goin out for a meal, I will be cooking myself, that way I can control what I eat, small changes make a difference.
disasterous strategy by your friend!
agreed jean, a totally nightmare strategy to follow and never works, and is classic yo-yo dieting!
have to say i have been hugely encouraged by your enthusiasm and efforts in the gym this week jean, long may it continue!!