So you want to lose a little weight, get fit and feel good. You’re super motivated so you clear the cupboards of sugar, quit alcohol, plan to hit the gym every morning and eat clean…..
You start off well, you tick everything off the health kick list and then the following week, sh#!t hits the fan. You got held up at work so you didn’t get your 10,000 steps in and had a late night so missed the gym the next morning. You feel like you’ve ruined your progress so you say f#*k it and get takeaway for dinner.
You feel like you’ve ruined all your hard work so you spiral into self-sabotage behaviours and promise yourself you’ll start again on Monday in the pursuit of a ‘perfect’ week.
STOP DOING THIS LADIES!
It’s completely unnecessary and does not lead to long term, sustainable results.
One day WILL NOT ruin your progress, so stop sabotaging your results by thinking it will.
It’s the inconsistency bought on by the idea that you have to have a perfect week in order to get results. All you need to get results is to always be moving forward, regardless of what yesterday looked like.
Here’s one simple tip if you struggle with consistency
**NEVER MISS 2**
Aim to never miss two days in a row. We all have off days and we all strive for perfection but if you reframe your approach to never missing 2, you might even find your motivation to ‘get back on the bandwagon’ the next day increases rather than the ‘I’ve ruined my progress, I’ll start next week’ attitude.
Here’s an example:
You had to stay late at work on Thursday and so you got takeaway for dinner. Now here’s where you have the POWER of CHOICE ladies. You can either; feel guilty and like you’ve ruined your progress so you’re unmotivated to get back on track OR you accept that takeaway wasn’t ideal, but you’re extra motivated to get back on track tomorrow because you’ve committed to never missing two rather than committed to the ‘perfect’ week.
When you commit to the ‘perfect’ week, missing one day feels like failure whereas committing to never missing 2 days in a row is a far more sustainable approach to consistency.
