IF I FOLLOW THE 80/20 RULE, I’LL BE GOOD RIGHT?

You've likely heard about the 80/20 rule when it comes to health and fitness.  According to this rule, as long as you stay consistent 80% of the time, you can still make progress towards your goals.  

While staying consistent can mean different things for different people, let's focus on the basics.  The things most people need to be nailing to reach their goals:

• Working out 3-5 days/week

• Getting 7,000-10,000 steps per day

• Eating about 1g of protein per pound of body weight per day

• Sleeping 7-9 hours a night (sometimes this is not possible with little ones in the house)

• Drinking enough water

If we're following the 80/20 rule, we're achieving these basics 80% of the time.  

If there are 30 days in a month, 80% consistent means you'd be on point at least 24 of those 30 days.  That's . . . . a lot of days.  

My point here isn't to make you feel bad if you're not being 80% consistent.  My point is that 80% might be more than you think.  So if you feel like you're consistent 80% of the time and not seeing the results you desire, you might need to take a closer look at your consistency rate.

You can still make progress at lower consistencies, it will just take longer.  And for some, that might be totally fine!  Just make sure you're honest with yourself about where you are and where you want to be.