I got an incredible email from a listener who recently had a breakthrough and it absolutely needs to be shared. Here’s what she wrote.
I’ve been tracking and journaling the past week and reflecting on some tough rocks that have been with me for more then 40 years about food, shame, guilt, blame, restriction, and fear. I’m identifying that I have to let go of the scale and measure progress in new ways.
Talking to myself today and saying, Progress is measured choice by choice not pound by pound.
Thank you Elizabeth for sharing your self and your journey.
Try measuring your progress choice by choice.
Try measuring your progress by degrees of improvement in your choices, not degrees of improvement on the scale.
Look to improve your journey and the results will take care of themselves.
Sometimes, we actually hold ourselves back in our attempt to make rapid progress.
More often than not, we have to slow down to go faster.
In today’s podcast, I’m talking about how doing less, focusing on fewer things and slowing down your thoughts can actually accelerate your progress towards your goals.
In today’s episode, we’re covering how to take a step back, simplify, and create a baseline to avoid frustration, and achieve your goals.
You want results NOW. Trust me, I’ve been there. You hit the ground running and you are doing EVERYTHING you can think of to get to your end goal. But are you doing too much, too soon? Are you considering the sustainability of your actions? Do your intentions match your actions? And are your actions consistent?
Does our motivation exceed our training?
Often times, we create false fantasy plans in our head that do not reflect the reality of our actions. We set a baseline so high that it may not be doable at our current training and commitment level. The fantasy plans and inability to stick to these crazy expectations lead very quickly to frustration, which can easily turn into quitting altogether.
Breaking the cycle
Breaking free is about doing less. I really believe that you can achieve MORE when you do LESS. The key is separating the fantasy plans from reality.You must build a base that you can obtain, and grow from there. Your base will help you break free from food obsession and yo-yo dieting.
Revisit the 80/20 Rule
The 80/20 Rule is simply 80% of your results stem from just 20% of the things you do, the actions you take. Focus your energy on the 20% of actions that are truly effective and ditch the 80% that doesn’t.
Turn off the thought faucet
It is so hard to slow down when our minds are moving at 100 miles per hour. When you catch yourself bouncing all over the place in your thoughts, slow down and focus on RIGHT NOW.
Don’t create big plans that you can’t execute that then create feelings of failure. Instead, pick one thing to focus on each week. After the week has ended evaluate your progress on that one thing. Take those evaluations and go from there making one change for the next week. These changes will become habits that you can sustain and create a healthy lifestyle that reaches your end goals.
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As of today, there are only 4 months left before 2017. No matter what you’ve done for the first 8 months of the year, let’s finish strong. The year will fly by and I want you going into 2017 without regrets and carrying forward a sense of pride, hope and accomplishment.
In today’s podcast I’ll share 3 ways you can capitalize on these next 4 months of the year.
We’re heading into a time of the year where there are challenges – back to school, holidays, cooler weather – but we have a fantastic opportunity to capitalize on these challenges and make unparalleled progress towards our goals.
Check out these 3 simple strategies and pick the one that feels the most feasible for you!
In today’s episode we tackle 3 ways to make the most of 2016.
Card-a-Day
Buy a few packs of index cards. Count out as many cards as there are days left in the year (as of September 1st, 2016, there are 122 days remaining in 2016).
Every day, take a blank card from your stack. On one side, write down ONE thing you can & will do that day to move in the direction of your goals.
On the back of the card, write down one affirmation or mantra.
Carry your card with you and conquer that ONE thing.
The next day, grab your next blank card and start fresh with your one commitment for the day and your affirmation or mantra.
Singular Practice
Pick ONE thing you want to practice each day between now and the end of the year. Maybe you decide that between now and the end of the year, you’ll practice mastering the fat loss breakfast every single day.
Maybe you’ll decide that between now and the end of the year, you’ll sweat every single day.
Maybe you want to practice carbs at night every day until the end of the year.
Pick one thing and commit to daily practice for the remainder of 2016.
Ladies – Go To ASCEND!
I’m hosting a small group of women where we will take our journeys to the next level.
We’ll spend the 4 weeks before the event gathering tons of valuable information about your schedule, your work ethic, your barriers, excuses and limitations.
Then, we’ll spend 2 jam-packed days together in downtown Nashville Tennessee creating YOUR specific action plan for results.
I give you my word that ASCEND will be completely transformational and you and your journey will never be the same!
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