The ABCs of Food Freedom (Part 4): Consistency Not Perfection

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We've made it to part four of our four-part series on how to learn to trust your body, especially if you've been used to tracking. In today's episode, we're going to be talking about consistency and how that plays a role in lasting change and food freedom.

To segue off our last episode about beliefs, there's something that’s stuck with me for a long time and it's this: once you're able to identify as the person that you want to become, or the person that does the thing that you're trying to do, it's so much easier to consistently do that thing. So that's a lot of gibberish, but basically if I want to start running, I tell myself I am a runner. And a runner runs, right?

So beliefs, coupled with consistency, are a really powerful thing and they kind of play off each other. If I don't run/ I never run and I tell myself I'm a runner, it's you know, you're not, it's just, you're not a runner. But if I tell myself I'm a runner and I start to run, the likelihood of me continuing to run is much higher than if I say like, "I'm starting to run, I'd like to be a runner." The mind is a powerful thing.

So here's how you can really double down. Sign up for a running club - that creates accountability, which can be really helpful, especially in the beginning stages of habit change. Then tell yourself every day I am a runner and act as if a runner would, which probably includes running, right? And then when you show up to your running clubs, you're now surrounding yourself with other runners. Your inner circle, whether we like it or not, does determine a lot of our behaviors and our general lifestyle. So if you're befriending new active individuals who like doing the things that you're wanting to do, that's a great step in the right direction.

Now remember - it's ABC's, right? C is for consistency. It's not ABP, P for perfectionism. So, you don't have to run every single day to be a runner. You can run three days a week and still be a runner. So keep that in mind. This isn't all or nothing. These are realistic and doable ways to maintain consistency to help you reach your goals.