It's not always peaches and cream in the World_of_Fred... after yesterdays truly positive feedback came a dark stormy thundercloud in the name of weakened resolve.
Yep, you guessed it: I took one positive step forward and then two back on the nutrition front. Beer and Pizza took me 1,400 calories over my daily target, all in one evening of 'slippage'.
What does this mean for me? Well, it simply means that the next three days I have to be a little more careful in my food and beverage consumption. However, I'm not going to beat myself into submission or starvation, I'm not going to find myself another training session to try to burn off those extra calories.
Why not? Because even a healthy lifestyle will have the odd peak and trough; in reality you cannot force your body and head into an unrealistic set of daily expectation, most importantly you must not lose sight of the bigger picture. The long term goal requires long term commitments, allowing for bumps and hurdles along the way so that adjustments can be made in response to unexpected events.
My plans (nutrition, cardio and resistance training) all allow for 'tolerances' and enable me to forgive a slippage: I have this because I am keeping an eye on what I do, not only keeping an eye on what I do but responding to the feedback I receive in the results that I get. This is the only way of ensuring that I remain positive and focussed on my goals.
So, next time you have a slippage, make a note and move on: don't dwell too long on it, look to the next opportunity to improve and then you will succeed.
Something About Me
- Fred of Sydney
- Sydney, NSW, Australia
- 42 years old, waist size reduced from 110cm to a steady(ish) 85cm, Body fat down to 10% ish. Sharing how I did it, what I have learnt and how I am keeping it off, most of the time ;). I try to relay all the advice I get that works for me.