Fitness, Simplified

I amaze myself. I know what to eat and which exercises to do to reach my goals. I know how often to workout and for how long.

Don’t get me wrong, I will always be a student. My typical excuse for not reaching out to others is that I don’t have anything of value to say.

Even so, every few weeks I google “what to eat to build muscle” or “best workout for fat loss.” I read the same things over and over looking for a magic idea that will change my life.

I give people fitness and diet advice all of the time. I know what is real and what proof has been found in the pudding. And yet I always find myself thinking that I need to go back to the drawing board, that I must be doing something wrong, that the wheel needs to be reinvented. I don’t and it doesn’t.

What I lack in patience, fortitude, and focus I try to make up for in thinking if I just cut a little more from my diet or workout on a rest day that I’ll reach my goals faster. Maybe, instead of over-compensating for my lack of character I actually do trust the process.

If you currently are developing tunnel vision when it comes to fitness or nutrition, step back and consider that you actually already know what to do. You know what is healthy to eat, you know how to move your body. You know you need sleep, routine, friendship, love, peace, quiet, fun, adventure, and sunshine. I know it and you know it.

Lets not get distracted by all the artificial lights and sweeteners, they just keep us from living fully. Don’t complicate, simplify. You aren’t a rocket or a computer, and you don’t need a 50 step program to reach your goals. Go back to basic principles, review your reasons for beginning, and take several deep breaths. You already know, you’ve got this.