Hello Impact Family and Friends,
Picture this: You finally get home after a long day, and your stomach is growling. So you tell yourself, “Time for a healthy, home-cooked meal!” But then you raid your fridge, cabinets, and pantry, and there is no healthy option. If this sounds familiar, you are not alone; it doesn’t just happen with home-cooked meals. Other healthy habits can quickly fall off your radar without careful attention. Like when your schedule gets a little out of control, and you let a few workouts slide away. Or you end up staying up too late one night and spend the rest of the week trying to catch up on your sleep. We unintentionally create many unnecessary obstacles that block us from reaching our goals!
The good news is that I have a simple formula to help you stop that from happening. You can take control of your environment — and get those results you’re working toward. All you have to do is come up with a “one-two action plan” that makes it:
- Easy to stick to your goals.
- Challenging to stray off course.
Here are a couple of examples…
- If your goal is to have healthy food available at home:
- Make it easy: Devise a meal plan and system for your grocery shopping (or maybe even opt for healthy meal delivery or a grocery pick-up!)
- Make it challenging to mess up: Don’t keep junk food at home
- If your goal is to work out regularly:
- Make it easy: Keep your gym gear in your car
- Make it challenging to skip: Join a fitness studio on your commute home, or hire a coach who will keep you accountable and gives a shit.
If your goal is to sleep 7-8 hours a night:
- Make it easy: Set a regular sleep schedule and stick with it
- Make it challenging to skip: Create a relaxing nighttime routine to prep for bed, and set a reminder on your phone at the allotted time every night.
See the pattern? It’s about setting up your space to encourage good habits and discourage the not-so-good.
So, here’s a challenge for you. This week, identify one thing you can adjust to help you stay on track and another that’ll stop you from slipping. Then, take action! With simple changes, significant results will arise. (I love that!)
If you’re having difficulty identifying what’s holding you back or need more support making that adjustment, we can help. Impact Metrowest gives you a proven plan that’s helped thousands of people just like you lose fat, tone UP, and feel amazing without feeling deprived.
I’m starting a 30-day Impact Results in the Advance program, and it’s not too late for you to join. You can learn more by contacting Coach Peter at 508-766-0318
