It is a fact of life that bad things will happen to good people. How else can you explain the fact that I’m losing my hair?
Things will go wrong in your lifestyle change journey. Family, work, medical, or any number of other issues will pop up and try to derail you. Since it is inevitable that something will get in your way we need to be ready.
Because like the great Will Smith says,
Weather the storm
When something goes wrong, you don’t have to immediately fix the situation. Sit back, handle your immediate needs, and take stock of your future options.
Get a plan
If you injured your lower body, that does not mean you have to be sedentary until it heals. You can do upper body, you can do core exercise, you might be able to swim or even bike.
If work is getting crazy and you can’t make your normal workout, you can’t just give up! I wrote about the Whenever You Can Workout last week where you fit in tiny bursts of exercise throughout the day. Get up a little earlier or stay up a little later. With workouts, a little bit of something beats a whole lot of nothing. Do what you have to do to get it done.
Take action
This one seems pretty obvious, but is the most neglected. Life changes have a way of shutting us down. It is tough when you get out of your routine! The hardest part will be that initial step in the new direction.
Just remember the AAA philosophy.
You will feel so much better about your situation when you begin to take back control of it.
Have someone to keep you accountable
We all need truth tellers in our lives. That person that will pick you up when you are down, but also kick you in the rump when you are having a pity party. You may not always like this person, but you will be always be more successful with them in your life.
