Consistency is the Spice of Life

Getting the body you want is about 3 things. Eating right. Exercising. And doing those two things consistently.

Unfortunately, it's the consistency part that's so hard.

Besides the usual culprits like rationalizing, procrastinating and justifying, consistency is also so hard because it can get boring.

Variety is the spice of life, right? Not in our case.

Because consistency can get boring we bounce from one fad diet to the next, always in search of the next revolutionary program.

However, we all know deep down, the key to success is to do the right things over and over and over and over again.

No matter what diet, or what program or what "magic pill" (they don't exist!) you take, you're going to have to do the actual work. And the actual work means eating right, eating less, and moving more..consistently.

There is no escaping this!

I repeat: You can't escape the work. Just like I can't ski down a mountain safely without turning, you can't escape the work...if you want results.

A few clients from time to time ask me if I get bored of what I do. "Do you really care what I eat? Do you really care about my daily feedback?"

It's an honest question.

The answer is absolutely! Because I know each daily feedback will lead you one step closer to where you want to be. Each daily feedback is a critical part of the journey.

Every meal counts. Every workout counts.

And what really drives me, and what I really love, is the thrill I get when you email me and say "Damn! This is working!" "My pants feel loose!" "I hate you. I have to buy new clothes!" That's what makes me get out of bed in the morning. That's what keeps me up at night.

Because I know you can't escape the discomfort nor the day to day consistency which isn't sexy whatsoever. But it's extremely effective.

And because it's so easy to avoid the inevitable - being consistent - I know daily and personal support is what makes all of the difference.

No one said it's easy. Nor sexy.

But ask anyone who's pursued anything worth pursuing (usually, things that are hard to obtain) and they're certainly convinced it's worth it.

In short: Embrace the consistency. And when it feels a little boring, that's your time to lean in even more and make more change happen.

Because like our moods, we have ups and downs. And when we're up, it feels easy.

But when it's easy, we quickly forget about the inevitable downs that 9.9 times out of 10 knock us off our tracks for good.

Until we start something else and repeat the cycle over and over again.

Not on my watch.

-Adam