Look For A Little Bit Of Progress
My husband and I have a 12 week goal. Shed one pound a week for 12 weeks. I don’t say lose a pound because I’ve lost plenty of pounds and they seem to keep finding me again! This is a doable, obtainable goal.
Week one I did all the right things. Ate right, worked out, drank my water. I got on the scale Monday morning and guess what? It said the same number as the week before. (I always make this disclaimer- numbers on a scale don’t necessarily mean anything. For me, I know my body well enough to know when those numbers are what need to change.)
The hardest thing for momentum is when you don’t see results. Lack of progress can lead to lack of motivation. Why do all the right things when all the right things aren’t getting you the results you want to see? Why keep working so hard with no visible changes? Why do all the things you don’t necessarily want to do, without a positive result from it?
The simple answer is, just do it anyways. What looks like lack of progress in a moment might just be a step towards the result you want to see. And if you keep going anyways you will see positive changes, even if they are small.
Monday, even though I didn’t see the result of last week’s hard work, I still took care of business. I crushed my workout. Did everything I needed to do with my eating plan. I acted like what I was doing was working and didn’t allow the lack of result to derail me from my overall purpose.
When I checked up on Wednesday I was shocked to see I was down a pound and a half. I don’t live and die by the scale, but I’m on track to be at my Week Two goal by Sunday. This motivates me a little extra. A little bit of progress creates big momentum.
When you aren’t seeing the result of your diligence, keep working hard. Look for a little bit of progress- a half pound down, a little looser waistband, a little more muscle definition. Use the little wins to fuel your determination to keep going toward the overall goal!
You’ve got this! I believe in you! Go Crush your goals!
Week one I did all the right things. Ate right, worked out, drank my water. I got on the scale Monday morning and guess what? It said the same number as the week before. (I always make this disclaimer- numbers on a scale don’t necessarily mean anything. For me, I know my body well enough to know when those numbers are what need to change.)
The hardest thing for momentum is when you don’t see results. Lack of progress can lead to lack of motivation. Why do all the right things when all the right things aren’t getting you the results you want to see? Why keep working so hard with no visible changes? Why do all the things you don’t necessarily want to do, without a positive result from it?
The simple answer is, just do it anyways. What looks like lack of progress in a moment might just be a step towards the result you want to see. And if you keep going anyways you will see positive changes, even if they are small.
Monday, even though I didn’t see the result of last week’s hard work, I still took care of business. I crushed my workout. Did everything I needed to do with my eating plan. I acted like what I was doing was working and didn’t allow the lack of result to derail me from my overall purpose.
When I checked up on Wednesday I was shocked to see I was down a pound and a half. I don’t live and die by the scale, but I’m on track to be at my Week Two goal by Sunday. This motivates me a little extra. A little bit of progress creates big momentum.
When you aren’t seeing the result of your diligence, keep working hard. Look for a little bit of progress- a half pound down, a little looser waistband, a little more muscle definition. Use the little wins to fuel your determination to keep going toward the overall goal!
You’ve got this! I believe in you! Go Crush your goals!
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