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6 Powerful Reasons Why the “One More Day” Mentality Will Help You on Your Fitness Journey

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Delayed gratification helps to enforce that you are hitting the bullseye each day.

The “one more day” mentality and the concept of delayed gratification can significantly enhance your fitness journey in several ways:

1. Building Consistency

Adopting a “one more day” approach encourages you to focus on daily actions rather than overwhelming goals. By committing to just one more day of healthy eating or a workout, you create a habit that builds over time.

Working out and eating healthy for a couple of days may seem like a big deal, but the truth is that many celebrate too early. The mind reverts back to old habits quickly if you’re not careful.

Saying no to alcohol for a sustained period is an excellent example of delayed gratification.

2. Fostering Patience:

Delayed gratification teaches you to value long-term results over immediate rewards. In fitness, this means understanding that results may take time and that short-term sacrifices, like skipping dessert or pushing through a tough workout, contribute to your overall progress.

A one more day mentality will help you push through workouts when your energy is low

3. Enhancing Motivation

When you visualize your goals but commit to just one more day of effort, it can make the journey feel less daunting. This mindset helps maintain motivation and reduces the likelihood of burnout. More so, it makes your journey feel like less of a chore, because you have a day by day perspective.

Delayed gratification helps to enforce that you are hitting the bullseye each day.

4. Overcoming Obstacles:

Fitness journeys often come with challenges and setbacks. The “one more day” mentality encourages resilience, reminding you that it’s okay to have off days as long as you keep returning to your routine. However, there’s a fine line to tread here: as previously mentioned, you MUST keep returning. Do not let one off day turn into a month off.

Having a stronger supporting cast around you can help make delaying your gratification to quit that much easier

5. Creating a Positive Feedback Loop:

Each day you choose to prioritize your fitness, whether through exercise or healthy eating, reinforces the behavior and builds confidence. This can lead to a greater sense of accomplishment and further motivation. Motivation has a snowball effect, causing you do want to do more & be more, leading you one steo closer to your desired reality.

meditating & being in the present moment is a great way to fight off urges & stay in the one more day mentality!

6. Improving Mental Toughness:

Delayed gratification builds mental strength. Resisting immediate temptations for long-term gains can enhance your discipline, making it easier to push through challenging workouts or resist unhealthy foods.

In summary, embracing a “one more day” mentality and the principles of delayed gratification can lead to a more sustainable and rewarding fitness journey. It shifts your focus from immediate outcomes to long-term success, fostering habits that can last a lifetime.

Every time you tell yourself “no, not today” you are winning the battle in your mind. Achieving your ideal physique & state of health is every bit as much mental as it is physical.

 

 

Here is my book titled Triumph Over Adversity, where I discussed in depth my top tips & tactics I used to better control my epilepsy. A one more day mentality & delayed gratification helped me fight through hard times to write this book.

 

 

Final thoughts

In conclusion, acting on impulse, especially when the going gets tough, causes many of us to give up on our fitness journey before we ever really get our feet underneath us. By delaying gratification to cheat on your diet, skip an important workout, or quit altogether, adopting a “one more day” mentality compounds over time. This greatly strengthens willpower, and makes it MUCH tougher to quit. If you can commit fully to your fitness journey for 90 days, this will be enough time to fully ingrain those positive habits of consistency into your subconscious.

Remember, patience is of upmost importance on your fitness journey. You didn’t get out of shape in a couple weeks, so its going to take more time than that to get into your ideal shape. Results are taking place right off the bat, but it takes time to notice the results. Trust the process, no matter what happens.

One more day of working out, eating right, and getting your mind right might not seem like it’ll make that much of a difference, but over 90 days, it makes all the difference in the world.

Are you struggling to maintain consistency on your fitness journey, and are in need of a plan that will help you take all guesswork out of the equation, and get you the results you’ve been desperately seeking? If so, then I’m the coach for you! My experience and passion to my craft will help pave the way for you. To get in touch about working with me, click the link below!

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