[00:00] Today's video is all about how I keep unbreakable consistency in my diet and exercise habits because after all, consistency is king. Without that, you've got nothing. You could have the best diet
[00:13] and workout program in the best home gym, but without consistent habits, your results are pretty much DOA. And the number one reason why a lot of people struggle to maintain that consistency
[00:26] is trying to do the very thing they think they have to do in order to maintain it. What I'm talking about is staying super strict on the program. Like I have to eat right every single day. I have to
[00:39] follow this program to the letter every single day. If it says do x, y and z, I do x, y and z infallibly no matter what's going on. This is sometimes things that we can do for a short period of time,
[00:52] like several weeks, maybe even a couple of months, but trying to keep your diet and exercise habits like this immovable rock in the tsunami and change of life just adds a ton of stress,
[01:06] and it makes it almost impossible to stay consistent no matter how much will power and resolve you're bringing to the table. That's why my number one tip for keeping consistent is to be inconsistent
[01:19] or rather more flexible and adaptable with your diet and exercise habits, especially when it comes to the details, like how many calories are you eating a day, how many sets and reps are you doing, are you doing curls with dumbbells versus a barbell versus bands and so on. See, these are more
[01:34] extrinsic variables. It's not that they're not important, but they're not really the fundamental bedrock that's responsible for your results. But when we think that we have to do it exactly this way
[01:46] every time, we're essentially setting ourselves up for a very long stressful road because life doesn't like us to follow a consistent plan to the letter all the time. It's almost impossible to do so
[01:59] unless you can literally control every little variable in your entire life, which, of course, I don't know about you, but I sure as hell can't make that happen. So that's why I always recommend be flexible on your day-to-day pursuits. If one day you're like, well, I can't quite get exactly the
[02:15] number of calories that I want to get. It's like, okay, if you go above or below, that's fine. Or if you say, I really have to get this late workout in today, but my knees are killing me, I'm not really feeling it. What if I do it tomorrow? Again, that's perfectly okay. Maybe do some stretching
[02:32] or something. The key isn't to do exactly the right thing perfectly every single day is to do something every day. Keep the momentum moving forward because that's ultimately what consistency is about.
[02:44] Not doing things correctly and perfectly all the time, just doing something so your momentum continues. And sometimes you're going to speed up, sometimes you're going to slow down, but you're going to continue moving forward, which is ultimately what's most important. But as always,
[02:58] I want to hear from you. What are your tips on helping to maintain diet and exercise habits down below? We would love to hear from you here in the RDP community. Also further thoughts and questions as well. Thanks very much for watching. Be fit and live free.