For the last 88 days I have been told exactly what to eat, down to the last gram, and exactly how to exercise, down to the last rep.
As of tomorrow, this support structure will no longer be available to me.
So where do we go from here?
Difficult question to answer. I am terrified of the slow slide backwards. How do I avoid this? How do I ensure that I not only maintain but actually continue to improve myself? I guess it's down, for the most part, to diet. We were told at the beginning that 80% of the process was due to our diets so it stands to reason that if I can maintain the diet as closely as I can then I should be alright.
There are things about the diet that I love - the constant eating and the sheer volume of fruit and veg that I've been packing away. The egg whites are wearing a little thin now but then they're so good for muscle growth you have to forgive them.
I suppose there's a mindset change required here. Life is no longer about trying to lose weight - I've done that. Now I need to enjoy life as someone in shape does. I've always had a hankering to see if I could do a triathalon - now I have the body required, maybe it's time to give it a go.
It'll also be interesting to see if my surfing improves after this - I have more upper body strength and a better power to weight ratio than I've ever had. Might get back into the climbing as well.
Who knows, perhaps I'm over thinking this. Maybe it's simple. Carry on the exercise, throw in different activities and continue to eat food, not too much, mostly plants.
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