With all the hard training and eating well, I managed to get to a point where I was “OK” with what I looked like, but I was nowhere near what I actually wanted to be at (is anyone ever happy with how they look?). As I write this, I realize that my goal wasn’t realistic at all. I had been drinking beer and eating like crap for the past 3 or 4 weeks and to all of a sudden turn around and try to lose 5-6 pounds in a two week span after treating my body like that, wasn’t going to happen no matter how hard I trained. People try to do this kind of thing all the time to fit in those jeans or that dress before a big event and unfortunately a lot of the time it’s in an unhealthy manner. What you need know is that if you’re going to set goals for yourself in anything you do, not just in fitness, make sure that they’re realistic and that you’re not setting yourself up to fail. Setting your goals too high and in the end failing can set you back further than when you started.
I don’t usually do this in my posts, but I’m going to ask you to take a minute to comment on here and tell me what your most recent goal was/is. Have you attained it? Is it realistic? If it isn’t/wasn’t attainable, did you realize you set it too high and have adjusted it? It’s your turn to share… Hell, it’s your turn to brag about your goals!
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