So I went ahead and made us some tea this time
I hope that you don't mind, but I wanted to share something with you
Pick Up Limes just turned one. One years old!
One... One years old? One year old? One year old sounds weird though
Anyway it doesn't matter. In celebration of a new year,
we're gonna try something new here on Pick Up Limes called Tea Time Tuesdays
Now Tea Time Tuesday is about you and I spending some casual quality time together
over a cup of tea, or coffee, smoothie, whatever.
You know we can change it up each time
And we're gonna keep it really short and sweet. And each time we're gonna focus on a little bit of a different topic
so it could be nutrition, minimalism, travel, how to create YouTube videos
Pretty much anything you guys want to chat about
So today I was hoping we could chat about consistency
A lot of the times you guys ask me questions like what is your...
What do you eat in a day? What is your exercise routine like?
And I think that you might think it's something that's really strict,
like I follow some kind of regimen
but realistically I don't
But I will say before I delve into that that I didn't always used to be this way
I did I will admit?
I was someone who kind of yo-yo between different kinds of exercise plans or dieting plans
Or I just kind of tended to have quite a bit of black and white thinking
Mean if I could go back and say this to my former self
I would have said this: Drop the expectation that you or your actions need to be perfect
They don't. They just need to be consistent. Like your eating plan doesn't need to be perfect
It just needs to be consistent. Your exercise routine doesn't need to be perfect. It just needs to be consistent
I think a lot of things changed for me when I realized that especially when it came to food
It was about eating well most of the time. That's where the consistency piece came into play.
And then I allow myself kind of treats and indulgences on occasion too
Because that's something that allows me to be able to keep up that kind of healthy eating routine in a long term
I want to give you the example of exercise. Now, this is just my personal story
But I've found that for me being super strict about it
Just puts pressure on me, and then I tend to exercise a lot one week and then nothing again for like two months
I don't know if you can relate to this
but I found that when I take that pressure off, When I stop putting those time limits on myself,
When I don't weigh in, or anything like that, then exercise becomes about being pleasurable
And I actually want to do it. And remember to that consistency breeds habit
So you don't have to exercise five days a week for an hour each time
But five minutes a day is still better than nothing if it means you can keep it up consistently
Over the long term
Here's something that you can ask yourself say that you're even like a blogger who wants to start uploading regularly
And you're trying to figure out how often should I upload
I mean, you can use this apply this question to any aspect of your life really. Ask yourself!
This particular thing that I want to do can I see myself doing it consistently?
And I'm not talking about for the next week or two weeks or two months even
Can you see yourself realistically keeping up with this for the next two years? How about 10 years?
If the answer is no I mean, I think it's a good indication that you're stuck,
or we're stuck between that black or white thinking those extremes
But if the answer is yes, then that's wonderful. That's what we want to keep with,
That's how we know that that certain practice is going to reap us more benefits over time
Because consistency is our aim. That is the new perfection
So, that's it. That's the new segment on Pick Up Limes called Tea Time Tuesdays
Like I said keeping it super short and sweet
Hope you guys enjoyed it. If you did, let me know by sharing in the comments below
Or if you have any requests for me as well. I mean I already have a million ideas of things
I'm looking forward to sharing
I just I can't wait to share some more of these videos with you guys.
If you enjoyed it be sure to also give it a thumbs up it always means a lot if you do
And thank you for joining me on this cup of tea, looking forward to next time
Maybe next time we can do a coffee, alright, ciao!