Make A Plan and Stick
With It.
One of the most common things non gym goers say to me is “I
wish I could be like you”, I don’t mean that in a vain way , what they really
mean is they wish they had the self discipline it takes to go to the gym
without fail, to not fall off the wagon when it comes to diet or to get up
before work at 4.a.m and do cardio
.
The things is, they all could, but they choose not to and
that’s the difference, it’s all down to choice.
If you want to lose weight (the most common thing I am asked
about) then you need to choose to eat the right foods and you need to choose to
get up and do more to expend the energy required to lose that weight or gain
that muscle you want.
There is no magic formula or pill.
You have to decide what is more important and make a plan to
reach that goal, it will take some sacrifice and maybe some rearranging of your
life. I don’t get up at 4.a.m to do cardio because I love it, I do it because I
want the results and after a near twelve hour work day with the commute I don’t
want to do it when I get home. So to fit it in before going to the gym and work
takes the sacrifice of going to bed at 9.p.m while the rest of the world enjoys
their evening.
Make your plan long term with short term achievable goals
built in, make milestones that you would like to achieve on the journey to your goal whatever it maybe, and I’m not
just talking about getting fit or losing weight , you can do this with any part
of your social, home or work life that
you choose to.
There will bumps in the road and at times you will need to
adapt, as Mike Tyson once famously said “Everybody has a plan until they get
punched in the face”.
A long term plan
allows for the odd hiccup but it’s what you do when it happens that counts and
where most people fall down. They don’t lose the desired weight for that week
so instead of adapting they revert to their old ways and set themselves back
further and maybe give in.
No matter what you want to achieve , be it bodybuilding,
losing weight or having a better work/lifestyle balance you first have to want it and then you have to
want it some more, because at the end of the day no one is going to achieve it
but you. Make a plan and stick with it.
The road to failure is paved with excuses, be better than yours.
