Be Prepared To Get Uncomfortable
By admin | May 21, 2009
If you have recently started a new diet or exercise program, what you will probably notice in the first couple weeks is that you are pretty uncomfortable both mentally and physically. Good!!! I’m glad, in fact the more uncomfortable you are, the better! Wow, am I a sick little puppy or what? No here’s the deal, Change makes people uncomfortable, You, Me, and Everyone I’ve ever met, gets uncomfortable to some degree, when it comes to changing their habit patterns.
Look at yourself in the mirror right now, Yes Now……… If you are completely satisfied with what you see and feel, Fantastic, don’t change a thing about your current lifestyle.
However if you see something that you would like different, then here’s the deal. You cannot keep doing what you are currently doing and expect to get a different result.
We’ve all heard the saying “the definition of insanity is”; continuing to do the same thing over and over again and expecting to get a different result.
Let that sink in for a second. If you keep eating the same things you always eat, keep drinking the same things you always drink, keep working out at the same level of intensity you always work out at, You will get exactly the same result you have always gotten. Look at yourself right now, Yes again……. You have created the body you currently have with the way you eat, the way you drink, and the amount you move. If you are happy with your body, keep doing what you’ve been doing. If you are not happy with the way you look and feel then BE PREPARED TO GET UNCOMFORTABLE because your current lifestyle is going to have to change.
Journaling is a way to expedite the change and ease the uncomfortable feeling. Here are some notes as to how to journal your food intake as well as your exercise program.
Food Journaling:
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write down the time you ate (this is almost as important as what you ate) Eating every 3 hours will help keep your blood sugar levels stable, when your blood sugar levels are stable your body sends out a signal, in the form of hormones, that tells your body it is ok to release and burn fat.
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What you ate (if you had a chicken sandwich, write down details like whether it was fried or grilled, mayo or not, etc.)
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What you drank (how much water, alcohol, juice, soda, tea, coffee, etc.)
- Keep your journal with you at all times and write it down as you eat it. Trying to remember what you ate at the end of the day is almost useless.
Journaling your exercise:
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Very simple did you workout or not
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What was your RPE (rate of perceived exertion) in other words how hard did you work out, 1 being you went for a stroll – 10 being you puked, you worked out so hard, Hint, Hint don’t do 1 or 10 very often
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Journal improvements (every day write down something you did well that day)
- Write down specifics (for instance if you run 3 miles write down how long it took you each time you do it.)
Good luck!
Molli
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