Your good habits that you are developing right now have probably helped you to a body that is far more energetic, lower in body fat, stronger in both joint and bone strength, healthier all round, and generally i think everything is just “going a lot better” for you. Your body doesn’t really like spluttering around on poor fuel, it doesn’t like having to work very hard just to function, it likes being looked after, feeling good and the realities are that we take better care of our cars, dogs, and house better than we take care of our bodies, a lot of us anyway but not all of course!
The saying “if it aint broke, don’t fix it” is adopted by many of us. This means to some that we can drink and eat as much as we like, and as long as we can still do “normal” things, then where’s the problem!
The difference between doing these normal things in life and actually performing well can be quite staggering though.
Normal things may be going down the pub, cleaning your teeth, shaving, having a shower and going to work, that’s it no more!
Performing can be going to work and really excelling in your chosen environoment, it can mean actually working out and actually excelling at it too, it can mean having higher aspirations than “normal” people and actually achieving all or at least most of what you set out to do.
The difference between “normal” and performing can be quite amazing as you can see. Normal is simply surviving and hoping that no bad news comes around the corner, and performing is usually getting up and doing something, achieving it and once you do that, setting new goals and achieving the next standard.
When you are performing, the next rung up the ladder seems a natural process, and leaving the grass grow around your feet is simply not an option. The people who simply “function” in life are usually the complainers, the could have people, the should have people, the would have people, if things had just fallen into their lap, they would be “successful” too!
It’s a great sunday out there, had my run at 6.30am this morning, i feel so much better now and sunday from my view is looking pretty good! Sunday is always the day i try and relax but that still includes a run, anything that makes me feel better i try and do. It’s no hardship at all seriously, it’s actually a form a therapy for me and i’m sure many of you feel exactly the same.
When you get to this stage, exercise is an essential part of your life and you need it to feel good! This is a good thing trust me!! It’s just like cleaning your teeth, but about 10 times as enjoyable, especially as the spring is here officially i believe!!!
A great day to start your exercise ambitions, ot day 63 for a lot of you in your 84 days challenge to get into great shape!!
Last week was a disaster, Mon,Tues, Wed, ok diet wise but did no training. Thurs, Fri, Sat and 2day, awful diet wise and still no training. The thing was last Sun I had lost 2lbs and an inch off my waist, this Sun have put it all back and more, what a diff in a week makes, totally sabotaged myself. And be4 you ask Keri, I DONT KNOW WHY I DO IT. I am recalling something Cyril said once, about cheating when he is feeling tired or low, and he didnt know why he did it, and was really P****D OFF after, WELL DITTO. Going to get back into it 2mo, tho really my enthusiasum has disappeared , no where to b found
thats all done now jean, dont worry too much about it, you know and everyone knows how quick you can bounce back, you ALWAYS DO. Dont focus on the negative week last week, lets look to a fresh one this week and get it back straight away. The more you go through this process, the less likely it is to happen in the future. We all get bad days and good days, you are really good enough to have an amazing week this week coming, and i will bet with you that your enthusiasm is well and truly back by friday. Go outside all week long jean and you will feel better as the week goes on, come on lets do it!
yep well all have our downs jeany but think of the amount of up’s you have had i bet its far more than the downs.;-) went on the scales this morning just just my belly looked small and i’m over 18 stone only by 3lbs!!!!!!!!! but still cant get under the poxy thing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so i’m going to see if there’s anything else i can do.Wondering if i’m eating enough? take today for instance only had milkshake this morning and dinner this afternoon but nothing in between…..going to really give it a push to see if i can make a diff this week……
you are doing well cyril, dont starve yourself but keep your portions small, eat protein at most meals, exercise hard, drink plenty of water, it will come even if its frustrating at times!
Your waist down?
You’re right about jean, she can definitely do it and get back on course this week!
Hello there Jean. I got a feeling you and I are twins!!! You have just described precisely how I feel and it’s not good, is it?
Why is it that we have all this knowledge at our fingertips, the support of our Keri and the guys on here, yet still get it so very wrong? The self destruct button keeps getting pushed.
Why, Why, Why?!!
Keri told me to believe in myself, that I have achieved brilliant results in the past. Maybe that’s the problem. I have been there, done that and I am back where I started and it just seems like I am on a treadmill (pardon the pun) and have been all my adult life!!
I wake up thinking of losing weight and go to sleep thinking the same thing. That’s how it’s been for years and years and I am fed up of it.
Keri and several others I’m sure would say “Well do it then!!” but if you don’t have self belief and the mental strength to actually keep it going you fail time and time again.
I am so glad I have this blog to read and have you Jean, Cyril and most of all Keri to keep me coming back.
Jean, let’s get focused again. Just you and me. We ARE capable of achieving our best ever results. Lean on me, and I will lean on you and we will both become LEAN !! Get it??
I am away AGAIN tues to thurs, hotel again, and all that goes with it. I will be ok. I will think of you Jean, and next Sunday let’s report how our week has gone and how much better we are feeling!! Deal?
xxx
not sure dude about the waste. comfortable in 42″ but the 40″ stuff i wear is tight but i can get them on, where they could get anywhere near done up 🙂 but the belly still hangs over…….
i would maybe look at doing some body weight exercises like my inside workout too? intensity of your workouts are highly important, do you still make progress with your total gym, sounds as if you are?
how much in terms of percentage do you think you are improving a month would you say? or whatever terms you could use as a measuring stick, thats what you need to look at! if you improve each month, then you will ultra successful without doubt!
finding your way to be consistent is the true secret, that brings results over a lifetime!
great post debs and a true insight on what it feels like!
Thanx Cyril and Debs, really dont know why I do it, goin so good, its just unexplicable and does my head in. It seems everything in my life as to b goin sooooo well, the slightest thing to upset me and its game over, should’nt be sooooo WEAK. I know Keri has no patience so I dont other to blog, cant blame him he has heard it all b4, and makes his CRAP THRESHHOLD VERY LOW, if only we could all b as strong minded as him. Will try to get back on track this week, havent got my friend and running partner Jen anymore to get me out there, SHE HAS CYATICA and cant run, really miss her. Me too Debs, wake up thinking of weight loss and go to sleep thinking I WILL DO BETTER 2MO. Again WHY WHY WHY. I have been on a diet for over 40 years and unless you can be really strict and or get the balance right, it is very hard, again been there done that soooo many times, yes I would like to 9st 3lbs, but beginning to think it is unachievable AGAIN. Would like to b LEAN AGAIN Debs, have a big circle of friends but only mix with the ones I am comfortable with, and who dont judge me. Maybe I should mix with the other half, who would b critical, But I cant b doin with that. OK Debs, thanx for the support, it is a DEAL. Enjoy our week, and again, THANX. Jean xxxx
Cyril thanx mate, you are a STAR. How many times a day do you train? seriously, if it is just once, you may want to think about upping it to 2 sessions a day. a.m and p.m, keeps your metabolic rate UP when you train twice a day. I have done it and proved it to b right, but you have to b in the right frame of mind. The thing is that your body gets used to the level of training that you do, so you have to UP THE INTENSITY, you have nothing to lose Cyril, if you can do an hour in the morning and 45 mins in the afternoon, I dont know what you are doin mate but if you dont up the intensity you are staying at status quo, you have to really push yourself, I used to and those were the best results, but the motivation is hard to come by if you have no one on your tail, it is easy if you have someone knocking on your door. Anyway just a thought on why you are sticking, up your training intensity and keep the snacks coming. You of all people deserve to see improvements. Best wishes. Jean xxxxxx
i do have patience with you jean, even if it seems i dont at times. Would be out of a job very soon if i didnt have patience! i think if you did blog the moment itgoes down the pan for you, i think we could resurrect the situation quicker.
Most of my posting are for people in general, and not aimed at individual people so hope you didnt take anything the wrong way, believe it or not, a lot on here thinking im aiming at them and im truly not, thats just the way things seem to some.
Good luck and kick it off right today!
Really dont take it personally Keri, I know its not aimed at anyone in particular, and you are talking to everyone, hope I’m not that much of a narcissist. I could’nt have blogged if I wanted to, was not at home, and dont like to blog with only bad news, you have heard it all be4. Anyway Ke, wasnt as bad as I thought it was goin to b, have done a 45min run this morning and my breathing was on the same par as b4, waist and weight are back to what they were a week ago, so guess I got away with it after all. The last time I was in the caravan and was running my shins were painful, so this time I didnt do anything, no bike so couldnt cycle, goin to have to sort out a bike rack. Guess if I really wanted to I could have done something, excuses, I know
jean
your comments are always valued and you do speak for many, many people at times, you are honest as always and everyone loves that! I do know that everyone admires the effort you put in, the things you’re capable of in your workouts, and the hard work and pain you are willing to put yourself through. Life is more fun with you on here jean, and keep your thoughts coming, YOU ARE HELPING everyone, and its appreciated. Great work this morning by the way and have confidence in yourself! thanks for posting again.
Thanx Keri, I was suprised this a.m cos I thought that not having trained for 6 days I would suffer this morning with my breathing and movement, I thought as I was leaving the house I would be happy to just do 20mins, but I felt good so I carried on down to the Country Park. Guess it takes longer than 6 days to lose your conditioning. Goin to put last week behind me and go forward.
10.30 Breakfast, same old
12.00 friut
3.30 chicken salad with 2 small slices of granery bread
6pm nibbled on some chicken
have yet to have my evening meal, it will b a chicken dinner
Havent trained this afternoon, but worked just as hard in the garden, demolishing a shed and helping to build a safe enclosure for Jasmine’s 2 rabbits that we bought her for Easter, Bud is being a pain and trying to get at them. Cyril, hope you didnt mind me sticking my nose in yesterday, just trying to help you, know how heartbreaking it can be to work hard and get no results, my times, 1 hour a.m and 45mins p.m were just a guide of course, if you up the intensity you can shorten that as you know. I have now gone from 43inch waist to 37, and from 14st to 13st 2lbs, know it has been slow but I am in no hurry, will get there in the end. Hope your week is brill. Jean x