The Power of Consistency, How To Stay Consistent I 30 Day Health Kickstart I Lucy Lismore
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Date: 2022-04-14
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For consistency I find focussing on the action before the main activity is effective, ie the preparation that sets it up and makes it more likely to do. Practical actions such as getting my swimming or gym gear ready in a bag or laid out the night before if going next morning, put water bottle out and trainers by door. Or getting a delicious meal ready for after a late session. Contacting a friend to join you, setting a challenge with them, offer to walk / run with neighbour's dog etc - you don't want to let them down so that definitely keeps you accountable!
Thanks for the inspiration Lucy, and Calisthenics looks amazing! Never knew there was a name for that. Been trying out some basics and handstands, and thanks for demystifying what those bars in park are for. Tried hanging from a bar last month after watching your video!
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For consistency I find focussing on the action before the main activity is effective, ie the preparation that sets it up and makes it more likely to do. Practical actions such as getting my swimming or gym gear ready in a bag or laid out the night before if going next morning, put water bottle out and trainers by door. Or getting a delicious meal ready for after a late session. Contacting a friend to join you, setting a challenge with them, offer to walk / run with neighbour's dog etc - you don't want to let them down so that definitely keeps you accountable!
Thanks for the inspiration Lucy, and Calisthenics looks amazing! Never knew there was a name for that. Been trying out some basics and handstands, and thanks for demystifying what those bars in park are for. Tried hanging from a bar last month after watching your video!
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M-lodie
My advice would be: prep your space in advance.
I am not a habit person. I have tried many times to do something daily, even the smallest task but it never worked. Although, I have been stretching every morning and every evening for the past 20 days. I managed to stay consistant with that in two ways. The first was to promise to myself that I would not eat breakfast before stretching. And the second one (most efficient one) was to leave my yoga mat out from the night before, so when I wake up all stiff and not motivated to move my body, the space is already set up for me and I just have to get on top of my yoga mat and turn on the app.
And it works wonders! -
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My advice would be: prep your space in advance.
I am not a habit person. I have tried many times to do something daily, even the smallest task but it never worked. Although, I have been stretching every morning and every evening for the past 20 days. I managed to stay consistant with that in two ways. The first was to promise to myself that I would not eat breakfast before stretching. And the second one (most efficient one) was to leave my yoga mat out from the night before, so when I wake up all stiff and not motivated to move my body, the space is already set up for me and I just have to get on top of my yoga mat and turn on the app.
And it works wonders! -
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Julie
My favorite consistency trick is the -never two days in a row- rule. So, if you don't do your 30 minute walk one day, you HAVE to go the next. If you blow your calorie deficit today, you HAVE to meet it tomorrow. If you didn't get to bed on time last night, you HAVE to turn in early tonight. This allows me to wreck my calorie restriction if I'm feeling especially hungry. I give myself permission to mess up for the day. But, the -never two days- rule keeps me from picking up any momentum in that direction. It's much less likely that I'll say, -well I ate 1200 calories over budget yesterday, so I might as well eat a whole cake today. - No. Never two days in a row.
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My favorite consistency trick is the -never two days in a row- rule. So, if you don't do your 30 minute walk one day, you HAVE to go the next. If you blow your calorie deficit today, you HAVE to meet it tomorrow. If you didn't get to bed on time last night, you HAVE to turn in early tonight. This allows me to wreck my calorie restriction if I'm feeling especially hungry. I give myself permission to mess up for the day. But, the -never two days- rule keeps me from picking up any momentum in that direction. It's much less likely that I'll say, -well I ate 1200 calories over budget yesterday, so I might as well eat a whole cake today. - No. Never two days in a row.
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Tania
Thanks for the videos, Lucy, I love your content and your message.
My top tip for consistency is routine. I find that if I stick to my routine - doing a workout at the same time every day, buying the same foods and cooking the same meals (within a range, of course, I avoid the stress and fear of failure that can come from over-planning (I even go to the same restaurants where I know there are healthy options that I like. I challenge myself by gradually make micro-improvements to each part of my routine as time goes on - to keep it interesting and challenging - and I also try not to deviate too much from the routine for more than a day in a row.
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Thanks for the videos, Lucy, I love your content and your message.
My top tip for consistency is routine. I find that if I stick to my routine - doing a workout at the same time every day, buying the same foods and cooking the same meals (within a range, of course, I avoid the stress and fear of failure that can come from over-planning (I even go to the same restaurants where I know there are healthy options that I like. I challenge myself by gradually make micro-improvements to each part of my routine as time goes on - to keep it interesting and challenging - and I also try not to deviate too much from the routine for more than a day in a row.
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Bibhusha
Thank you for sharing all the tips Lucy. I love your videos. They are simple to understand and very informative.
I stay consistent because I can feel the difference in the way I feel mentally and physically after I have gotten into exercising regularly. For me, body getting stronger everyday and body shape transformation --> They are bi-products of it. I am getting into the habit of exercise and diet, because I understand it's important, because only with the healthy body and mind - I get to enjoy life until my last day on earth. When I am feeling great physically and mentally - I enjoy my everyday! That is what keeps me going.
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Thank you for sharing all the tips Lucy. I love your videos. They are simple to understand and very informative.
I stay consistent because I can feel the difference in the way I feel mentally and physically after I have gotten into exercising regularly. For me, body getting stronger everyday and body shape transformation --> They are bi-products of it. I am getting into the habit of exercise and diet, because I understand it's important, because only with the healthy body and mind - I get to enjoy life until my last day on earth. When I am feeling great physically and mentally - I enjoy my everyday! That is what keeps me going.
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Linttastic
Nice vid! I'm trying to remain consistent doing your ebook workouts! They're hard, but I really like the routine for someone trying to get into more body strength and mobility. I think for me, my problem has always been that I want to remain consistent for big tasks like do cardio for an hour everyday and don't actually pay attention to the smaller things I am consistent with like drinking water all the time or getting 10k steps in. When I focus and larger -go big or go home- things, I set myself up for failure because I get discouraged if I miss a day or whatever. I'm definitely working on getting out of that mentality for sure!
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Nice vid! I'm trying to remain consistent doing your ebook workouts! They're hard, but I really like the routine for someone trying to get into more body strength and mobility. I think for me, my problem has always been that I want to remain consistent for big tasks like do cardio for an hour everyday and don't actually pay attention to the smaller things I am consistent with like drinking water all the time or getting 10k steps in. When I focus and larger -go big or go home- things, I set myself up for failure because I get discouraged if I miss a day or whatever. I'm definitely working on getting out of that mentality for sure!
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Valeria
I stopped relying on motivation since is something I loose easily (anxiety, so, my tip to stay consistence is planning a schedule of your day and listening to your body. For example, I had a plan to exercise at 11 a. m and I'm supposed to do body-weight training, but I don't feel strong enough to do that, so I check what other exercise of the week I can do at 11 instead, usually I do cardio since I dance for my cardio training and is something that helps me with the endorphins, so I just dance and that's it, I've accomplished my schedule and just did something I felt more likely to do.
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I stopped relying on motivation since is something I loose easily (anxiety, so, my tip to stay consistence is planning a schedule of your day and listening to your body. For example, I had a plan to exercise at 11 a. m and I'm supposed to do body-weight training, but I don't feel strong enough to do that, so I check what other exercise of the week I can do at 11 instead, usually I do cardio since I dance for my cardio training and is something that helps me with the endorphins, so I just dance and that's it, I've accomplished my schedule and just did something I felt more likely to do.
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Stella
I recommend writing down in a journal every single day the following things: 1. What you'd like to work on/ practice that day and how you intend to do that? 2. How change in this area allows you to feel? 3. When you intend to practice that day? 4. What you are grateful for that day. Following this journaling routine has shifted my focus from setting my goals too high and failing because of that to keep constantly growing every single day even though my actions might not always be perfect. Nevertheless, I keep showing up and try my best to keep the daily promises to myself.
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I recommend writing down in a journal every single day the following things: 1. What you'd like to work on/ practice that day and how you intend to do that? 2. How change in this area allows you to feel? 3. When you intend to practice that day? 4. What you are grateful for that day. Following this journaling routine has shifted my focus from setting my goals too high and failing because of that to keep constantly growing every single day even though my actions might not always be perfect. Nevertheless, I keep showing up and try my best to keep the daily promises to myself.
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WimeyTimey
I can totally stand behind this!
I also lost 30 kg and was pretty consistent with my weightloss then because I just didn't want to be obese anymore.
I gained 15 kg in my second pregnancy (due to complications I had to be on bed rest for nearly 4 months, but still ate like I worked out 6 times/week and walked 15000 steps a day. I lost 12 kg BUT the last 3 kg are hard. Because I already look good and I just don't have the drive to cut calories. I love eating too much: D
But I'm working on it.
Thanks for the video!
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I can totally stand behind this!
I also lost 30 kg and was pretty consistent with my weightloss then because I just didn't want to be obese anymore.
I gained 15 kg in my second pregnancy (due to complications I had to be on bed rest for nearly 4 months, but still ate like I worked out 6 times/week and walked 15000 steps a day. I lost 12 kg BUT the last 3 kg are hard. Because I already look good and I just don't have the drive to cut calories. I love eating too much: D
But I'm working on it.
Thanks for the video!
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janathecookie
All of the above + finding a friend who will join you and keep you accountable/motivated. I'm terrible at being consistent with fitness goals (because I get super impatient and don't track my progress well and all of that stuff) BUT back in February a friend and I started a -30-day- handstand challenge together: Just do a handstand attempt every day and send a photo/video to each other (which is also great for tracking progress. We're now on day 147 and I can handstand for a solid 20-30 seconds. Consistency works! :D
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All of the above + finding a friend who will join you and keep you accountable/motivated. I'm terrible at being consistent with fitness goals (because I get super impatient and don't track my progress well and all of that stuff) BUT back in February a friend and I started a -30-day- handstand challenge together: Just do a handstand attempt every day and send a photo/video to each other (which is also great for tracking progress. We're now on day 147 and I can handstand for a solid 20-30 seconds. Consistency works! :D
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