21 Days to a Fitter You - Sticking with Your Regimen
So if you’ve been following this series, you’re probably on a pretty good path right now. No doubt you’ve started living with a proper diet, understand your body type, and have started your workout plan. These are all great things, but where do you go from here?
The hardest part of getting fit is sticking with the things you know you should be doing. You probably don’t want to get up everyday at 5:00 and go to the gym, but you need to push yourself to do so. You’re going to be tempted by a greasy burger and unhealthy fries, but you need to resist. Consistency is the key to fitness.
So how do you do this? How do you stick with something so tough and demanding? As we anything else in life, there needs to be rewards for good performance. For example, I tend to reward myself with food that I wouldn’t normally eat. For every two weeks that I get to the gym on schedule, I treat myself to a Dairy Queen chocolate malt. Now, that’s 700 calories that I really don’t need, but looking forward to that malt keeps me going. The thing with rewards is you have to restrict yourself. If you don’t perform as you should, deny yourself the reward.
In the end, it’s all a matter of willpower. Will yourself to do well and you will. Make sure you’re motivated and seeing the results you want. Keep working until you achieve your goal, then maintain it. Fitness is a life-long endeavor, and it will serve you well to get there as early as possible. Good luck on sticking with your regimen!
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