Funny enough I took so long to read your post because I didn’t operationalize.
As someone who’s had similar goals (side projects, fitness) and who’s consumed a little too much self-help/personal growth books, I’d like to offer a little laissez-faire attitude.
Reading through your post I got tidbids of “I’m 80% there” and “hard to lose weight when I’m going out with friends” and I’m thinking to myself: “this guys got everything going for him I think he’s doing great”
Personally I too have a number in mind for this summer, and am still trying to post another blog, but I guess generally I’ve found myself more focused on consistency (gym going, eating healthier, meeting people) and being OK with some weight going up or down, as long as I’m trending in the right direction.
And with stuff like working out or losing weight I remind myself that I do it to feel better on a daily basis whether that’s hiking with friends or being able to eat some more (lol)
I guess mentally if I truly believe I’m heading in the right direction I’m OK with getting there eventually and slowly (especially since I’m at a similar 80% happy point), and that brings me some more inner peace rather than always thinking about the 20%.
Looking forward to hearing about the goal progress and congrats on the baby.
I think the issue for me is that I was idling around 85%, and now I've slipped to 80%. I am extremely cautious because slides like this can easily become much larger and harder to recover from!
I agree, a big part of the benefits of exercise in my eyes are the immediate mental health benefits. I do need to get out hiking more though!
Loved reading your article. Been there about target weight, but what I learnt once I reached my target weight is that it’s never enough haha. After that, I found myself asking what next. So I pivoted to other health related goals with a focus on performance… which I’m still working on in various degrees, viz pistol squats, muscle ups and handstands. Point is that, I suspect you might find yourself in a similar situation! I’m sure you’ll be happy to have good problems like that :)
Hey Reece.
Funny enough I took so long to read your post because I didn’t operationalize.
As someone who’s had similar goals (side projects, fitness) and who’s consumed a little too much self-help/personal growth books, I’d like to offer a little laissez-faire attitude.
Reading through your post I got tidbids of “I’m 80% there” and “hard to lose weight when I’m going out with friends” and I’m thinking to myself: “this guys got everything going for him I think he’s doing great”
Personally I too have a number in mind for this summer, and am still trying to post another blog, but I guess generally I’ve found myself more focused on consistency (gym going, eating healthier, meeting people) and being OK with some weight going up or down, as long as I’m trending in the right direction.
And with stuff like working out or losing weight I remind myself that I do it to feel better on a daily basis whether that’s hiking with friends or being able to eat some more (lol)
I guess mentally if I truly believe I’m heading in the right direction I’m OK with getting there eventually and slowly (especially since I’m at a similar 80% happy point), and that brings me some more inner peace rather than always thinking about the 20%.
Looking forward to hearing about the goal progress and congrats on the baby.
Thanks for the kind note Tai!
I think the issue for me is that I was idling around 85%, and now I've slipped to 80%. I am extremely cautious because slides like this can easily become much larger and harder to recover from!
I agree, a big part of the benefits of exercise in my eyes are the immediate mental health benefits. I do need to get out hiking more though!
Loved reading your article. Been there about target weight, but what I learnt once I reached my target weight is that it’s never enough haha. After that, I found myself asking what next. So I pivoted to other health related goals with a focus on performance… which I’m still working on in various degrees, viz pistol squats, muscle ups and handstands. Point is that, I suspect you might find yourself in a similar situation! I’m sure you’ll be happy to have good problems like that :)
I think that's exactly is, there is a tree and you just ought to start with the lowest hanging fruit.