Lose Weight, Boost Lean Mass - My Physical Development Part 3

At this time, I set myself a target to compete in the London Triathlon in August 2006. I was focused to complete the race in less than three hours and I exceeded my own aims. This had been my number 1 goal for quite a long time and I had fulfilled it! As you can appreciate, this felt amazing!

But I didn't have the vision to set myself any other challenging goals after my own achievement at the London Triathlon. I really believed that I would never ever be heavy again. I envisaged that I had mastered fat management forever. Guess what? I was wrong!

Andy the Teacher

My passion for supporting other individuals to accomplish their fitness related goals slowly faded. I guess I had forgotten what it had been like to be hefty and down about it and this meant that I was hardly able to empathise with my clients. I think that deep down I didn't want to 'disregard' my Engineering degree either. I had worked hard to gain a good degree and my parents had encouraged me in my choice to go to University. It was time for me to put my training to good use!

In 2009 I ellected that I wanted to be an Engineering teacher or lecturer. I started training, which gave me a new focus in my life. I still worked out and ate a healthy diet, but I was never quite as dedicated as I had been previously. Unfortunately I was heading for another upset! In my head, being good and energetic became less important and teaching became more essential. It seems strange to me now, looking back, that I didn't acknowledge that both were equally important. It goes without saying that my weight began gradually going up for the second moment in my life. By the close of 2010 I was back to being very plump and on the border of obese.

Reality struck and I knew that I had to take the reigns again. I felt that I could be able to make the needed improvements because I had done it previously. I had a guideline that I could re-use. All I had to do was put together how I made the changes earlier. The key, as I have now said in the foreword above, is in your attitude and your state of mind.

Andy the Teacher + Triathlete

Trust me when I tell you that you can improve one tiny thing and that improvements alone can cause an avalanche of improvements! These kinds of advancements are normally influenced by your fundamental views. A global situation is nothing more than a fact that you hold to be true about yourself, which impacts on your decisions and actions.

I felt that I had to see myself as something new before I could be something better. For me, I had already benefited by seeing myself as a personal trainer. This time around I have chosen to perceive myself as an athlete! Because of this, I work-out harder, eat better and often act how I imagine an athlete would need to behave.

I am not saying that I am a talented athlete by any stretch of the imagination, but in my mind I aim to treat my health like the body of an athlete. I have begun competing in half marathons and triathlons as before and I am back on target. The major difference is that I now make certain that I always have my next race or event set up to keep my focus. I also appreciate the importance of maintaining my health, as well as pursuing my career. They are both important and I can make time for both if I prioritise well.

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