Proceed As Per Normal
I am going to give you the biggest hack ever in this article that is going to make your consistency go from zero to hero in a matter of days, but only if you actually start doing this.
How do you respond to your bad days?
No seriously, how do you respond to your bad days? Do you think that you have failed when you have a sh!t day and does that lead to you throwing it all in the F**k It Bucket?
I am about to tell you something mind-blowing…
How you respond to your bad days matters most!
The craziest thing is that most people expect things to be easy.
And when it is not easy, and you have a bad day…
You let that 1 bad day or high calorie meal turn into several.
Stop doing that.
Here’s some examples of what I mean by ‘bad days’:
You have a high calorie day.
You get less steps than you intended to get.
You skipped gym because you were busy.
Maybe you had a chocolate and you think you failed.
Maybe you didn’t smash you daily non-negotiables.
Maybe you had one too many drinks.
Maybe it didn’t go according to plan.
And what happens next?
You guessed it: You let that one high calorie meal, or one bad day turn into several high calorie meals or several sh!tty days, because you get emotional about it or because you believe one bad day is a fail.
Stop doing that. Break that mindset.
Why?
Because you are screwing up your consistency.
And it is not what you do on one day that matters, but rather, it was what you do consistently that brings you those results.
One meal or one day that doesn’t go according to plan is NOT A TRAIN SMASH.
So please, stop making it one.
Consistency is key.
Proceed as per normal, please!
Don’t unpack and camp out at the day that didn’t go according to plan.
You had a higher calorie day? So frieken what. It is one day, move on.
You had a chocolate that wasn’t part of the plan?
So frieken what. It is one chocolate. One chocolate doesn’t make you Willy F***ken Wonka. Move on.
And if you struggle to proceed as per normal, just don’t let it roll over into several weeks - Start implementing the below.
Never skip more than 2!
Here is a little tip for you to start implementing:
If one high calorie meal turns into 2 meals, stop it before it turns into 3.
If you skipping one day of gym turns into 2 days, don’t skip the 2rd day.
If you miss step targets for 2 days, be sure to hit it on the 3rd.
This will help you stop letting those ‘bad days’ roll over into wasted weeks.
Much Love
Mandy