Its not surprising, of course.
This person lost over 350 pounds!
Hell, it was hardnotto compare myself to others, even though we all had our individual goals.
We all seemingly worked hard and were dedicated.
Was I even working hard enough, Id wonder.
Its like comparing apples and oranges.
As the saying goes: what works for someone else may not work for you.
Its also okay to hate something that someone else enjoys, and vice versa.
For example, the goal to lose weight is inherently attached to a number.
If the number drops, progress is made!
It may even prompt you to give up, or do something drastic (and potentially dangerous).
Did you get a new personal record in the gym?
Mindset:Your mindset here refers to the way you think about fitness, health, and yourself.
Confidence takes on one of the most commonandimportant forms of progress in mindset.
With it, you know you are capable of making things happenthatshuge.
In my mind, this is one of the most important forms of progress to recognize and truly celebrate.
Emotional:Emotions often get the best of us.
Habits:What you do day-to-day is simply a combination of all your habitsboth big and small.
You are your habits, as a friend once said to me.
Weve written before abouthow fitness is a skillanda collection of habits.
Cooking a few morehomemade mealsconsistently over the a month, for example, is habit-based progress.
Knowledge:Of course, youll continue to add to your knowledge base and learn from mistakes.
I can go on and on with themany permutations of progress, but you get the idea.
Youll have the motivation and positive reinforcement to keep going!
Illustration by Nick Criscuolo.
Stephanie Lee is a nomadic writer with a Sriracha problem.
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