Ian Mitchell - Timeless

Is anyone else sick of hearing about consistency.

The fitness industry loves telling people “It’s all about consistency.”

Followed by generic advice about 10k steps and calories. 😴

But rarely does anyone explain the most important thing:

Why you can’t actually be consistent. 😨

Because consistency isn’t just a ticking a box.

It’s often an identity problem. 🧠

You’re trying to repeatedly do things that don’t yet fit with who you believe you are.

You want to train hard. 🏋️
Eat well. 🥩
Drink less at the weekend. 🍹
Stop starting again every Monday. 🗓️

But deep down, you still see yourself as someone who:

“Will never have the time.”
“Isn’t disciplined.”
“Loves food too much.”
“Can never stick to anything.”
“Worries what other people think.”

So you chase an outcome while carrying an identity that contradicts it.

Lose weight, you’re motivated.
Scales stop moving, motivation disappears.
Holidays, no point trying now.
Feel guilty, sabotage.
Start over Monday.

A better approach is to build around a why that goes beyond the outcome.

Not:
“I need to lose 10lbs.”

But:
“I want to become someone who prioritises their health so they can feel their best”
“I want my kids to see me taking care of my health.”
“I want to trust myself to do what I say I’ll do.”
“I want to see what I’m actually capable of.”
“I want to inspire those around me.”

Now your actions have somewhere to come from.

You’re not training because you’re desperate to change your body.😩

You’re training because this is who you are becoming.💡

Because outcomes fluctuate.
Motivation comes and goes.
Life always gets in the way.

Identity gives you something to return to.

Consistency isn’t half arsing a step goal or tracking on MyFitnessPal

It’s becoming someone who doesn’t need to start over every time life gets in the way.

As you get older or enter a new chapter of your life, your values naturally change with it.

This means your approach to health and fitness has to evolve with them too.

You can’t keep relying on the next diet or transformation to fix things the way it did 10 years ago.

Instead your health and energy need to become the foundation that supports your life and those around you, not project that consumes it.

Great experience at roon the toon yesterday.

Very inspiring seeing so many people getting after it in a local race and having busy crowds cheering you on the full way round.

Topped off with a 10km PB for me too, 39:16.

Half marathon PB at Bellahouston Park yesterday.

1:27:09 ⏱️

Probably my favourite distance to run, but been a few years since I actually raced it.

So, was a fun morning, especially with Kirsteen and Rayna there to cheer me on.

Even when you’re suffering big time near the end, you can’t help but smile and get a boost running past.

I want to run sub 3 at the Yorkshire marathon in October this year, so, decent starting position from here I think with that time.

Legs are feeling it big time today, so few days to rest and recover the it’s time to take it up a level again.