Holistic - How to get results and keep them

By Jamie Milne

Question? “What’s the key to consistency?”

Answer “Consistency”

When it comes to our health, maintaining it consistently, or the attempt to start a health journey is by far the hardest part. 

We’ve all been there. I remember the day I had to start again like it was yesterday. I was a whopping 116kg, obese, deeply hungover, emotionally and mentally unhappy, nine months out of the Navy, disgraced, depressed, and done. It was the morning of Christmas Eve, 2005, and I was 26.

When I stepped into my first gym post-military and saw all the “fit” bodies, I wanted to do a 180 degree turn run into Banjos and grab four sausage rolls. BUT it was also in that moment I decided to stick it out because I had committed to my grandfather, and myself, and this time I meant it.

I made a conscious deliberate effort to not quit this time. A pledge to honour, one decision, just one, for once in my life, to put my health as a priority, not just physically but mentally also, my life depended on it.

So why is committing to consistency important? It lays the framework for long-term achievements, and supports the development of new habits. It builds momentum to sustain accomplishments. It creates self-confidence, self-concept, a strong self-image, and it develops new wellness opportunities, and increases longevity

Whenever I have a new client or a regular client who has been ‘absent’ for some time I reflect on these results. Our health is by far the greatest form of wealth, just ask someone who doesn’t have it, and consistency is the gatekeeper.

So, as a suggestion, practice showing up, it doesn’t matter if you’re prepared, on time or late, slow or fast, overweight or weak, what matters is showing up. Showing up for yourself starts the habit-forming process. 

These habits inevitably turn into something that we no longer must do, but look forward to doing. They become a part of us and who we are; and this creates the momentum for sustained accomplishments. 

The little wins add up to big victories, and as the saying goes “the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”

BUT let’s not forget, it’s still a thousand miles, and we must keep stepping.