Here’s something most people don’t expect to hear from me.
I don’t always want to meal prep.
I eat junk food.
I overeat sometimes.
There are nights where Netflix wins.
There are mornings where I don’t want to get up.
There are nights I stay up later than I should.
I skip workouts.
And yes, I have definitely said, “I’ll start on Monday.”
Sound familiar?
Good.
Because that means you’re normal.
There’s this idea that because I’m a coach, I’ve somehow cracked the code and live this perfect, disciplined, always-on version of life.
Not even close.
I deal with the same thoughts, the same temptations, the same pull toward what’s easy and comfortable.
The difference is not that I’m perfect.
The difference is what I do next.
I give myself some grace.
But I don’t stay there.
I hit the reset button.
I get back to my routine.
I make the next meal a better one.
I show up for the next workout.
I go to bed a little earlier the next night.
No punishment.
No all or nothing thinking.
No starting over from scratch.
Just getting back on track.
Because this is what actually works.
Not perfection.
Consistency.
I’m doing what I should be doing about 80 to 90 percent of the time.
And that has been enough.
Over the past two years, I’ve lost 30 pounds and kept it off.
No crash dieting.
No extreme cardio.
No miserable, unsustainable approach.
Just showing up, over and over again, even when I didn’t feel like it.
That’s the part people miss.
You don’t need to be perfect to get results.
You just need to stop quitting every time you’re not.
You’re not broken.
You’re human.
And if you can learn to work with that instead of fighting it, everything changes.
Progress doesn’t come from being perfect. It comes from getting back on track faster.
Michael Wilkie
Aspire Health & Fitness