It’s officially the week where many of us start shopping for inspiration. Health and Fitness companies are in full force selling their weight loss supplements, racing schedules and training plans. It’s hard not see at least one “before and after” photo of someone who achieved great success on some fitness and weight loss plan. These photos are inspiring and can help push many of us to make the move to better health. But it can be hard to navigate what program can work best for YOU.
Here are some behaviors to avoid and better options for success.
#1 The plan that requires perfection:
Some programs require you to completely avoid certain food
groups like gluten, dairy, and sugar. If have to be perfect for 30, 60 or 75
days you may be setting yourself up for failure.
The better option…. Find a program you like, and make the
program work for you: Are you looking for
a program to help you fuel smarter and feel better? But gravitate towards programs
that are full of rules and strict foods? Try taking 30 days to decrease alcohol,
or reduce your sugar intake or fast food. Target the thing you need to improve
the most on and start there.
#2 The program that gets you injured:
If a program says you
have to workout 7 days a week for 4 months, you are setting yourself up for
failure… and injury. Even professional athletes take days off!
The better option: If you are just getting back into the
groove, workout a minimum of 3 days a week for the first 30 days, and then add
a day per week each month until you feel like you are able to be consistent and
see results.
#3 The program you hate but do anyway just because it
gets good results:
We scroll through feeds and see people that have achieved amazing
results on certain programs. We tell ourselves we can suffer through anything
to get to our goal. Then we quit the program and feel even worse about
ourselves for not being able to achieve perfection.
The better option: Ask yourself what you like to do that
keeps you active and healthy? If you enjoy exercising with friends, find a
great class that you enjoy with people you like! If you enjoy being outdoors… commit
to 3 or 4 hikes or skis, or bikes per week for the next 52 weeks!
Success comes from a compelling goal. One that resonates
through a little sacrifice and change in the coming year. Creating a goal that
focuses on the process rather than results has been proven to have a higher success
rate. Ask yourself what appeals to you? You can pick any of these or make up
your own.
Make a goal to work out 300 days in the next year…
Make a goal to eat for fuel and avoid foods that don’t
serve you for the next year.
Make a goal to learn more healthy recipes and save money
on eating out in the next year.
Make a goal to walk 1000 miles, or run 2000 miles or bike
3000 miles in the next year!
Here is to a great 2021!
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