Maintain, Don't Gain: 10 Tips to Stay on Track During the Holidays

Lasting success in any undertaking is about becoming a master at getting back on track, not about getting down to your wedding day weight or how many cookies you ate last night or how many minutes you spent on the Stairmaster. Learning how to deal with the bad-eating days, will, over time, be the determining factor in how many good-eating days you have. I call it the bounce back theory. If you don't expect perfection from yourself and don't allow the first few bad days-or the first few holiday parties- to derail you totally, then eventually the good days will start to prevail. It's sounds basic but the inference is very meaningful. The most successful people at my gym aren't perfect. They often come dragging in, exuding the "Idontwannabehere" essence. But bloated and bleary-eyed, they proceed in spite of the puff. They show up. They get right back on track. What keeps them at their goal weight is not dependent on whether they ran a triathlon this week or were bedridden with a cold. It's not that they ate 700 calories or 7000 calories. It's that they did what they needed to do to get back on track. So how do you Stay on Track or Get Back on Track? 1. Accountability and honesty with yourself. Or ask a loved one to help you be accountable if it's too hard on your own. 2. Give yourself credit when you do Stay on Track. Pat yourself on the back. Start every sentence with "Today while I was at the gym..." 3. Avoid self-loathing when you get Off Track. You haven't blown it. J...
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