The Naturale Yogi

It’s been 70 or so days since the official lockdown of the city and I now I wished I has started on this journey from the beginning. It’s the perfect time to be able to control everything because my schedule is pretty much the same geographically. There are no meetings over meals and sticking to a workout routine is easy.

It’s the middle of the 7th week and I think I’ve adjusted well to the meal plan I’m on. I think the battle is no longer of the physiological type but rather the psychological one. I’m find myself asking the question on why exactly I’m doing this. Honestly when I started out and committed to this 3, 4, or 5 month journey I have decided to get something that I have wanted to achieve for years right now before I turned 30 towards the end of the year. One of those things I wanted to achieve alongside being able to run a marathon is getting that 20% bodyfat physique. I may have mentioned this before but the longest race I did was a 32 k which is 10 k short of a full marathon. Now through zero nutrition and poor training that lead to over training and injury I don’t know if I could still reach that goal but for now I’m aiming for a more aesthetic one which is to get to 20 or so percent body fat to hopefully get rid of my belly and expose my developed core (and yes I know it’s there because I can feel it each day I hold my chaturangas and handstand holds).

I did a lot of research and the basics of what I found was that to get to a certain body fat percentages takes time depending on where I start. Nutrition is far more important in losing fat and a proper strength training and cardio mix is important for shaping the body. Losing fat and shaping the body at the same time is complex and each individual person reacts to them differently.

This is my first time attempting this with a plan in place and I think I have all the tools at my disposal in terms of nutrition and workouts. I know the importance of rest days as well as being intuitive with my meals I just hope that I can mentally push through and continue on this journey and see this through to the end, at week 12, 16 and beyond.