A fitness coach explains that after a dietary slip, your reaction matters more than the mistake itself. You can either spiral into more indulgence or acknowledge it and get back on track tomorrow. Mindfulness in the moment determines whether one slip derails your whole plan.
It's typically not what we do as an eff up that actually contributes to anything. It's what we do right after we realize we have effed up. After we effed up, let's say we deviated from our meal plan in some way. Do we then say ah, then eff it, I'm just gonna go crazy now? Or do we then say okay, fair enough, it was a rough day, get back to it again tomorrow. That is going to make the difference. That's actually what contributes to whether we are going fully overboard with our calories or not. It's not the effort itself, but how we react to it.
