I was having a chat with a lady in the gym
She was “starting back” (AGAIN ;-))
I said “how’s the training going?”
She said “it’s ok at the minute, but ask me again in a couple of weeks”
I said, “Why, what do you mean?”
She said “every time I try to get fit and lose some weight
I do really well for a few weeks and then I usually get ill”
This is something which is VERY common
So as always I thought I would share some practical advice to make your life a bit easier
Here is the scenario…
You are all “ready and motivated” go on a stint of healthy eating AND exercise
You do well for a few weeks, even a month or more
Then you get ill
You take a week or two off, sometimes longer
before you know it you are having to START FROM SCRATCH AGAIN
Sound familiar?
Wanna know why this happens?
Let me explain…
Firstly and most importantly I would never criticise someone who has made the effort to stick to a regime for ANY period of time
That shows a desire to change and you can’t do much without that
But getting fit and healthy is not as straight forward as most people think
Otherwise more people would be in shape right?
You have to do things in the right order to get long lasting success
You need to point that enthusiasm of yours in the right direction
Just like when you build a house, if you get the order of events wrong
then you are in trouble further down the line
If you’re not healthy enough strict dieting AND intense exercise will make you ill
You have to reclaim your HEALTH first
(via sleep, reducing stress, not drinking like a fish, eating better, bla bla bla)
Then get fit AFTER that
People naturally associate losing weight with exercise AND dieting
And they combine the two together for maximum results, which is kinda right
But not right if you’re a BEGINNER
Diet AND exercise combined just burns you out and puts extra STRESS on your body
YES exercise CAN actually be a stressor for the body
AND make your immune system PLUMMET
that’s the reason the lady gets ill EVERYTIME she goes on a diet and exercises
Her immune system can’t take it just yet
she “runs herself down” by restricting her food and doing the exercise
She should just start a bit slower
(not to say it wont happen sometimes anyway but hopefully a bit further down the line)
She should NOT try to do it all in the first month
she should stick to healthy eating at first
The message today is to make sure you don’t go like a bull at a gate
Take your energy and enthusiasm you have to do exercise
and put it into learning how to make some CLEAN & tasty recipes, like these here
If you are serious about change and are in it for the LONG HAUL
it’s always worth taking some time to get HEALTHIER first
I want to know what your biggest struggles and frustrations are when trying to get healthier and back into shape
Comment below/email me and please let me know
Take care,
Rich
PS – next podcast is up, it’s an interview with a guy called Peter from New Zealand who used to work on a HUGE commercial orchard
We get lots of our apples from over there – It’s called “An Apple a Day & The Pesticides They Spray”, very interesting stuff, check it out here.