What are you Focused on?

I wrote in my blog "Being honest with yourself!" that "I have been so focused on the weight loss that I neglected the one thing I tell everybody they should be doing... focus on strength first and build from there."

It's true, numbers, numbers, numbers, are what I mostly think about. How far did I run, how many isometric holds did I get in, how many sets did I do, how many calories did burn or take in, how much do I weigh and what is my body fat percentage.

Empirical results tell a tale of progress. There is no doubt they are important to the goal, but feeling strong and healthy is just as important and as I have mentioned in previous blogs, my workouts and days without measuring seem just as satisfying as the ones in which I analyze everything... Maybe more so!

If balance is part of the goal and you find yourself obsessed in numbers, perhaps it is time to take a run or a walk without knowing how far you go, how long it was or how many steps you took. Try a workout feeling each rep instead of counting them or how many sets you did.

I realize it is a challenge because how then could you measure progress?

If I had to do this all over again, I wonder if I could do it without any analysis? I wonder if I could just focus on good food, quality workouts and meditating on feeling good?

Fortunately or unfortunately, I do not want this blog to be called Even Trainers Get Fat... Again and Again! ;-)

Health and Happiness!

Bill