Quitter's Day is January 19th

 

Today is the big date … It’s January 19 – aka “quitter’s day.”

 

The company that runs Strava (a fitness tracking app) says that’s the day by which most people who set New Year fitness and fitness goals end up quitting.

 

My clients are NOT one of those people!

 

In this email, I’m going to talk about one of the MOST IMPORTANT reasons people give up on their goals.

 

It’s because:

 

They didn’t have a plan for when they slipped up.

 

And by slip up, I mean when they missed a workout, ate foods they weren’t “supposed to eat,” stayed up too late, or somehow “failed” to follow through with their plan.

 

Fact: Everyone slips up from time to time! (EVERYONE.)

 

Knowing ahead of time what to do AFTER it happens goes a long way toward making sure that one slip-up doesn’t turn into two or twenty.

 

A solid post-slip up plan will help by:

 

  1. Recognize WHY it happened
  2. Reevaluate the process to see if it needs to be changed
  3. Get back on-plan ASAP

 

Here’s what I’m talking about:

 

Let’s say it’s a Thursday night and my client's been doing GREAT all week … but as they are finishing up work for the day, all they want is to get some takeout and veg in front of the TV instead of getting in their workout.

 

So that’s what they would do ... in the days before they started working with me.  :-)

 

And they feel a little guilt after, right?   It’s time to give up!

 

Wrong!

 

Now that they are in a 1:1 coaching program with me, they take a second to figure out WHY they didn’t follow their plan: i.e., “My willpower was low because I had a long, stressful day at work, plus I was tired.  I’ve been going hard all week.”

 

And then once they realized the “why,” and maybe even messaged me about it (yup, I'm there even after traditional work hours for my clients) they reevaluated.  Maybe they need to:

  • Add a rest day to their week,
  • Keep a healthy ready-to-go meal at home, and/or
  • Have a short and fun “off day” workout on standby with their favorite stress-busting moves.

 

Then, the next day, it’s time to get back on track, with their contingency plan in place.

 

Now instead of the guilt, they feel EMPOWERED because they are bulletproofing their plan with strategies and activities that are customized to their exact circumstances.

 

A health & wellness journey is a PROCESS.  What it looks like changes over time with the seasons, schedules, goals ... context always must be considered.

 

This is a BIG areaI focus on with my clients – because the fact is, these are the moments having a COACH can be make-or-break for goals!

 

In fact, it’s one of the main reasons WHY people hire coaches in the first place.

 

An experienced coach can help folks see the bigger picture and come up with solutions to stay on track and moving FORWARD.

 

Interested in hearing about how I help my clients achieve a body that's FUN to live in again WITHOUT HAVING TO BE PERFECT ... book a FREE Discovery Session with me HERE

 

Committed to Your Success,

 

 

 

REFERENCE:

www.mirror.co.uk/science/day-people-most-likely-give-21199904