BABY STEPS: TAKE IT ONE DAY AT A TIME
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Hey guys – Quick post tonight, but something I think is really important for everyone to understand.
I want to make sure our readers understand that we don’t expect over night changes. That may seem like a common sense thing, but I know how challenging it can be to get in shape. More than that, I know how intimidating the whole “fitness world” can be when you feel like you’re “outside” looking “in”.
If anything, we know that for you to truly transform your body you have to first transform your mind, your thoughts about food, your thoughts about yourself, your thoughts about your abilities and more than anything else, what you truly believe is possible. That is something that VERY rarely comes overnight. It takes hard work. It takes failures and readjustments. It takes consistent effort and commitment. And most of all, it takes time.
I know for me, when I was at my lowest I had ballooned up to 275lbs… I never worked out. I saw a lot of my friends and my room mates “somehow” make time to go to the gym and I both envied and loathed them for doing what I just couldn’t. I never ate healthy – I practically lived off of Dr. Pepper. But when things started to click… when I realized that I was REALLY ready for a change I knew I was so addicted to my habits I couldn’t just drop everything cold turkey. I had tried that before and it never lasted. So, I slowly tested the water.
It started off with cutting back on certain things. I then worked on getting to the gym multiple times a week. And then I built off of each success I had. I focused on the times I had achieved what I wanted and learned from the mistakes and slip ups I made. But no matter what I kept going – I never stopped trying to do better and learn more. And that was the key.
So – I know a lot of our posts can seem intense. They can seem blunt or over the top or whatever. But really, we’re trying to spark some desire for change and we know that takes time. So don’t read everything and think to yourself, oh man, there’s just no way I could just suddenly do all that. That’s ok. Be honest with yourself – that’s the only way you’ll make a lasting change.
Set goals. Daily. Weekly. Monthly. Yearly. Whatever – but take this stuff one day at a time. If you think it’d be impossible for you to suddenly stop eating all processed carbs, then just start cutting back. Give up a little here and a little there. You’ll be amazed at how quickly that will start to breed more and more changes and what’s even crazier is that you’ll WANT to give up other things because you won’t see it as something you’re giving up. Rather, you’ll start viewing those “sacrifices’ as things you are gaining control of… and that is a very powerful feeling.
Soooo – to take from one of my favorite movies of all times – it’s all about baby steps. Don’t feel like you have to do everything over night. Set small goals – baby steps – to make changes that are realistic and can be gradual. Have an end goal to work towards and set a time frame for it.
When you break your goals into small manageable baby steps you’ll be amazed at how quickly you can walk a mile.
Keep it up guys – you’re all doing an awesome job and we are so stoked that we can be a part of your transformation!
Nico
