Making mistakes on your way to your goal it’s important, that will make you who you’re meant to be end of your journey.
A mistake is simply and other way of doing things.
I was ‘banned’ from gym for the rest of the week by my mentor (I’d like to call her like that: @Verunasista) and been recommended by my PT’s as well to give a few days rest (@andrewstephenson.fitness and @b.I.Fit).
The reason is because I reached to a level when I didn’t know (still not quiet sure) when enough is enough. I’ve got addicted to training. The feeling I get during and after a workout session is indescribable. (Wiki knows it all: When you exercise, your body releases chemicals called endorphins. These endorphins interact with the receptors in your brain that reduce your perception of pain. Endorphins also trigger a positive feeling in the body.)
The last 3 weeks I had around only 3 days off gym (?) and half of the time I went two times a days as well. And on my last session what’s normally easy to do for me was extremely hard to complete. It was really disappointing and made me very sad, that instead of improving I made huge step back.
Was really hard. Because for me training is much more then body transformation, it’s personal growth at the same time. And when my body gets negative impact because of lack of sleep, and lack of balanced eating and lack of rest, it got to my head too, that I am not capable to achieve my goals, that I can’t do it, and that I am too weak. It started to mess my head. But the truth is that I was weak.
It’s hard to find a balance. I was started cutting sleep just to be able to got to gym before and after work, even though I know sleep is important.
Also, my nutrition aren’t correct either. Which I think the hardest part. Being vegan for years doesn’t make me the healthiest ‘athlete’, but that will change too by listening to my people who are ahead of me and learned it all, and also by doing a course about vegan nutrition. I want to do this right!
I was taken 3 days off gym as I was told, but I couldn’t not go the whole week. So, I went last night after my night shift. It was really good to be back, but I have to admit I didn’t feel fully charged.
I know now where did I make my mistakes and I also know I will keep making them but I will do it much less amount until I will learn them complete.
It will take a bit of time to create a new balanced habit around my life, because I have goals, big plans and I can’t fail. Well, I won’t. I WILL MAKE IT!
Realised in time that I’m working against myself not for myself. Also extremely grateful to those people who kick my ass for doing silly things.
I welcome my mistakes even when they’re hard to admit, but I take them as a sign that I’m moving to the right direction.
Peace&Love
Miti