People
often talk to me about getting frustrated or upset when they are seeing results
as expected, fall of the healthy eat wagon or even when they encounter an
exercise that they can’t to do. I tell them that it’s great that they’ve decided
to lead\live a healthy lifestyle and found exercise that is going to help them
to progress to a new level of fitness and strength, as the case maybe.
You are
following your healthy meal plan, exercising and doing everything right in
general next you know, one piece of cake turns into six, one scoop of ice cream
turns into a bowl, and start beating yourself hard on where you went wrong. When
you have a dieting relapse, what’s important is know what to do when it
happens. Find out the trigger, are you being too strict (putting yourself into deprivation
mind-set) yourself? Stress? Lost motivation? Learn your triggers and pick yourself you by
changing relationship with food and making the right choices!
I
struggled for long with burpees, high knees, push ups and running, my
resistance and endurance level used to be very weak when it comes to these
exercises, but I kept chipping little efforts and relishing every small progress
and I found that, although it was awe-inspiring to eventually master the moves,
the biggest prizes were picked up along the way.
It’s really
important to realize that it’s not about being able to do a particular
exercise, that’s probably not your real goal but training to be able to do that
exercise so that you gain the benefits you’re wanting.
What you truly
want is perhaps some combination of getting healthier, fitter and stronger,
maybe lose fat, sculpt/tone your body, gain more confidence, have more energy, move
better, or just generally to improve the way you feel about your body and
yourself.
These
things don’t suddenly manifest when you pass the threshold of being able to do
a particular exercise or complete a particular workout. They happen gradually
as you strive towards being able to do more.
Don’t get
frustrated about not being “good” at any exercise. Keep practicing and know
that every time you reach that point of “failure” you’re exactly in the right
place, doing what it takes to achieve the body you want.
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