31 Days to a Better Body: Day 28 – Follow Through
For me, following through may be the toughest part of reaching a goal. I’m always excited to start a new challenge and it’s easy to sprint to the finish line as soon as you see it. Although the steps in between are often exhausting and unexciting, the alternative to quit in the middle again and again withers my spirit.
How does this relate to weight loss or muscle gain? Typically, at the start of a new program a person sees muscle gains (or fat loss if that is your goal) in the beginning but after a few months the body starts to “plateau”. It’s not a bad thing. It’s how the body is designed. The body is still changing but the results are not as rapid as they were in the beginning because the body is starting to miraculously adapt. Continually challenging the body (along with propoer nutrition) will continue to bring results but the changes may happen a little more slowly. This is where a lot of people end up frustrated and where the “rubber meets the road” (I still don’t understand that phrase) so to speak. This is where it’s important to follow through. Following through could be more than the difference between a size x and a size x. Following through could be the difference between life and death.
I’ll leave you with this cute little quote I found that sums this idea up perfectly.
“By perseverance the snail reached the ark.” – Charles Spurgeon.
Hugs and High Fives,
Jenn
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For me it was essential to realize that I had to continuously switch up and tweak what I was doing. So in a way, it’s more work for less (visible) results. But once I realized that that’s just the way it is, I learned to accept it… Love the snail quote!
I read this post this morning, and didn’t comment. Had to come back and tell you that it was the reason I finished my workout today. I wanted to quit, but I followed through. Thanks Jenn.
Ummm…yeah I’m TWO WEEKS behind following up with comments and at this point why bother…except I wanted to say that this comment did give me a huge smile. That’s worth something right.
GreaT topic for this series! 100% with Andrea: lots of work for few “results” welcome to my world! But the alternative (giving up/throwing in the towel) is not an option. I’m proud of u for doing this series- a heck of a lot of work and I bet you it’s helped hundreds of people even though they are shy and don’t leave comments
Awwww….thanks Debs! xo