I’m up about five right now and haven’t worked out in five days with real fitness-based exercise. Instead I’ve indulged more than I normally do by about a measure of 3-5 fold but about exactly as I normally do for pre-Christmas through about now period of year. And I’ve been moving two households into one so I’ve looked like this about 80% of my days:
You get the idea.
Even so? These movements will not keep the muscle I’ve acquired and I’ll need to hit the gym this week at least twice – and I will.
In the end? I have a question to ask anyone feeling poorly over gaining 5-10 in the last week or two AND WHO HAVE SUPPOSEDLY LEARNED A LESSON, but who have, otherwise, been doing pretty damn good all things being considered
objectively.
What’s the lesson learned? Not to indulge at Christmas?
As for me? It’ll take me about 5-7 days to be back to my everyday fighting weight. I’m not worried – at all. And it’s not because I am “Oz” – the all-knowing, all-seeing and powerful. Nah, I’m no better than any of you – I just have a 15 year head start on practicing the Lifestyle-habits with success. That’s it. So here’s what it looks like from my viewpoint.
I’m up 5ish and 90% of it is water. So I’ll slough that off with my eating plan which includes dumping the MONKEY BREAD. 🙂
Exercise is important but it’s only 20% of this other than keeping my head right and me feeling good and authentic about me. This year I’m getting shitloads of exercise from moving (see pics above).
I don’t fear this – at all. It is what it is. I have NOTHING to learn from this. At the holidays I eat more junk. I gain water weight and a smidge of fat. And it’s worth it. And I turn it quickly starting about now and I’m right back to homeostasis in about a week or a smidge less. Done. No real emotion surrounding it. Just something I am aware of and will tackle with performance and honoring myself and my values going forward.
We should focus on PERFORMANCE goals over OUTCOME goals. And if I PERFORM the OUTCOME will take care of itself.
Part of performing is LITFG (let it the F go!) and forgive yourself. So I let it go and I don’t even need to forgive myself for my indulgences. It’s what I do over the holidays. It’s a shoulder shrug to me. No biggee.
I realize many of you are not experientially or emotionally where I am but I wanted to share where I am so you can see what is coming for you if you learn Lifestyle eating and stick with this long enough. The holidays are a delight and a breeze – no big deal – but that’s NOT because I’m better or more gifted than you – it’s because I have a 15-year success head start.
I welcome the opportunity to teach you how you can get to the same emotional place I am with holiday eating and the results that occur from it. Lifestyle180 is a great place to start.
David
Leanness Lifestyle University
