"𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭. 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐬." ~ 𝐮𝐧𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧
Wellness is a journey, not a destination. Have I made progress? Yes. I've lost 55+ lbs. I've changed my entire mindset. I've learned to eat right and made daily fitness a priority.
But I am not perfect. Not by a long shot.
In the last 3 weeks, I have eaten more junk than ever since starting my journey two years ago. And I've missed a few days of workouts. I've even found myself feeling negative and depressed over everything around me.
No. I am not perfect.
But I'm not looking to be perfect. I aim to make progress. And progress can show up in so many ways. You know what? Today I didn't want to get up at 6 am to do a workout. But I did anyway. And I'm glad I did. Two years ago I would have said, "screw it" and hit the snooze button. Progress.
And this morning for breakfast I chose eggs over pancakes. In the past pancakes would win hands down every time and did win a few times in the last few weeks. Progress.
I also put myself into a positive mindset by writing in my gratitude journal. I always had an excuse for not journaling in the past. Now, it's a non-negotiable. Progress.
And when it comes to my workouts I've gotten out of my comfort zone and tried things I know I totally suck at like today's yoga session. I still suck at it and have terrible balance but I did my best and tried. Progress.
Transformation happens a little bit at a time. And it is effort and consistency and showing up every day that amounts to progress. Bring the effort and stay the course. Don't give up. Be consistent. And work towards perfection and you will end up seeing progress. But don't be perfect. Be YOU.
