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One thing the PNW challenge highlighted for me was how my concept of consistency was challenged over a measurable amount of time. Remember, the PNW Challenge? That wasn't so long ago in February when we tracked how many days you coud hit 30-50grams of protein in the morning and do 20 wallballs.
For me, looking back at that effort, it showed that after just 10 days it felt like I had been doing it forever. Is there a mid-winter time warp on Vashon?
No - but something pretty cool happened because then over the course of the rest of the month, I kept pushing on that protein lever, kept doing the wallballs and guess what, by the end of February it felt like I had done them forever (in a good way). My legs felt stronger, my wallballs were going higher, easier, faster, and smoother. The protein shake that I had done EVERY morning without fail made me feel satiated, kept my blood sugar more stable throughout the first part of the day, which then helped with my overall energy. I was more likely to do a high protein snack in the afternoon, and less likely to grab at the pizza sticks in the deli case in Thriftway (you got me, those can be a bit of a weakness).
My point is that perceptions of time aren’t intuitive. But it can work to your advantage - if the last ten days felt like forever, that means the next ten days can have an equally powerful, cumulative effect.
You don't have to be perfect every day. You do have to keep things in perspective and take it day by day, which is what we're here doing too, because progress isn't linear over three days, it's in the aggregrate over a month.
If you need help staying accountable, you’re not alone - don't beat yourself up for not being able to stick to perfect habits in a world that is not set up for it. But DO come to the gym, because that's why we have this space, these classes, these challenges, workshops, and these coaches—to help you keep stacking those small wins and then look back and see that you HAVE been doing it forever.
Best
Josh