Too Many Balls

Heather Sherwood

Nov 1

Do you ever feel completely overwhelmed with everything that is going on?

I suspect a lot of people do because one of the most common reasons people give for not exercising or looking at what they eat is that they are too busy.

I've said here before that really this can be overcome with planning, working out what you need to prioritise and what you can realistically do, being realistic about your goals. I stand by this, but I also get it, it's something I've struggled with recently.

I think it's a natural feeling to have sometimes, to be completely overwhelmed. Whether you already train regularly, eat pretty well, juggle lots of jobs and tasks or whether these are things you aspire to do but don't feel like you do right now, sometimes it just feels like there's too much stuff.

Sometimes out of nowhere the balls your kept in the air for ages feel like too many balls or trying to change one small thing in your house of cards feels like it will bring the whole thing down.

This is when you need to stop and evaluate.

'Hustle' is great. If you want things you do have to work, whether that be in your career or working towards your ideal physique, but when you attempt to do everything perfectly you can end up reaching the point you actually are doing nothing because it's all just got too much.

Sometimes you need to sit and look at everything on your to do list. Take off some of the pointless tasks that don't really matter. Look at your training, look at your diet and pin point exactly what is you need to focus on right now and forget about everything else you hear about and think maybe you should be doing too.

My plan for the 8 weeks or so before Christmas? Well I noticed these last few months I've been putting off important shit because I've felt a little bit overwhelmed. When I'm overwhelmed I comfort eat, when I comfort eat I feel sluggish and don't really want to train.

My plan? I'm going to track my food, not cut stuff out or eat too differently (I'm not good when I cut things out) just make sure I'm staying within my TDEE. That will make me feel better about training – Training I need to rebuild. Not spend hours in the gym, but plan my sessions in and treat them like appointments and be 100% present in the session to be the best of my ability that day.

Essentially I'm planning to finish 2023 by focusing on doing the basics well. That's going to make life feel simpler and therefore reduce that feeling of juggling lots of balls.

If right now you feel like you can't hit your fitness goals because you've too much on try taking a look, seeing what you can drop and what really simple things you can commit to right now to get you closer to your goals by the end of the year.