Something I have realized from being a trainer for 8
years, is that there will ALWAYS be an excuse to not eat
healthy.
In the summer, it's all the cookouts and drinking all
weekend at the lake, so you say you'll start eating better when summer is
over.Then there are the multiple holidays and family gatherings in the fall and
winter, so you decide to wait until the New Year for a "fresh start".
Then maybe you actually do well for a few weeks in January, until some other
event comes up-a concert, a birthday party, a wedding, a vacation, etc.
But you know what? That's life. If you always wait until
the absolute "perfect" conditions to start eating healthy and
exercising, it's never
going to happen. You'll just
continue the cycle of eating well for a few weeks or months, until something
comes up that throws you off track again and causes you go back to your bad
habits.
What ends up happening is that you actually only eat well
for a few months, if that, out of the entire year, yet you wonder why you're
not seeing any results. It’s because you haven’t been consistent. It’s because when
your diet can’t be “perfect”, you just throw your hands up and quit.
What's the solution? Well, it's all about your mindset. You have to view
eating healthy as a way of life; you have to
realize that just because you can't be "perfect", doesn't mean you
can't at least do "good enough". You have to get to the point to
where if some event comes along that throws you off track for a day or two,
it’s NO big deal. You just continue with healthier habits, no harm done.
There is never any reason why you can't just pick right
back up with healthy eating after a day or even a week of splurging. You ALWAYS have the opportunity to
do better, whether it’s the next meal, the next day, or the next week. You
won’t ruin your diet with a few splurges. It's the consistent, daily choices
you make that matter in the long run.
Trying to be on the perfect diet may be what is actually
stopping you from making any progress at all.
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