It’s easy to get discouraged when you’re trying to improve your fitness and you have a bad day. You’re not going to see results overnight, and one bad day isn’t going to ruin all your progress. What matters is that you keep showing up and being consistent with your habits. Here’s why consistency is key when it comes to reaching your fitness goals.
The Problem with Immediate Feedback
We live in a world where we expect immediate feedback for everything we do. We want to see results immediately, and when we don’t, we get discouraged. This is especially true when it comes to our fitness journeys. We think, “I had a doughnut for breakfast, so now my whole diet is ruined for the day!” or “I skipped my workout today, so I might as well give up altogether.” But that’s not how it works. Good habits usually don’t offer immediate feedback, but our bad habits do (the doughnuts taste good but getting up at the ass crack of dawn to go for a run when it’s freezing outside isn’t always fun). So don’t let one bad or off day derail your entire journey.
The Effects of Our Habits Aren’t Seen Immediately
Another reason why consistency is key is because the effects of our habits aren’t seen immediately. Results take time. For example, you might not see any difference in your weight after one week of eating healthy and working out regularly. But if you stick with it, you will eventually start seeing results. The same goes for bad habits. You might not gain 50lbs after eating one doughnut, but if you make a habit of eating unhealthy food, you will eventually start seeing the effects on your body. So if you want to see results, you have to be consistent with your good habits and consistent in avoiding bad ones.
If you want to see results from your fitness journey, you have to be consistent. One bad day or one off week isn’t going to ruin all your progress. The effects of our habits take time to show up, so don’t get discouraged if you don’t see results immediately. Just keep showing up and eventually, you will start seeing the results of your hard work!
