I just finished 30 days of eating no gluten, dairy, or peanuts to help with some health issues I was having.

I thought this would be incredibly difficult.

But there is 1 reason why it wasn’t.

Back in 2022 - I decided I was going to cut back on alcohol.

I did this by:

Replacing alcohol with mocktails
Getting comfortable not drinking what everyone else was drinking around me
In moments of temptation, reminding myself that what I was doing was getting me closer to my goals

I flexed these muscles and did these reps over and over and over again.

Because I had flexed these muscles with alcohol over the past 3 years, I felt confident that I had the tools to take on this diet now.

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A similar story happened with waking up early for my morning routine.

I woke up at 6:30am for a while, then I tried 6:15am, and then 6am.

Once I proved to myself that I could wake up 15 minutes earlier, adding another 15 minutes every 6 months or so didn’t seem as daunting.

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This story also happens:

When running 1 mile a day becomes running 10 miles 6 months later
When attending a networking event becomes someone you met offering you a job 2 years later
When writing a blog post once a week becomes you having a column in a publication 10 years later

The seeds you planted a long time ago are blooming now (so give yourself credit for that).

The seeds you plant today will bloom later (even if it’s not in at the speed or in the way you wanted them to).

You’re planting seeds for future you right now.

The little things, the little reps you’re putting in right now are going to pay off.

So keep going!

I remind myself this as I sit here eating my gluten-free, dairy-free pizza that is (hopefully) getting me closer to my happiest, healthy self :)