What the health?

The past months I returned back to the gym and the past weeks managed to keep up my motivation with a very disciplined routine even when I felt like going to the gym is a real pain. I went the past weeks 5 times a week, Monday to Friday after work, when it was raining and I did not feel like going, when it was sunny and wanted to be elsewhere, yet I managed to keep up my discipline and focused on the goal of looking a bit better.

Let me put it straight, I don’t like to go to the gym, don’t like to workout, being under 380kg in a leg press nor I like pushing over myself 100kg but I do enjoy the results, the fact that I am looking a bit better in the mirror.

The past 6 weeks I cut back on alcohol, to be exact I did not consume any alcohol at all, it was not because I decided to restrain myself for the foreseeable future to indulge in the joy of alcohol numbness and emptiness rather than I started to feel sick after consuming alcohol and I am not talking about huge amount of alcohol, to be specific drinking 2 beers are ending up in sever headaches and thirst in the morning after.

I am not planning to be abstinent in terms of alcohol consumption as I do enjoy a nice glass of wine or a beer here and there but I am definitely planning to reduce the amount of times of self imposed poisoning in that regard, yes alcohol is a poison that make people sick, but the danger in itself is the high it causes, makes the man relax a bit easier, numb the person and helps to empty the brain a bit, no denying in that part, but I asked myself the question, do I need alcohol in my life or to feel better? The asnwer was no, so the alcohol will be limited to occasions and next to fine meals here and there, but no casaul pub drinking anymore.

On the other hand, I did not only cut the alcohol consumption because of health benefits it comes along, it was cut out because of vanity too, felt I need to limit alcohol to help me to achieve better results in my workouts also and the next step was to look after more carefully of my eating habits too, I cut out sugar, limited the flour consumption, was cooking my meals, increased the veggies and also the fruits and boom, I started to feel happier, my skin got better and less oily and my overall state of mind improved enourmously.

What about the cheat meals? As I am not an aspiring bodybuilder, never had ambitions in that regard I had a cheat meal here and there, but kept within sensible limits, kept up my self-discipline and went to workout even when I did not feel like and I can say I feel better, much better. The gym also a nice one, changed for a better gym with sauna and spa and I can tell ya’ll nothing is better than after a tiring gym session to jump in for a relaxing half an hour into the sauna or steam room or both, that really helps to turn off the batteries, it helps also to sleep easier and better, if you used sauna before I am sure you know what I am talking about now.

Wanted to share what I read recently with you;

Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing.

I think this quote is an appropriate closure of my high praise of discipline that I always thought so high regard of, no matter what you do, look after your health, try to eat a bit healthier, workout, have long walks, limit or restrain alcohol consumption and look after your physical and mental health, autumn is already here so the virus season starting, make sure you are in your best shape to tackle it.

Yours sincerely

To/Minimal