fitness and nutrition for recovering perfectionists

Is perfectionism getting in your way, instead of actually helping you?

We're getting REAL today... and a little personal.

I definitely consider myself a perfectionist, and I didn't realize it was actually holding me back from my goals until:

👉 I realized I NEVER felt like I was making progress

👉 I realized it was super difficult to count my small wins

👉 I realized it only took one bad day to throw me off entirely

This toxic perfectionism caused my stress and cortisol levels to explode, which didn't help with reaching my goals.

But more importantly, it kept me from building up a positive relationship with food & fitness. If I kept up with my old ways, there's no shot that I would be preaching sustainable, balanced health and weight loss advice to you every day.

Because I wouldn't know what balance and sustainability even are!

My top tips for managing perfectionism when it comes to your health journey:

👉 First, and most importantly, I like to remind myself that I am worthy of fueling my body with nutritious foods (as well as yummy treats), and I am worthy of celebrating my body with joyful movement as well as challenging movements — 24/7. No matter how I look, how I feel, or what I did that day, I am deserving of health and feeling good.

👉 Second, I push myself to show up for my health no matter how imperfect and messy I feel. This kind of goes along with the first tip! Once I've reminded myself I am deserving of feeling good, I push myself to do something that makes me feel good and show up for myself. Even if I'm not my "best self" that day, that's ok!

NOTE: if you need to rest and recover, you should always honor your body's needs and rest!

👉 Thirdly, I practice gratitude (journaling about it is a bonus) for myself. Being compassionate with yourself, regardless of the mistakes you make (you're human!) and imperfections you notice. I believe that over time, the more we practice gratitude for ourselves, the less judgmental of ourselves we are.

What to do next:

If you can relate, you CAN break the patterns that aren't serving you. But you have to do the mindset work to be able to recognize & stop those urges from taking over and sabotaging your goals.

INSTEAD of thinking that "things just have to be this way because I've always been a perfectionist, so why stop now?", allow yourself some patience and grace.

Learning and making mistakes along the way is a healthy, positive part of being a human.

Self-sabotaging because you feel like you need to stay within your comfort zone and "all-or-nothing" mindset is not.

Stay consistent and you WILL level up, even if you aren't perfect every day!