Stress whether mental or physical, can wreak havoc on the mind and body. Stress can cause us to feel extra hungry and give us that urge to “stress eat”, completely take our appetite away, make us feel really lethargic or bloated. Maybe stress causes you to feel a combination of all the previously mentioned. Let’s […]
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Realistic Expectations – Part 1
Embarking on a fat loss journey can be a very exciting and life changing experience. It can also be incredibly challenging and frustrating when you feel like you’re putting forth so much effort but not seeing the results you desire. I can relate to these struggles, and I hate to say it but more often […]
Goal Setting
Setting goals that appropriate for can be tricky. It’s easy to say that your goal is to lose 10 pounds, but it can be difficult to actually get there. Instead of focusing on discipline and motivation, we are going to take a different approach when it comes to setting goals. When it comes to myself […]
Goal Setting Simplified
One of the most crucial elements to achieving your goals is preparation and planning. If you truly want to accomplish something its going to take some serious thought. Too many times I have seen people give up and not reach their goals simply because they didn’t put any long-term thought into how to achieve it. […]
Long-term Health & Fitness Success:
Are you someone who gets results and loses them? Do you start out really committed to your regimen and then fall off the wagon? Maintaining longterm success with your health and fitness goals can be challenging. I’ve had several people ask me about what I do and I’ve discussed this clients many times. 1. Plan […]
Success & Your Mentality: Part 2
If you’ve read our previous post on success and mentality, then you’ll know how essential your mental approach is to being successful. Approaching a goal or task with a positive and focused mindset will mostly like yield success. If you have not read our previous post, I suggest starting there: https://patienceconsistency.com/success-and-your-mentality/ In our previous post, […]
Motivation May!
I don’t know about you, but every time a new month rolls around I get excited about the endless possibilities it brings with it. Whenever a new month starts, I usually spend the first of the month going over what I did last month to work towards my goals. I’m going to share this process […]
Success and Your Mentality
I’ve come to learn over the years that how you mentally approach something determines your success rate. More often than not when it comes to working towards a goal, we are all responsible for sabotaging ourselves in some way or another. It can sometimes be hard to admit that we are the ones responsible for […]
Celebrate the Non-Scale Victories
When starting an exercise and diet regimen, most people only focus on what they want to happen with the scale. While monitoring your weight is essential to tracking your progress, there are other ways to track your progress as well. More often than not at some point in your journey the scale will stop cooperating. […]
Patience & Consistency
In my opinion, patience is the hardest element of health and fitness to practice. Almost everyone, myself included, expects instantaneous results when starting a new diet/exercise regimen. Unfortunately, 1-week worth of healthy eating and exercise won’t erase years worth of poor nutritional choices and lack of activity, but it will help bring you closer towards […]