Practical tips, encouragement, and a little food for thought to help you make healthier choices, build consistency, and create healthy habits that stick. We'll explore nutrition, movement, rest, mindset, and faith, all with a focus on making lasting changes in everyday life.
Warrior Wellness | Starting over for the hundredth time?
Hey there, Reader!“Starting over for the hundredth time.” Someone in the Warrior Wellness community said that recently when I asked what people wanted me to write about. And I’m guessing more than a few of us know exactly what that feels like. You’re doing well with your eating, workouts, sleep, or whatever habit you’re working on. Then something happens. Life gets busy. You miss a few workouts. Your meals don’t go as planned. Your routine falls apart. And pretty soon, you’re telling yourself you need to get back on track. Usually with a fresh start on Monday. But I think we’ve gotten something wrong about consistency. Consistency doesn’t mean never getting off track. It means learning to return when you do. That’s what this week’s Warrior Wellness blog post is about. Because the ability to follow a plan perfectly isn’t what makes healthy habits sustainable. The ability to continue imperfectly does. If you’ve been feeling like you need to start over again, I hope you’ll read this one. You might discover that you’re not nearly as far off track as you think.
Something to think about this week...When you get off track, what would change if your first response was to simply make your next best choice instead of deciding you need to start over? Give it a try this week. |
Warrior Wellness
Practical tips, encouragement, and a little food for thought to help you make healthier choices, build consistency, and create healthy habits that stick. We'll explore nutrition, movement, rest, mindset, and faith, all with a focus on making lasting changes in everyday life.
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