17/07/2026
Don't let four bad days make you forget four months of progress.
Your inner critic has a terrible memory.
This week, one of my clients shared something that really stood out.
He'd been ill for four days.
❌ Missed the gym. ❌ Cancelled a PT session. ❌ Ate poorly. ❌ Went from 12,000 steps a day to barely 1,000.
By Saturday morning, his inner critic had convinced him he'd failed.
Then he stopped and looked at the bigger picture.
Just six days earlier, at 51 years old, he completed the Manchester 10K in 1 hour 6 minutes.
A man who once couldn't run 1km at school had just finished a 10K.
That's what his inner critic forgot.
We all have bad days.
We all get ill.
We all lose momentum sometimes.
But a few difficult days don't erase months of hard work.
Your progress isn't measured by your worst week.
It's measured by the person you're becoming over time.
Today, ask yourself:
What would your inner cheerleader remind you of?
Feed that voice a little more often today, and let the inner critic go hungry for a change.
👇 What's one achievement you're proud of that you've forgotten to celebrate recently?
ProgressOverPerfection PersonalTrainer APCHealthAndFitness
