DON’T OVERDO IT
Part of stating small also entails not overdoing it. If you haven’t worked out in months and are planning on starting Whole 30 or some insane diet plan and forcing your body to workout every day you’re going to become a crazy person. Don’t take on too much at once this relates back to the short and long term goals. If you eventually want to be on Whole 30 and a consistent workout routine you need to start in small dosses or you’re going to get discouraged once you break either of those habits.
DON’T GET DISCOURAGED
The second you miss a day you are setting yourself up to miss tomorrow. On days that are your break days, encourage those healthy lifestyle habits if that’s following a tighter diet that day or taking the stairs. In that same respect, don’t beat yourself up too hard over missing a day if you get back on schedule. We are all human and you aren’t going to be perfect at meeting your fitness goals right out of the gate, but that’s okay as long you are committed to making an effort to keeping a healthy lifestyle routine.
Keep yourself accountable. If you are going to miss a day that’s not a break day, force yourself to pay a “fine” to yourself just like those workout classes have when skipping a class. Text a friend when you really don’t want to go and ask them to come with you or they will encourage you to go and you’ll be happier for it.
Keep yourself active on your days off. On my days off, I like to go back to those healthy lifestyle choices and go on a walk instead of working out or take a yoga class.