Tuesday Tip: Motivation vs habit 💪🏼
One of the most common things I hear clients say is that they’ve lost motivation or they just aren’t motivated. If they have a few
‘bad’ weeks it’s because they’ve lost motivation. The reality is that if you want to achieve your goals you need more than motivation. Motivation will always rise and fall. When life is busy or hard then your motivation may wane, when you’re unwell or stressed then motivation may wane and that’s normal. Motivation fluctuates, the key to still making progress when it does is habit.
Instead of focusing on being motivated , instead focus on the habits you need to employ in order to reach your goal. So when motivation is high then that’s the time to get those habits in place. Then when motivation wanes you will have the habits there already. Sticking to those habits will get that forward momentum going again.
Focus on the small habits that all contribute towards your goal. Whether it’s tracking your next meal, filling half your plate with veggies, hitting 1000 extra steps today etc.
Incorporate foods you enjoy! This has to be a long term lifestyle change – so cutting out foods you love won’t allow you to do that. Find ways to include the food and drink you love – just moderate the amounts and frequency if you need! As well as this be sure to choose exercise you enjoy! There is literally no point in trying to build exercise habits based on things you hate. You’ll never stick to it! Join a class, try swimming, focus on walking, or resistance training , or join a local sports club. You’re more likely to keep at it if you enjoy
what you’re doing.
Happy Tuesday 🤗
Xx
Every Step Fitness 