Ok let’s talk self sabotage?
I don’t tend to always offer measurements, or photos, or ask for clients weight (unless it one of those legal forms). There is a reason for that.
I am 100% all for tracking progress. And knowing how far you have come along in your journey.
BUT... for me personally when I use the scales, it has a negative impact. When I take measurements and see no change it has a negative impact. When I take photos and I see no change it has a negative impact.
When I see little to no change, I think fuck it. My head tells me it isn’t working so just eat the chocolate. Drink the alcohol, or soft drink because not having it isn’t making a bloody difference.
BUT..
It is making a difference. There are things going on in the inside, in my mental health, and some on the outside too that the scales, measurements or photos are not going to show me. They are not going to show me how much stronger I am. They are not going to show me that I have built more muscle. Or that my organs are healthier. That I am a better mum and wife when I have had my me time at the gym.
As soon as I don’t think there is a change, a result, I sabotage it. I destroy any chance of getting that change.
BUT... I have finally recognized that within myself and I have made that change. I still take photos, but I don’t compare them as often as I did. They are just there for when I am ready to. I haven’t taken measurements or gotten on the scales for nearly 6mths. I still don’t have control over how I react to them atm. But what I can control is not doing it. And by judging my journey, on how I feel mentally, how I feel in my clothes, and how fit I feel.
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