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This is a message to everyone out there who feels This is a message to everyone out there who feels like they have failed, courtesy of @cheatdaydesign šŸ‘‡ There is, quite literally, no way to fail. As long as you get yourself back on track, it is IMPOSSIBLE to be a failure. It doesnā€™t matter if youā€™ve gained 50 pounds, stopped working out for 5 years, or havenā€™t stuck to your New Yearā€™s resolution. If you get back on track right now, you havenā€™t failed. Itā€™s never too late to turn things around. Thereā€™s this false perception that you have to always stay on track to reach your goals. But this is life, and life is never perfect. Maybe youā€™re 60 years old and feeling like youā€™ve failed because you used to be in great shape. But you can get yourself back into great shape now if you truly want to. You never failed- you just took a little detour to get back to this point. Some people pursue a career they end up hating, only to switch jobs late in life to something they are passionate about. Does that mean they have failed because they didnā€™t pursue the right career right out of college? No way. They learned and they grew, and they got themselves on the track they want to be on. The same goes for your health. No matter what did or didnā€™t happen that makes you feel like youā€™ve failed, use it as a learning experience. Once you get back on track, it is all behind you. The worst thing you can do for yourself and your progress is to get down about the past. As long as you keep looking forward, you can NEVER fail. Tag a friend that needs to be reminded of thisā€¦šŸ˜Š
Are you more 50% or 80%? A huuuge mistake many pe Are you more 50% or 80%? A huuuge mistake many people make with their eating & exercise is the ā€œall or nothingā€ mindset that has them either completely dialed inā€¦or completely off the rails. They are either eating all healthy foods and working out every day (100%), or theyā€™re eating complete junk living the couch potato lifestyle (0%). There is no in between. šŸ™…šŸ»ā€ā™‚ļø When you follow this ā€˜all or nothingā€™ approach, you will initially make some progress, but the unsustainable nature of being too rigid with your plan will eventually lead you to fall off the wagonā€¦(again). The positive progress you made will be erasedā€¦and the weight you lost will be regained, leaving you right back where you startedā€¦ Until you decide to do it all over again. šŸ”„ This vicious cycle of either being "on" or "off" not only leaves you spinning your wheels in terms of improving your body compositionā€¦but mentally, it's not a healthy place to be either. ā € The most successful people find the middle groundā€¦ ā € This is where the consistency mindset comes inā€¦you exercise most days, but not every single day. Your diet is usually good, but not all the time. You are on track 80% of the time, while the other 20% you let loose a bit. ā € šŸ• With this frame of mind, a pizza night or drinks with friends is viewed as PART of the plan, rather than a complete deviation FROM the plan. ā € Simple math hereā€¦.80% on track is much better than 50% every single time. šŸ’Æ ā € Tag someone that needs to see this!
What do you do after overeatingā€¦? šŸ¤” I very m What do you do after overeatingā€¦? šŸ¤” I very much dislike the idea of doing a ton of ā€œpunishment cardio" to recover from a ā€˜splurgeā€™ā€¦ Say you've consumed a surplus of 900-1200 calories in one day, it's simply not realistic to expect that you can burn off an additional 900-1200 calories in a cardio session to offset your indulgences. Not to mention the even bigger mental fallout that accompanies this type of ā€˜indulge -> punishā€™ mindsetā€¦ If you use your exercise as a way to, so to speak, "punish" yourself whenever you enjoy more food than you ā€œshould haveā€, you won't be intrinsically motivated to work out. As clichĆ© as it may sound, I like the saying: "Exercise is a celebration of what your body can do, not a punishment for what you ate." Once you start associating your training with overall health and physical performance improvements, it'll be more motivating to go to the gym and the progress you achieve is much more fulfilling. As far as "recovering" from a splurge day, the best way to do this is by simply moving on. In the grand scheme of things, one big meal means nothing if you move on and get back on track with your training and nutrition afterwards. Credit to @iwannaburnfat for the great content! Tag a friend that needs to be reminded of this!
šŸ¦ƒ Happy Turkey Day!! šŸ— ā € If youā€™re parta šŸ¦ƒ Happy Turkey Day!! šŸ— ā € If youā€™re partaking in the delicious festivities that are usually associated with todayā€¦ ā € Hereā€™s a quick reminder for ya šŸ‘‡šŸ‘‡šŸ‘‡ ā € Rememberā€¦one day of letting loose & indulging isnā€™t going to cause you to gain weight and ruin your progress! ā € Just like dialing in your diet for a single day wonā€™t catapult you to your goal. ā € If you do end up having that extra piece of pie (or two) todayā€¦itā€™s okay! ā € Donā€™t let the worry of gaining weight take away from whatā€™s truly important about the holidaysā€¦ ā € Of course, this doesnā€™t mean you should absolutely gorge yourself to the point of hardly being able to breatheā€¦ ā € ā€¦But it is totally fine to enjoy yourself today & just get back on track at your next meal (or tomorrowšŸ˜…)! ā € I hope you have a wonderful day of thankfulness. šŸ˜Š ā € Iā€™m thankful for every single one of you following along and listening to what I have to say...it means more than you know! šŸ™ -GG
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