Too Much, Too Little, Just Enough

The concern, the question...do I work too hard or am I not working hard enough? Or try this one on...work through an injury or don't? No easy answer here is there, and honestly I don't have a concrete one, and I will tell you why.

1. Too much information
2. Fear
3. Pain

Too much information, how can that be? You have been on the internet lately right? Do this, don't do that! No that's wrong...no that's right... don't do that..do this....are you getting the point? Its like a whirlpool (I will not go under), and thankfully its usually free but sometimes a yes no answer would make things sooo much easier! Who is right...athletes, trainers, doctors, magazines, friends, workshops, books and the list goes on and on. There is a lot of overlap and similarities and the usual cautions (because of the next point). But why is there so much information and who is right?......ding! ding! ding! We have a winner!! It's you and me!! Read as much as you can, absorb as much as you can but I am a believer of you, and in the case of me...ME! There is no better answer than your own, but I will continue to pursue others, why you ask? Because it continues to mould mine!

I am afraid to talk about the next topic...FEAR!! hahaha. "Yep, I did that wrong!!" " Oh, I can't do that!", heard any of these before? I hate this one, so many times I have convinced myself  I'm over this one and it creeps back. Hate it! Hate it! It blocks success, new experiences, new goals, and is waiting to capture you and put you back where you came from. Failure is part of success, and it goes back to the confusing information part (see above ha ha). Read (or listen to others-I'm not a reader) as much as possible even if it doesn't make sense (it will one day) because it reduces fear. Having a base knowledge or being prepared for the change reduces fear. To cope, fear is my friend. It makes me want to know why. I sound so funny today, but really I mean it. Its there, I have to work with it. Oh, and yes my fear is failing to not succeed, so to deal with it, I am doing a blog. What? Yes, I fear my failure and so to motivate myself I write about it because the embarrassment of failure scares me more.

So I began my "Fat Fight" with a friend (Enza) doing a running program called Couch25k. Its awesome and a great way to ease into running/jogging. When I was younger, I played soccer, ball hockey, golf (don't laugh), and high school football. During that time I sustained many injuries but they typically healed up fast and had little lingering affect (in 95 I was in a serious MVA/talk about that another time) and the pain was short lived. Now back to the C25K, I believe it was week two, my knee began to act up, and it took three weeks of daily ice, ibuprofen, various new shoes for it to resolve. If you believe everything you read--going back to #1 and #2...I should have stopped and probably resorted too...."I can't do this!" Thank-fully I did not.

Now fast forward to today and I wake up daily with muscle pain, and a nagging plantar fasciitis. Everything I read says stop, but I know I cant.....why?....because of number 2. Not an option, I think I am too close to breaking out into a relatively healthy person and I don't think I am far enough along to stop. Everything I read says stop, I can't (fear), but the pain is bad (deal with it). My choice....my failure. Experience says I will get through, I just need to control my fear and continue to learn to battle it even if the answer is not readily available or I am not willing to hear it.

Guenther

Adversity causes some men to break.

So this will be my first blog entry!

Why a blog? I asked myself this exact same question! Basically it is hinged to the heading. Right now as always adversity stands in the way of success and or failure.

Weight loss for me is a difficult journey and I am going to use this as an outlet for motivation, tracking and hopefully over time, as a tool to gain knowledge.

All comments, negative or positive are welcome....you are probably thinking why do I welcome negativity...because its real....its all around us. I/we have to deal with it daily, and it wouldn't be a true reflection if somebody didn't try to trip me up once and awhile, which brings me to my topic.

The depths of January and revitalization of goals. 

So what can be done about this tough time of year..I say dig down, and don't give up. Recently I have been using quotes for inspirational reason and the two following are helping me refocus my energy. I will let you know if they help!

Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records. -William Arthur Ward


When you're going through Hell, Keep going. - Sir Winston Churchill

Now to get to it..updates to follow!!

Guenther