Ok, so you started a workout program. You are doing P90x, Insanity, going to the gym more, congratulations, awesome! 2 weeks into your program you step on a scale, you look in the mirror, you get out the measuring tape and your "results" are not what you had hoped. Rewind for a second...its been 2 weeks. So often, in the Team Beachbody chat rooms or on the message boards I see people who are upset with their progress because they haven't lost lbs. or they are not seeing abs yet. This type of behavior just leads to obsessiveness, and believe me i know obsessiveness (i have OCD).
I used to constantly freak out about the same stuff! "How come I don't look like the guys in the video". You have to realize that these workouts take time. The "look" is the icing on the cake; what I learned to really do is just enjoy the hard work I put in and I try to have fun with it. I enjoy the health benefits, the increased energy, and the highs from working out. Sure looking in the mirror is nice every now and then, and keeping track of your progress is important, but step off the scale, stop thinking about doing it just right...show up, commit, do the workouts.
Don't think about the end result, just take it one day at a time. If you constantly compare yourself or measure yourself every day you are never going to live up to these ridiculous standards you are putting on yourself! It is never going to end. Eat well, do your best, commit, and the results will come...be patient!
As always, find me on twitter (@CoachZoso), Team Beachbody, or on my facebook fan page listed above! Always want to hear from you, so email me!
-Tim
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