Maybe we can blame the unrealistic goals people have of attaining 0% body fat with giant muscles, and the thought that our failure to achieve these goals must be a testament to our poor dedication and work ethic. Or perhaps it\u2019s the wrong diet, or wrong workout, or the wrong grip when doing curls \u2013 who knows?\u00a0Workouts are now more focused on who can punish themselves the hardest, to the point where vomit on the floor is even celebrated. Food is also transforming. It\u2019s no longer about enjoying your meals as much as it is fueling the body. People are slowly forgetting how to eat, and as a result, eating is becoming a means-to-an-end \u2013 a way to control your body weight. And that\u2019s it. Food is either fuel or a guilty bad habit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n
Now, it is completely true that in my book Eat Stop Eat I talk about hormones, free fatty acids and how fasting sets up the ideal \u2018fat loss metabolism\u2019.However, it was more than just interesting science and a new style of eating (or not eating) that drove me to write that book \u2013 it was a desire to share a mindset, which is that health can (and should) be about being \u2018dedicated but balanced\u2019, rather than \u2018obsessed and inflexible\u2019. I call this the art of \u2018detach and relax\u2019 \u2013 and it\u2019s one of the most important things I learned through fasting \u2013 the ability to focus your effort and attention, combined with the ability to scale them up and down as needed.<\/p>\n
Health and fitness should be a part of your life, but it shouldn\u2019t BE your life \u2026 at least, it doesn\u2019t have to be. You can be incredibly focused during your workout and put forth an amazing amount of effort. But then you can detach and relax. Don\u2019t take it home with you, don\u2019t obsess about it.And don\u2019t obsess about your food choices either; don\u2019t let your food control you. After all, food is yours to be enjoyed. Learn to be patient and to take breaks from eating. You do NOT have to eat all the time, and you certainly don\u2019t need to fast all the time either. Your food won\u2019t disappear or become any less enjoyable because you waited. And really, a small amount of patience<\/g> \u2013 a slight pause \u2013 is all most of us need to realize: \u201cI don\u2019t need this\u201d, or \u201cI can wait until dinner\u201d or even \u201cI can wait until tomorrow \u2013 I\u2019ve had enough today\u201d. Detach and Relax.<\/p>\nEat less, move more, don\u2019t be afraid to break a sweat every once in a while, and remember to be balanced. Give full focus and effort when it is appropriate. Be present during your workout session, but after that turn it off.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n
Some people may hate to hear this (and I know I\u2019ve said it before, but it bears repeating):<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n\u201cThere is more to life than chasing 0% body fat, blood and puke in the gym and the macro-nutrients on your plate.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\n
-Brad Pilon.\u00a0Reproduced for educational purposes.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”http:\/\/www.nzibs.co.nz\/life-coaching-course\/” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Do you obsess about your health, weight or fitness?” button_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”3.0.78″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”16″ button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#284a63″ button_border_radius=”25px” button_letter_spacing=”0px” button_icon=”%%24%%” button_border_radius_hover=”25px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Here is an experiment to try: Log in to your banking account. Check how much money you have. Now log out, then back in, and check your balance again. Repeat this a few more times. I\u2019m willing to bet my money that your money did not change as a result of multiple checks. And the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4017,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.nzibs.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4015"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.nzibs.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.nzibs.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.nzibs.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.nzibs.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4015"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.nzibs.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4015\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.nzibs.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.nzibs.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.nzibs.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.nzibs.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
![\"Do](\"http:\/\/blog.nzibs.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Do-you-obsess-about-your-health-weight-or-fitness1-NZIBS.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n