Motivational Monday

Don’t Be Upset by the Results You Didn’t Get with the Work You Didn’t Do

So many people out there really want to get fit. They think about it. Dream about it. Wish about it. They watch videos, they read motivational books and quotes, they pin to vision boards. But they don’t actually workout. They read up on diets, they seek out recipes, they debate the minutia of Paleo vs. Raw Vegan. But they don’t change their eating habits. They go to the gym for one week, then stop, complaining that they haven’t yet lost 10 pounds. They eat a salad for lunch, then use that an excuse to drink an entire bottle of wine with dinner.

Don’t be one of those people. If you are truly serious about attaining your goal body, make a plan, and stick with it. Don’t just pretend that you’re putting in the work, and then get disappointed when you see no improvements.

Don’t start a diet that has an expiration date… focus on a lifestyle that will last forever.

The tricky thing about the mentality of “going on a diet” is that it’s very temporary. You see this in advertising all the time. “10 Day Military Diet!” “One Week Cleanse!” “Whole 30” “21-Day Fix”

None of these explain what happens after the time period is over though. Many people will go on one of these diets, and even possibly be successful, but once it’s over, they go back to their previous habits, and all that hard work gets erased. This is why it is often recommended that you make small changes. Make one little change. Get used to that change. Once that change becomes your new normal, add in another change, or make that change a bit bigger. Bit by bit, it all adds up, and since it’s your new “normal”, it is a change you can live with for the rest of your life. And that means that the results of those changes will also be life-long!

Finding an eating plan that works for you can be difficult with so many of them out there. That’s why I put together a guide outlining 12 different “diets” and listed out their pros and cons along with recommendations so you can quickly find one that will work for you. Check it out!

Ultimate 13-Diet Comparison Guide

Take care of your body, it’s the only place you have to live.

There is much to be said about self-care. It is so very important to make sure that you make time for YOU. If you don’t take care of yourself, and constantly give, give, give to others, you’ll eventually burn out. You cannot pour from an empty cup. It can be difficult for some of us, to put our own needs ahead of others, especially our families’ needs. But we must make the time and effort. Make the time to go to the gym. Make the effort to do your meal prep. Carve out some space just for you, even if it’s just 5 minutes of stress-relief coloring before bed.

Making time for yourself might sound selfish, but what it really does is give you the energy, the vitality to give the very best of yourself to those you love most!