Consistency 🫶
If you feel you “overdid it” yesterday
Do NOT skip meals
Do NOT overexercise to compensate
You do NOT need a detox or cleanse (we have organs that do this for us)
Here’s what I’d recommend you do:
Get back to your regular plan
Get some meals prepped or ingredients on hand that fit your goals
Have a high protein breakfast - center your meals around protein/produce
Exercise as you normally would
Being a dick to yourself won’t help
Consistency > perfection! If you see a pop on the scale this is likely just primarily water retention, food volume, poo. Get back to your normal routine, things will regulate
*REMINDER* you should also be looking outside the scale to track your progress - take photos, measurements, how do your clothes fit, your performance, relationship with food, etc
The scale isn’t the only thing that matters and that number will always fluctuate for a whole bunch of reasons.
Don’t dwell. We are human. You can always make your next choice a better one. You do not need to say “f*ck it” - move on
Learn from “setbacks” it’s just feedback. What can you do differently next time? What works and what doesn’t?
The only time you fail is when you quit.
You are in control, the captain 🧑✈️ of your ship!
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