4. Take it one day at a time.

Each week I will elaborate on one of seven steps that I have taken to begin transforming myself into the healthy and fit person that I want to be.  Click here to view the 7 steps (Havi’s 7).

4.  Take it one day at a time.

Yes, it’s cliché and there isn’t much to this step; however, it will be important to your success.  As I help others on message boards and through various types of social media I constantly see people upset about what they had to eat over the weekend, during a holiday, at a work luncheon, etc. and these people will seem stressed at the thought of the “damage” they’ve done or how much work it will take to undo the past.  This is stress you don’t need and can be much more detrimental to your success than that piece of birthday cake you ate.

What we need to do instead is to simply focus on what we can do today that will make it a successful day.  Do I need to do 45 minutes of Insanity Pure Cardio?  Okay, then I’m going to make sure I push play.  Do I need to spread my caloric intake across 5 meals at 300-500 calories per meal?  Okay, then I’m going to plan out what I’m going to have for the day and when I’ll eat my meals.  Then I’m going to execute the plan.  The idea behind this is to keep stringing together successful days and if you can consistently have more successful days than unsuccessful days you will see progress toward your health and fitness goals.

I realize that this week’s blog is a bit on the short side, but this is a simple step and there’s no need to overcomplicate things.  You’ve set your goals, you’ve learned about yourself and how you’re body works, and you’re monitoring your progress; just do what you need to do each day and take it one day at a time.