Take one step at a time…
– Change one thing at a time, give it a chance to work, measure the impact and then make another change. Don’t try to change too many things at once, this is something I see all too often especially at the beginning of a program when motivation is at its highest. “Throwing the kitchen sink at it” mentality.
– Reverse engineer your plan around your lifestyle, not the other way around. You are a product of your lifestyle and your daily routines, make sure the food and training plan you follow fits you.
– Stop being impatient; Patience is one of the key ingredients in building and developing a body. It is also the last word you want to hear when you set out but unfortunately it’s the truth. This isn’t a one month, 6 month, one year thing and once you get your head around that you’ll be able to appreciate the smaller steps of progress that you’ve made along the way.
– Measure your progress on more than just how you look and the numbers on the scales. How are you feeling? How’s your sleep been? How’s your mood & appetite? How’s your physical activity been outside of the gym?
– Don’t let one “bad” meal or one “bad” day set you off track. On average you’ll eat 4 meals a day, 7 days a week. 1 meal out of 124 in a month won’t make any difference unless you let it. Don’t let your head and guilt get the better of you, get back on track and continue on as normal and don’t punish yourself.
– Developing your mindset first is more important than building your physical attributes.
– Don’t eat foods that you hate because they’re “good” for you… we’ve all done this right? There are plenty of other foods that will provide you with the same nutritional quality. The same applies for training, find a sport or training style you enjoy. The moment you don’t feel like your following a “diet plan” or dragging yourself to go to the gym to do something you hate the more consistent and successful you’ll be.
– Who are you using to benchmark yourself against? Stop setting yourself up for failure by comparing yourself to others. Having motivation through people on social media etc can be fantastic, but benchmark your progress on YOU, not how you look in comparison to someone else.
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