Happy Thursday, ! I hope all is well.
Be encouraged with how far you have come, not how far you have to go.
Celebrate all your wins along the way because your journey is much sweeter when you do.
Furthermore, get out of the outcome and focus on the process.
Focus on what you can control. Focusing on the end result (the outcome) often drives folks to do unsustainable things to reach their goal faster, especially when trying to lose weight.
STRONG friend, you can't control the scale; you can't control your weight.
Here's what you can control. You can control….
ding, ding, ding…
How consistent you are!
Consistency equals the desired result that you want. You can tangibly see your consistency rate without question. It's objective!
You either do what you say you want to achieve your desired goal, or you don't, or something in between.
You either hit your habit, goal, task, etc., 80% of the time, or you didn't.
Get yourself a calendar that you can print off - I've attached one with this email. Put 1-3 STRONG Habits on it. Check off each that you complete your goal!
Heck, start with one; maybe you want to walk 7K steps a day. There is nothing wrong with small steps - working on ONE thing at time.
Put your goal(s) on the calendar and mark each day that you do it.
At the end of the month, you can evaluate your consistency. Then there is no guesswork or question about whether you did it or not.
Here are a few more habits and such that you can measure whether you are doing them or not that will undoubtedly lead to improved nutrition, overall wellness, and or fat loss if that is the goal.
- Eating a serving of fruit a day
- 2-3 servings of veggies a day
- Lift the Things at least 3 x a week
- Turn off the electronics 30 minutes earlier
- Commit to writing down three things that you are grateful for
- Eating a serving of protein with your main meals
- Even when you are in fat loss mode - you can track your consistency rate of hitting your calorie target
Here's an example of hitting
a goal/habit 80% of the time over 30 days.
