STARTING OVER - Surviving Day 1 Suck

LiveFit Radio Podcast with Derek Kuryliw💪💪

There's the inevitable suck that follows starting any type of new program, routine and especially when it comes to exercising and nutrition 💯👎 We easily forget how good working out felt when we used to commit to a regularly. 💪😁 We easily forget how good we felt after healthy meals and when we had less belly fat. 🥗☺️ But better days are ahead, if... You DO NOT depend on today's motivation to keep you pushing forward past this week and this month. We are all special, but we are all human. That means we follow tendencies. We drift towards comfort and steer clear of discomfort. To defeat this discomfort you need to eliminate as many obstacles in your way as possible, to eliminate as many excuses as possible. Simple things like... 1.) Setting reminder alarms on your phone every night to pack a GYM BAG. If you miss a workout because you forgot to pack socks or a sports bra, you create a slippery slope of future excuses. 2.) Setting reminder alarms on your phone every night to pack LUNCH and a SNACK for the following day. You might not always have the healthiest foods available, but I promise it will be better than the alternative you decide to eat instead if you are unprepared. 3.) NO DAYS OFF for at least your first 3 weeks! That does not mean you are doing burpees or boot camp or something ballistic, that just means that you are keeping your body in motion daily. Go for a walk, stretch in bed or do crunches on the living room floor while you watch TV. The power of momentum and routine is inevitable, so you should use it to your power! A body in motion stays in motion. A body at rest, RUSTS! :( --- So is that it? Are those the only things you need to do to be successful and for this journey to be less painful? HECK NO! But if you eliminate all of the petty stuff it's going to give you more time and also mental capacity to handle the big stuff that comes up. The less you rely on your brain and the more you automate your routine, the better chance you have to stick this out and see it through. We've all made excuses in the past, and again that is human. What I often remind myself though is this... "Someone out there is doing MORE than I am with LESS than what I currently have available to me. Someone is going through something worse than I currently am and still not making excuses." Say that to yourself next time you are feeling down on your luck for having a personal pity party. Because it's true. At some point enough has to be enough. The excuses need to end and you just need to get the job done. You get one life and one body and if you want to see what life is like at your fullest potential, putting it off another day isn't going to get you there quicker. Our goal should always be to live our longest life with the best possible health, and we should treat every day like it! Committed to your to your fitness success, D