It’s a Monday morning. You’ve been on plan for a month and have been seeing steady changes. Your steadfast in your resolve and confident in your results, but you know what to expect today. Your game plan today is avoidance. You schedule your break when no one else will be around. You get out your chicken breast and broccoli and start heating it up, when Frank walks in. “Oh God, is that broccoli. That’s disgusting. I’d rather enjoy my life.” Change what you can, and deal with the rest. Negativity of others can make achieving any goal difficult. When it comes to changing your physique it seems everyone has an opinion. In the 20+ years I have been in or around bodybuilding there is one thing that will never change; other people’s opinions. They will always be there, whether welcomed or not. You will always have to deal it. How you deal with these situations can make the difference between your success, and maybe your mental health. Why do people feel the need to make comments? We need to keep an open mind when it comes to the people making these comments. Some may simply be asking questions out of curiosity. Some may feel insecure about their own self-control and others may simply be unhappy people. Taking a minute, and maybe a few deep breaths can help. Take a second to categorize where these peoples comments are coming from before jumping to a conclusion. 90% of the time people don’t mean anything by their comments, and often they actually remarking your discipline. Is it just me, or? Depending on how long we have been dieting or if we are approaching a show we may be taking things the wrong way. During the last few weeks of prep even a compliment may rub us the wrong way. Again, take some deep breaths, be objective, and ask yourself, “Am I overreacting or is the person out of line?” If they are out of line go back to categorizing the comment and letting it go. You can’t change it so accept it and move on.
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