Diet Mentality

[HeyMrWaters]

TweetThe diet is easy. The 2 gallons of water a day is easy. The sometimes carb and sodium depletion is easy. Following orders and doing what EliteBodyTuneup tells me to do is easy. Everything I've named so far in my opinion are all physical things that don't take much skill or heart to do. Staying mentally strong is where it is just starting to wear me down a bit. No I'm not breaking down and cheating and eating cake at 2 in the morning, I've just been having to remind myself lately to enjoy the process. If you worry too much about the end result you will be consumed by it and it will ironically make this whole ride miserable when it should be the exact opposite of that! Everyday you should be patting yourself on your back that you accomplished your goal for the day..won another battle..did your best, not that you're still 100 days away from where you want to be. Your mentality plays a big role in the scheme of things whether you like it or not.

I guess what I am saying is, don't get so caught up in the end result of a goal that you forget that you're doing something you love..that should be your key to happiness. What will I want to look back on? The fact that I made myself miserable for 20+ weeks everyday wishing it was over with, or that every night when I put my head on my pillow I went to sleep happy because I know I did my damn best that day striving to achieve the things I love.
Stay mentally strong and positive. Life is a process. Don't forget that. Love every day, love every experience. Do not wait for the end to enjoy what you have done.
-HMW

....feel free to add in any thoughts you may have on the importance of your mentality while dieting

[BABY1]

TweetFor me I try not to think of it as 'dieting'. Number one, I fortunately so far have never had to 'diet' cause I have always been thin, however, it does get harder as we age. I think of it as changing my eating style to live healthy, maintain a good weight and feel good. Also, keeping your diet with a variety helps too. Often I read about people who are getting ready to compete and I think, how boring it looks about what they eat. I realize that they do this because they are working towards a goal in competing and looking their best on that stage. I personally would find it hard to eat that way forever unless I was competing.

[guage]

Tweetgreat way of looking at things.

[Christsean]

TweetKeep up the good work brother!!! Thank you for posting this. Preparing for competition changes everything and mentally it is more challenging than the training is physical.

[MOUNTAIN-MAN]

TweetI don't look at it as a diet I look at it as taking a break from eating everything we have to eat to bulk I welcome cutting time