Love the process
“The secret to change is to focus all your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new” – Socrates
Now bear with me for a second and I'll explain before everyone freaks out. I'm not saying don't set goals and I'm not saying don't aspire for greatness. As far as I'm concerned, you go Glen Coco.
I'm sure when Rona first kicked you, you said something like this; "It's fine I'll come out of this fitter than I went in". I know I did, but then the reality kicks in and you realise working out at home is actually really hard, and you struggle to set up a routine or a training space etc.
So here's my advice for falling in love with the process of health and fitness. Take from it what you will.
Accept your current self and situation (manage your expectations)
Remember that your "normal" has changed, you can no longer do what you did and therefore you cannot feasibly expect the same level of success or results (this applies to all things).Be rational, objective, & reframe your situation (what will your new ‘normal’ look like?) Everyone falls off the wagon & loses their way. The worst thing you can do is beat yourself up for it. Instead of criticising and self-loathing, approach this as a chance to reset. Look at the past objectively, be optimistic with the present situation and look to the future with endless possibilities.
Just focus on doing (good habits and rituals)
Feels like I haven't hit you with a quote in a few sentences so here's one for you, although I don't know who said it; "Half of life is showing up". You can’t control the timetable for results and other outside metrics, but you can control the actions and habits necessary to give yourself the best chance of making the desired outcome achievable.
Now I'll stop there just before I go off on another tangent. You get my drift; ‘control the controllables’, look after yourself and remember no-one gets out alive.
