​Kia Ora team,

Summer has arrived in true fashion here in New Zealand turning on some record breaking temperatures and pearler days for this time of the year and no, rotary hoeing and leveling my back section is not the only ground I have been breaking lately.

The weather has made it that much easier to throw on the running shoes and head out the door as my training continues and I stick to my plan and stay consistent.

I have found one of the key components to breaking new ground has been embracing the suck and pushing myself in the key sessions when I know it is going to be tough.

Too often when we are getting back into the groove of things or getting started, we can let self doubt talk us out of giving it our all when there are key sessions given to us, that not only build our fitness and strength but most importantly, improve our mental strength in preparation for races.

The key is to not overthink it and break a session down to an effort and then when it is a hard effort break it down again to 30 seconds or more depending on the length. Another tip for say on the bike trainer is to focus on a constant, for me, if I am trying to hit a certain power, once I get to that I then focus on my cadence as it is a smaller number and something that doesn’t spike and easier to hold making you feel like you are in control.

That’s all for this week team, until next time, go on and break new ground 💪🏽

ROBO

Hey team,

​Well.. so much for weekly updates huh 😝, I slightly over committed on my expectation to do weekly posts, due to a busy travel schedule it was not on the top of my priority however on our @ThinkFit podcast we kept you updated.

This week I advised Tim that it has been 10 weeks since I originally started my 10 week plan leveraging off Pete Evans paleo "diet" to set me up.

In summary, it has been a success, after half heatedly dedicating myself to change my lifestyle with minimal results since March. My plan was to use the Pete Evans plan to help me reset and focus which did it's job, helping me drop 7 kg’s and just as importantly, it helped me reset my whole life style including training.

This week Tim asked me if it was specifically the Pete Evans way of eating (the paleo way) or could you achieve this by making changes to your lifestyle without going paleo?

My answer was; It's not because I ate a high fat, low carb paleo “diet” but because I cut out processed foods and reduced my sugar intake which could be achieved with any other “diet” lifestyle change. It's because I followed a plan that made the whole process easier, almost the same as seeing a nutritionist (Although I would rate a nutritionist more than following a generic online plan to get the best results) which removes the thinking/ planning from the process, just follow and do.

The biggest struggle over the 10 week period was trying to eat on the run while traveling, which made following a plan difficult which lead to a few weeks of bad habits.

So where to from here? I feel as though the way of eating is embedded into my lifestyle for now as it is easy to maintain which was the plan all along to find a new routine. In addition to this I am back training and feeling strong, ten weeks ago I was struggling to do certain sessions and cycle for longer than two hours however now I have broken the four hour threshold and am feeling strong and excited to train because of it.

So my recommendation if you are struggling to drop weight.. it would be to identify what it is that is holding you back from achieving your goal and implement strategies to set yourself up for success. As mentioned, for me it is all about routine and although I thought I was doing the right thing my balance was out.

Until next time, write any questions below.. Robo

oh yeah, and keep on.... Thinking Fit 😎