It’s all relative….
It's all relative..
Having big goals is super necessary, but sometimes they need to be adjusted for reality.
While it sounds cool to push a message telling people they can ‘achieve any goal they are capable of thinking of’, unfortunately this is not the case. It is so easy to get caught up in all the ‘relentless positivity’ hype, that it is easy to get carried away and pin your hopes on some kind of crazy transformation happening with your job/personal life/physical or mental condition, that people ignore the fact that they still need to put in significant work. The bigger the goal, the more work is required!
The tumultuous events of the last 18 months are starting to take an obvious physical and mental toll on many of us. Conversations in recent times with a range of people keep coming back to the same 2-3 issues that are causing significant struggle.
- Weight gain. Typically anywhere from 5-10kgs over the past 18 months primarily due to being sedentary, comfort eating, and stress.
- Stress. Usually manifesting in elevated blood pressure, trouble sleeping, and trouble concentrating,
- Fatigue. The number of people asking ‘why am I always tired all the time? I struggle to make it through a regular day..’ is growing rapidly and becoming a cause for concern.
“Newsflash – if you’ve been out of shape for years, it’s going to take more than a couple of months to undo .”
Like it or not, circumstances at the moment are less than ideal for most of us. That is beyond our control.
What is not out of our control is how we respond and adapt to the situation we find ourselves in. Or how seriously we choose to be when trying to reverse/undo some of the unwanted side effects. Part of this involves being honest with ourselves when assessing our goals, and the timeframe and amount of effort we are prepared to devote to achieving them.
Newsflash – if you’ve been out of shape for years, it’s going to take more than a couple of months to undo that…..longterm body recomposition and the healthy indicators that accompany it aren’t achieved overnight. Instead of following a plan for 6 weeks, then chopping and changing because ‘after 2 months it hasn’t got me where I want to be’ or giving up altogether because ‘exercise doesn’t work for me’, the most important thing people need to do is stay the course, and don’t forget – you get out what you put in!