It’s easy to give up on yourself when you slip-up on your progress. For example, you set a goal to workout everyday this week. Then, on Tuesday a meeting comes up and you can’t make it to the gym. You think to yourself, “I skipped Tuesday, so I guess it’s ok that I skip Thursday too, and since I’m not going to reach my goal this week I might as well forget my eating habits too!” I have been down this road many times myself and usually the destination ends up in a weight gain detour or a fitness dead-end.
This is why setting realistic goals and looking at the bigger picture are so important, and will help you stay on the right track. So, you may have had a weak moment and satisfied your sweet tooth or gave into skipping the gym for a happy hour but, do not get down on yourself and do not give up either. Instead realize there is a bigger picture and that you haven’t failed. Dwelling on these mishaps will not help, rather it will cause stress, and stress is the enemy. It is when you become conscience and aware of what drives you to make certain choices that your successes will out number your detours and defeats.
A thought to leave you with:
“One of, if not the biggest enemy for each of us is ourselves. This is what we must say to the enemy…No matter how severe the pain you inflict, the lies you tell, or the insults you throw, or challenges you unveil…I will never stop fighting you.” (Sent to me via text from a dear friend.)
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Hi, I'm Jessica, thanks for reading! I am a certified personal trainer at Houstonian Lite in downtown Houston, TX. As a health and fitness enthusiast my goal is to help people from all ends of the spectrum better their lives by realizing and reaching their full potential. I hope the readers will find my post entertaining, but also motivation to make healthy living the only way of living.
1 comment:
sound advice! this is easy to forget sometimes. we put so much pressure on ourselves that one tiny mistake makes us shatter!
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