28/02/2022
When I was first getting into health and fitness in college, I found it difficult to merge my college lifestyle with my newfound love for fitness. I did it in a pretty unhealthy way (unintentionally) - cutting calories and macros super low during the week and binging on the weekends. Obviously, that didn't work.
Once I realized that I was doing my body more harm than good, I did these 5 things, and I suggest you do too!
✨ Schedule your workouts for times that work for YOU.
- Working out at 6am seemed like a good idea. Get it done and over with, right? Not for me. I found that I would skip workouts often, and when I did go, I felt weak and tired. So I scheduled my workouts later in the afternoon and saw a big difference in my consistency and strength.
✨ Don't force yourself to change a bunch things at once.
- Everyone wants to jump into a new healthy lifestyle, but sometimes going all-in at the very beginning can lead to burnout. Instead, making small changes over a longer period of time can lead to more success.
✨ Make SUSTAINABLE changes.
- Want to be healthier but can't see yourself working out everyday long-term? Then don't expect yourself to work out everyday now. Again, this can (and most-likely will) lead to burnout! Instead, if you know that working out 4 times a week is something you could do long-term, do that!
✨ Congratulate yourself on the small wins.
- Every little tiny step that you make or hurdle that you overcome is worth celebrating. Don't let your want for the end goal blind the progress that you're making now. Celebrate each step of the way!
✨ Don't strive for perfection.
- Nobody's perfect, so why should you expect yourself to be? So what if you ate too many cookies or skipped a workout or didn't track a meal? Give yourself some grace. Striving for 80-90% perfection will be much easier on your mental health and be much more sustainable!
Did these tips help you? Let me know in the comments if you have any more tips to share!
