1% better everyday. That’s all I want.
I’ve noticed after all these years of working with ALL these different types of people that everyone shares these commonalities: when you want the change, you want it in a major way and you want it to happen instantaneously.
I can appreciate that sentiment. You’ve been living in this space of ick for so long, it feels like there’s been so much time wasted that when you FINALLY say “ok I’m doing this, I’m making a change”, you want the change NOW. Or yesterday. Whichever is more efficient right?
I’m all here for that kind of attitude. When you want to change your lifestyle so much that you can’t think about anything else and you are bound and determined to make this shit happen for you. That kind of mindset, as a coach, is amazing to work with because you’re not letting anything stand in your way. You suddenly realize how bogus your excuses were and you’re willing to do the work, excuses be damned.
The bad thing about this kind of determination is that it often leads to so many drastic changes, that after you’ve reached your goal, you can’t maintain it.
Like you want so badly to lose the last of the baby weight, that you cut out everything and pretty much eat the diet equivalent of a rabbit. Naturally the weight comes off fast, you breathe this sigh of relief and go back to doing what you were doing before. So long rabbit food. Except now the weight has come back on and more than what you were wanting to lose before.
Thus begins a dangerous habit of yo-yo dieting that can do all kinds of nasty things to your metabolism, not to mention your self esteem because you’re always feeling like you need to lose weight.
I know my way is more frustrating because the result isn’t instantaneous. But I’m not thinking about the short game, I’m thinking about the long game. I’m thinking that this is going to be the last major change that you need to make because at the end of it, you’ll know your limits, you’ll have control over them and you’ll know that what you’ve done isn’t a diet but a lifestyle change.
