You Know the Basics to be Healthy, But HOW Do You Stay Consistent and Follow Through LONG Term?
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Working out consistently, eating healthier, and staying consistent in your routine — you KNOW these are the foundations to weight loss and living a healthy life, even as a mom! But how do you stay consistent in those through the long term?
How do you stick to the habit changes you DO have to put effort into? And how do you stay consistent through the constantly changing schedule as a mom? There is ONE answer to these questions... let’s find out!
After Royce was born, I decided it would be a good idea to tackle all facets of my journey at once. Within at least a week, I was overwhelmed by it all, and not willing to throw all these good habits out the window, but I was looking to find a different way.
That was what is now termed the Starting Point Process. But this isn’t about that.
Because although I did find success in changing my habits for good through the Starting Point Process, it took me way longer than it should have. “Why?” you ask.
I didn't have accountability.
One of our values at The Tough Love Mom Co is self-accountability, but you can’t have that until you have it from an outside source first — and that I didn't have.
Because of that, sticking to the habit changes I did have to put effort into was pretty messy. The constant shifting in my schedule because I had a little one took a long time to adjust to as well — both literally and mentally.
I had no one to say, “Hey I'm going through this right now — how do I handle it?” or “Could you encourage me in xyz area of my journey?” or “I'm telling you I'm going to do this habit and when we chat next, I'll have done what I said I would do."
Accountability is VITAL.
In Starting Point School, there is an entire training on where to find accountability. Within the Tough Love Mom Squad you can post in there to find someone to link arms with.
Many other moms have likely walked what you've walked and will have wisdom and encouragement to pour out and that is a beautiful thing.
Accountability can easily get overlooked because as moms, it's more comfortable to do our own thing.
So if isolation is your comfort zone (and I'll be the first to tell you it's my tendency too… so no shame), this is an area you do need to get out of that comfort zone.
To keep you from agonizingly slow progress in your journey and to keep you from giving up — you need a community, you need someone.
We are all better for it.
Are you ready to go from overwhelmed and stuck to disciplined and consistent in your journey?
Join Starting Point School and let's get you on track to your healthiest life!
FULL TRANSCRIPT
[00:00:00] Working out consistently, eating healthier and staying consistent because you're in a good routine. You know, those are the foundations to weight loss in living a healthy life, even as a mom. But how do you stay consistent through the long term? How do you stick to the habit? Changes you do have to put effort into, and how do you stay consistent through the constant shifting in the schedules as a mom?
There's one answer to it and it's in this episode.
Hey mama. Welcome to the Tough Love Mom podcast. I know you're here because you're ready to. Consistent and finally lose that weight. And you're not afraid of a little tough love. You know what to do to lose weight, but following through on those things feels impossible. You wish you could just feel like you're strong, competent self again and want to be a good example for your little ones, but you get thrown off by mom guilt and the unpredictability of motherhood.
It's frustrating. [00:01:00] Taking on your journey Postpartum is hard, but it's not. Hey, I'm Liz, and I've been where you are. I gained a lot of weight in my pregnancies, 90 pounds and then 60 pounds. I needed to lose that weight to take control of my health, and honestly just wanted to feel like myself again with a sustainable approach to weight loss.
Simple consistency in working on my mindset. I lost it all in just over a year, both times, and I'm here to help you do the same. I believe that we have an ingrained ability to figure out what we need to do, make it happen, and do it in a way that AWS the world. If you're ready to stop falling off the wagon, create solid, routine, and healthy habits, and finally feel your best inside and out, all while enjoying Dino nuggets on your salad.
You are in the right place. We're about to transform your journey. My. Get pumped up. It is tough. Love time
for a hot second. After Royce, my first born was born, I decided it would be a good [00:02:00] idea to tackle all the fastest of my journey at once and within a week at least, probably at most, within a week at most. I'm pretty sure it was fast. I was overwhelmed by all of it, and I was not willing to throw all these good habits out.
The. But I was looking to find a different way, and that was what I now term the starting point process. But this episode's not about that because although I did find success in changing my habits for good by using the starting point process, I believe it took me way longer than it should have taken.
Did I stick to the habit changes? I did have to put effort into, yes. And did I stay consistent through the constant shifting in schedule as a mom? Yes, for the most part. You're like, okay, Liz, so what was the problem then? I didn't have accountability. Let me preface this with the fact that one of our values at the Tough Love Mom Co is [00:03:00] self-accountability.
But you cannot have that. You cannot have self account. until you've had it from an outside source first, and that I didn't have because of that sticking to the habit changes I, I was making, I had to put effort into it was pretty messy. And the constant shifting of my schedule, because I had a little one, it took a long time for me to adjust.
Like a schedule cha would change and it would take me like a week or two to go, oh, it changed. Stop being frustrated. Here's some, here's some ways you can adjust. , literally and mentally it was a struggle for me. Every time his schedule changed, which as you know, was like every two weeks, it really took a toll.
And it took a toll because I had no one I could go to and say, Hey, I'm going through this right now. How do I handle it? Or, could you encourage me in X, Y, Z? Or, I'm telling you I'm going to do this habit. And when we chat next, I'll have followed through on what I said. accountability is [00:04:00] vital. Now, there is an entire training in starting point school on where to find accountability, and on top of that, I'm offering group accountability calls The first three months after joining Starting Point School, they'll go through the end of March, literally January through the end of March, and there's even a bonus upgrade option of a package of three starting point.
Or one starting point session one-on-one with me to keep you from getting stuck and so you can get that personalized help and that one-on-one accountability as you navigate starting point school. Because I believe in the value of tough love being straightforward because you care so much about someone, but I also believe in the value of bearing another's burdens.
Many other moms have likely walked what you've walked or what you are walking and will have wisdom and encouragement to pour. Yes, I do. But there's also other women that you'll be doing starting point school alongside that will have the ability to do that for you as well. Like you cannot beat [00:05:00] having community as a mom cuz it can be so isolating.
Community is a beautiful thing and I know motherhood can feel isolating at times and you're like, How the heck am I even supposed to find accountability? Liz . I'm like, don't even leave the house. I don't talk to anyone except my mom when I FaceTime her five times a day. , you can post on our telephone mom squad.
Ask a neighbor even if you don't know them that well or join starting point school. All the info is@startingpointschool.co. But truly, accountability is overlooked because as moms it's more comfortable to do our own. , it's more comfortable to stay in our comfort zone and not reach out and get to know new people or ask for help when things are hard.
Or ask for, Hey, hold me to doing this, because it's hard to ask for that help. And then it's hard to follow through. You're like doing two hard things at once. So if that's you, if isolation is your comfort zone, and I'll be the first to tell you. It's my tendency too. So no shame, like it's my comfort [00:06:00] zone.
This is an area you do need to get out of your comfort zone. Accountability isn't just vital, it's nongo. to making real change. Like if you're like, eh, I'm wishy washy. It's okay if I'm not, you know, great in my journey yet, I'm not really that committed to making lasting change yet. Okay, maybe you can, you know, bypass the accountability for now, but there will come a day you need it.
And if you're at the point where you're like, I need to make real change, I'm really sick of this habit continuing to rear its ugly head, for me to change it for a few weeks and then fall off and be right back at square one, if that's you, accountability's Nongo. , it'll keep your journey from having agonizingly slow progress and it'll keep you from giving up.
You need acc, you need community, you need accountability. You need someone, I'm happy to be that for you, whether it's in starting point school or starting point sessions one-on-one. But if you're like, uh, I don't know if starting point school is for me. I want you to go back to the most [00:07:00] recent episode, episode 145, to get clarity.
around if starting point school is or isn't for you. And if it's not still, go find some accountability. We're all better for. I love you, mama. Get after it. Before you go. Thank you for spending this time with me on the Tough Love Mom podcast. If this episode encouraged you in any way, the number one way you can thank me is to leave a review letting me know how this show has impacted you.
Then send this episode to another mom friend, or. Take a screenshot, post it on social media and tag me so I can personally thank you for helping me on this journey to impact thousands of moms. I'm so grateful to be on this journey with you, sister. Until next time, get after it.
