So how’s your summer going? The 84 day challenge was intense, but many of you who followed it at least 50% of the time really did well, and lifted your standards to another level. This has to be a huge positive and will help give you the confidence and foundation to try new things in your exercise plan, and even higher standards with your eating maybe?
The impression I get off some of you though is that the summer has been like swimming through treacle at times.
Lets go through the excuses, sorry I mean “reasons”!
Its been too warm
Ive lost focus
Ive lost my drive
Ive lost my confidence again
I don’t have any time any more to be fit!
My training partner has quit
I have a bad shoulder/knee/elbow
ALL of these reasons/excuses can be overcome and you really don’t want it badly enough if you can’t see through any of these “obstacles”.
Im not making light of any of this, but I do know a lot of people who overcome far greater things to exercise and eat well, and don’t get blasted with booze and sausages/bacon just because its warm and “I had to have a barbecue”!
Nothing wrong with a barbecue but everything doesn’t have to be like new year’s eve parties every time! Barbecuing can be a very healthy way of cooking, and it was interesting to see last weekend’s research on the news that sausages and bacon were the most likely cause of heart disease and blood pressure in most adults, out of all meats that is. Nothing wrong with them now and again but when they’re in your diet most days, its time to get a grip!
The other reasons like losing your confidence, drive, energy AND time can be sorted out surely. Isn’t it time you grabbed this summer by the horns and made this your greatest summer?!!!
If you tell me right now its not that easy, well lets talk about it and make your argument stand up! I bet it won’t to some scrutiny?!!
Most of you know all this stuff anyway, it really has been a case of implementing it, isn’t that the case?
When I first started this thing, I always banged on about being consistent, eating breakfast every day, snacking healthily, eating protein with most meals, drinking plenty of water through the day, exercising with purpose, sleeping well etc etc.
If you get all of these basics in most of the time, you’re going to be pretty good at this thing called health and fitness.
Lets keep it simple, do your best and keep giving some feedback, it is appreciated!
well considering i couldn’t wait for the nice weather seems to me i’m a cold,damp,wet rainy type of trainer 🙂 still guilty of not getting enough water inside me though……My training partner has quit never had one of these.buti’ve been up there with a bad back,this poxy achillies of mine but the rubbing did stop me big time.COS IT KILLED STILLING DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 but its just tender now….:-)
never try to work thru pain cyril and your achilles needs to be watched. try and do what you can and see how we can progress from here, but safety is name of the game!
keep us informed of your progress!
think back to enjoying the bike again.had a nice ride this morning and all weekend.TG tomorrow cos of the rain in the morning and we’ll be beaching it in the afternoon 🙂
thats a big hurdle you’ve got over there cyril, should be a great week coming up with the sunny weather and warmer temperatures!