Why You Have to Set Mini Goals

I just finished my weekly Skype call with one of my SPX clients (we'll call her Amy). Amy told me she had good news and bad news to report. I asked for the good news first. She said that she went to the gym 2x this week. (Amy HATES the gym and has anxiety about working out in public due to her insecurities with her body.) I was so proud! Then she said, "but I didn't really do much..." 

I stopped her right there. Anytime you make time for exercise, CELEBRATE! Going from a sedentary lifestyle to a regular exercise routine takes time. It will not happen overnight.

Make a list of all the things you want to do to live a healthier lifestyle. As you accomplish each one (an accomplishment is doing it on a regular basis, most of the time), cross it off your list. So if you make it to the gym 2x/week for 3 weeks, cross it off your list. You are now a regular exerciser!

You have to set mini goals or else your end goal will seem to big to reach. How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. How do you fully transform your lifestyle, one mini-goal at a time.

Be well! What do you want to celebrate?

Yours in Health,

Coach Steph

My Name is Stephanie, and I Overeat...

Even coaches and trainers have "off" days.  I have maintained a 60 lb weight loss for almost two years.  I'm a runner and currently training for my second 15k.  I love to bench press, squat and dead lift. I am a certified personal trainer and gym owner with a long roster of happy clients.  And I'm an overeater.


Yep, you read that right.  For reasons that have nothing to do with hunger or properly fueling my body, I sometimes overeat.  Because the food tastes good.  Because overeating is familiar and comforting to me.

I'm not sure I'll ever "outgrow" this, but I am conscious of it.  I don't beat myself up, but I do acknowledge when it happens.  And then do you know what I do?

I move on.

Tomorrow is a new day with new food choices, new chances to work out and new experiences.  My overeating does not define me, but it does play a part in my journey. Without acknowledging when it happens, I'm doomed to fall back into overeating cycles.

Awareness is very powerful.  Being aware of your patterns and habits is the only way to break them (if necessary) and form healthy ones.  The key to a life of balance is awareness and self-love.  Don't beat yourself up over a meal or a whole day of food choices that are not congruent with your goals.  Recognize when it happens, AND MOVE ON.

xoxo,
Coach Steph