How many of you are hovering 10 pounds to a stone above your best and can’t seem to do anything about it?
Here’s my guess on why.
Are you just showing up for workouts going through the motions maybe?
Have you forgotten how good it feel likes to be at your best?
Have you lost your confidence in your physical ability? Are those hills you used to go up suddenly “off limits”?
Is it easier now to be a little bit overweight, maybe the effort of being at your best now is “too much”?
The great news is that we all go through such situations and we all need to snap out of this thinking as soon as posible.
That initial uncomfortable period of finally getting your best “head on” only lasts around a week, after that you wll have regained the desire needed to get those extra pounds off.
I’m talking about getting back up those hills, getting back on the bike maybe, being more active full stop.
This will then lead to better and better performances. For instance, you may get back to doing sprints up hills but how much effort are you REALLY putting in to them. Is it simply a matter of gettiing to 6 0r 8 0r even 10 sprints, but not worrying how fast you are going?
Once you get back to worrying about your performance and really wanting to get 100% out of yourself again, this is when those extra 10 pounds to a stone will come off. Your body will recognise the big efforts again, and adjust itself accordingly. Lower body fat will have to happen, more toned muscles will have to happen, better lung capacity will have to happen, a stronger more efficient heart ready for anything will happen once again!
You will start to feel alive again and realise that getting back to your best wasn’t mission impossible after all!
A dry 3 days coming up believe it or not so lets make the most of it!!!
Hi Keri. Yep the weather has been flippin awful and it really does change my attitude to everything. Managed a pound off last week and I will be honest and admit that it was more to do with luck than workouts.
I don’t know where my motivation and self belief have gone. My diet is not bad, I find myself thinking “Would Keri eat this?” and if the answer is “NO!!” then I avoid it. (Most of the time)
You talk about going through the motions and not really putting in the effort and you are spot on, a half hearted workout is not the way to go. I just find it really difficult to keep the momentum going and at the moment I am doing nothing. Not a damn thing. I am fed up with myself and my lethargy. I feel and look FAT and get very annoyed with myself when I remember how great I used to feel.
How do you keep yourself so upbeat and ready for training Keri?
Wishing for that magic pill !!!!!!!!
Debx
hi debs, you need to get back onto it and having an upbeat attitude isnt always easy but you do get one as long as you practice it daily.
it took me a very long time to do this, ignoring lots of negativity along the way.
im very glad every day to go to work for instance because theres many people lost their jobs and about to as the news tells us every day, so we have to be grateful.
i am working harder than ever now to keep my current strong situation going, and things touch wood are still going well.
everyone needs an upbeat attitude and its up to me to help people get one.
unfortunately, its just as easy to develop a downbeat attitude and i notice this more and more given the economic recession which is terrible.
Do me a favour debs and do a workout today, and tell me how you got on later, you have to get going again so lets show what you can do again, because at one time, you were highly impressive and you can be again no doubt!
Thank you Keri. Just read your message and promise to workout in the morning. It is so easy NOT to do it and then beat myself up for it. Sounds crazy when you say it out loud but it’s a fact.
I have noticed that I get tired a lot quicker, and as you blogged yesterday, a healthy worker is a motivated worker. Being self employed like yourself it is extra important to be motivated and to be healthy so as not to lose work. I have only lost 5 days work in 17 years of the business, I am lucky that I am a healthy person, but as I get older I can forsee problems if I don’t change.
Thanks again for your support through this website.
I will report in tomorrow night.
Debx
thanks debs, and you have every reason to fix the situation, and get back to the old you!!!