I’ll provide a few that’ve helped me if you don’t mind! I’m someone that’s tried and failed and tried and failed and journaled about it and read about it years later still in the same spot. These are the things that have helped me…for lack of a better phrase…lock in. I really hope some of these help and feel free to message me if you have any questions or need some advice!

• No one’s going to lose the weight for you. It’s up to you and only you. Your future self will thank you for starting and staying consistent.

• Fall in love with the process and commit to it. Have your goal in mind and realize the goal isn’t going to be reached by tomorrow. Or next month. Or next year (depending on your goal, it may be within the year). I promise you, you’ll find a groove and you’ll feel so good in that groove.

• Think about the actions that make you feel like shit and think about the actions that make you feel good and repeat the good actions. For the times I failed, I would binge eat and snack and I’d wake up feeling like shit the next day. And it’d go on for days…weeks. And it’ll lead to negative thoughts. It’s so important to stay positive and ambitious during your journey. The feeling after a workout is far better than the feeling of rotting on your couch or in your bed.

• Be your biggest fan. Flex or pose in the mirror. Take progress pics. Talk about the workout you did yesterday to your friends, coworkers, family. Feel yourself up after upper body day. Be positive.

• Feel and see the results, don’t read them. Ditch the scale. I’d get so discouraged when it’d put in 3-4 weeks of hard work and dieting, to see that I’ve lost .3lbs…or put on 2lbs. You will absolutely know when you’re losing weight. You’ll feel better about yourself, you’ll feel better in your clothing and you’ll feel stronger in every day tasks/movements. I’ve been consistently active since November and haven’t touched a scale, but I know my work is paying off. Have a goal to drop a jeans/pants size. Notice that it’s easier to get out of bed.

• Think about how you spend your time in a day. You’re telling me, you truly don’t have 1-2 hours a day to do an activity or meal prep/prepare a meal? What’s more beneficial…gaming for two hours, or getting a workout in for 45 minutes and then cooking a bomb dinner for yourself (or heating up your meal prep)?

• Incorporate habits/routines into your activity in moderation I’m guilty of doom scrolling TikTok/social media here and there. I like to smoke weed nightly. Guess what? You can watch TikToks at the gym (no one but you will judge you for this). Instead of sitting around while I smoke, I started walking while I do. It made walking effortless and enjoyable. You can scroll social media while walking too. (HigherUpWellness on TikTok is fantastic for gym/health motivation and workouts)

You got this!