we're so programmed as a society to want these instant results that
in the process we do things that are very drastic
where i truly believe lasting transformation comes from those small shifts that are truly sustainable
what's going on everybody schuyler diehm here men's fitness coach and
if you are the average human being who is working on weight loss sometimes consistency can be that
biggest struggle right you set big goals of i want to go to the gym this many times i want to eat
this and then when it comes down to it things come up accidents happen all these different
things go on that make it really difficult to stay consistent and the reason why that
statistic is out there that 95 of diets fail is because most people just really do struggle with
staying consistent and so in this video i wanted to go over three different strategies that you can
use to massively improve the amount of consistency that you have and implementing it in a way that's
going to allow you to actually see long-term results and specifically obviously today we're
going to be talking about seeing changes in your body now a little background on me so i'm a men's
fitness coach and we help our guys lose weight using fasting weight training and mindfulness and
we found that with this combination consistency is a lot easier because it's not cutting out your
favorite foods it's not spending an hour and a half at the gym every day it's creating a routine
that frees up more time and actually allows you to feel more energetic and more focused so i've been
doing a lot of research since i started this a couple years back and i have started to understand
psychology more and more studying into the reasons of why people can transform and why they can't
and like i said i really broke down into three different systems that you can use to improve
your consistency when it comes to weight loss so the first one is not technically the first one i'm
just gonna give this as a little bonus but make sure that you choose something that is sustainable
if you're expecting to lose 30 pounds in one month but you want to keep it off okay maybe that's
reasonable if you have the right accountability if you do what we're going to talk about in this
video but don't set these overwhelming goals that are just going to break you apart right if you're
going from sitting on the couch all day or having a massively busy schedule where you can barely
make time to exercise to saying that you're gonna go to the gym for an hour and a half seven days
a week of course you're probably not going to be able to stay consistent same thing goes with food
if you're going with eating three just random meals throughout the day take out whatever food
you can get structuring it to three foods that you cook on your own every single day is also another
big jump and so we want to make sure that the goals we set are completely completely sustainable
but with that being said and with that in mind let's get into these three things so the first
strategy for staying consistent with your health is to eat foods that you enjoy and that fill you
i think there's this big misconception that to lose weight you have to just eat bland
boring food you have to eat the plain grilled chicken the salads all the stuff that is just not
enjoyable what i believe personally is number one nutrition and what you eat is gonna have the most
impact on your weight loss and it's gonna provide you the most results but number two that we can
enjoy the foods that we eat right we don't have to be eating this bland boring diet you can actually
upgrade your ingredients in a way to where you're still enjoying sandwiches you're still enjoying
wraps you're still enjoying you know desserts and sweets from time to time but you're doing
it in a way that's smart and that's healthy and so what does that mean that means in my opinion
especially if you struggle with diets don't do some sort of diet that cuts out a food completely
right don't do a diet that says you know you can't have carbs you can't have pasta you can't have
bread you can't have dairy while there are times or maybe that's smart especially if your health
is in a really really detrimental position for the beginner and for the average person who struggles
with consistency it's going to create this really tough dichotomy where you know on one hand you
want to stick to things you want to be perfect and on the other hand you're a human and the second
that you break that diet the second you slip up you label yourself as a failure and you proceed
to binge and consume a ton of foods and so what i would say is whenever you're choosing whatever way
to eat make sure you allow some leeway make sure you understand that you're not going to be 100
perfect along the journey but as long as you keep moving forward on a daily basis you're
going to improve over time number two is going to be building your mental toughness and commitment
now here's the thing if you are currently in a position where you're not healthy where you're
working on losing weight or you're struggling to stay consistent odds are that your discipline
is not where it needs to be now there's the potential that it is right maybe your time
management is off maybe you're planning or your systems is off but my guess is that there's some
level of mental toughness and discipline that you don't have because you're probably committing to
going to the gym a couple times a week and you're missing a few you're probably committing to eating
perfect meals and eating this this and this and then you slip up you get takeout you get stressed
you eat a snack whatever and so when it comes to staying consistent yes you need that leeway like
we just mentioned but you also need to build that commitment with yourself and i truly believe that
building momentum building commitment building mental toughness comes from a few things right
number one could be manufacturing suffering simple as that build your mental toughness by doing
things that are hard and outside your comfort zone whether it's you know doing a grueling
workout whether it's hopping in a cold shower whether it's waking up early whether it's you know
going and trying a new jiu jitsu class like doing something that makes you uncomfortable allows you
to build that mental toughness and show you that you're stronger than you may think because you're
guaranteed are right you have the ability to do whatever you set your mind to but it isn't until
you start to unlock that and start to push that comfort zone that you're really going to be able
to access that strength the other thing i would say to build mental toughness and specifically
commitment would be to lower your commitments but raise your standards of achieving them
meaning taking a look at what you've tried in the past and where you failed and asking yourself the
question how can i make this less of a commitment how can i lower my standards a little bit in
this area and that may sound bad but really if you're going to the gym an hour every single day
and you lower your commitment to going three times for 30 minutes every week
now you're telling yourself you know it's a little bit easier it's achievable and when you achieve it
you start to build that confidence in yourself your ability to follow through with your goals
and the more you do it over and over and over the more it's engrained in your identity that
when i say i'm gonna do something i actually do it because you may think to yourself you know
i'm studying to go to the gym six days a week i'm only going three days so you know i'm still
hitting the mark i'm still moving forward i'm still doing doing okay but on a subconscious
level you're telling yourself what i say i'm going to do doesn't matter and when things get hard and
when things get tough that's when that is going to come out the most and i think the most important
part here when you are doing this is you have to practice that consistency during inconvenience
things are always going to be inconvenient things are going to come up life is going to get crazy
you're going to get stressed you're going to get overwhelmed and if you have the habit of giving
in to urges to cravings to you know feelings and wants and desires of being lazy and skipping the
gym and not eating your healthy foods you're not going to build the consistency that it's going
to take for you to see the results you want and so think about like what areas of my life can i start
to practice this commitment where i'm going to set the goal and no matter what comes up i'm going to
hold myself accountable and potentially even get someone else to hold me accountable and so we'll
talk on accountability in a second but what i would say is if you're looking for that road
map with fitness to build that momentum check the description of this video when you opt into our
free guide so we've got a free guide laying out how we use fasting weight training and mindfulness
to see a massive transformation with your fitness with your health there's going to be something
when you sign up that's offering you to join a 30-day program that we have and in that program we
teach you the exact action items to build momentum over 30 days you're not going to lose 30 pounds in
30 days you're probably not going to even lose 20 pounds you might you're probably not but what you
will do in those 30 days is build momentum and start to build that commitment with yourself
which is going to allow for discipline mental toughness and the opportunity to continue to
move forward with your health so that's number two and like i briefly mentioned before number
three as simple as it sounds is accountability get accountable if you are currently struggling with
staying consistent and you are holding yourself accountable that level of accountability is not
enough you are clearly not able to hold yourself to that level and there's nothing wrong with that
doesn't make you weak doesn't make you not good enough doesn't make you anything it just means
you need someone else helping you out whether it's a best friend a parent a co-worker whoever it may
be as long as you get someone that you actually feel held accountable to now on those days where
you don't feel like sticking to it where you know you start to make excuses of this happen so
i might as well eat this well i went really hard yesterday so i deserve a day off you remember that
accountability and you follow through regardless because you truly feel held accountable and so
i personally believe that getting a coach is the absolute best form of accountability you can have
because not only are they going to hold you accountable but they're going to show you your
blind spots they're going to show you where you're falling short and they're going to give you that
path to get to where you want to go and so i will say if you are interested in potentially working
with myself as a coach check out that link in the description shoot me an email leave me a
comment whatever you've got to do to get in touch because we do create that step-by-step path and we
hold you accountable along the way but it doesn't have to be me if you are working on getting fit
get yourself someone who can hold you accountable and that does not mean someone who's gonna brush
it off and say well you know what you're right you worked really hard you might as well take tomorrow
off that means get someone who is going to hold you accountable and who you are going to feel held
accountable to especially when times get tough so again if you're working on improving consistency
number one make sure you eat foods that you enjoy and you really figure out a holistic
and natural way to eat number two make sure you build your mental toughness and your commitment
start setting smaller goals and following through and allowing yourself to prove to yourself that
you can follow through and then number three get accountable for the hard days for when it gets
tough for when you're you feel lost and you're looking for more guidance get someone who can hold
your hand and walk with you so with that being said i'm curious if you could leave me a comment
below what is your favorite consistency strategy let me know and of course if you're looking for
more awesome content make sure to subscribe to the channel make sure to like this video and as always
make sure to eat smart move more sleep deep and be grateful for this moment i'll see you next time