Consistency & Choice (Feb 2026)
There is no quick fix to fitness.
And there is no magic formula for nutrition.
What works is repetition. Structure. Showing up again.
This month’s Consistency & Choice is about the long game.
Consistency
There is no quick fix to fitness.
You can’t buy it in a store.
You can’t order it from Amazon.
(Although that would be very convenient and a whole lot easier.)
Fitness is earned. Slowly.
If you want to get fit — or fitter — you have to start by building a routine. And no, that doesn’t mean you wake up tomorrow and magically become someone who goes to the gym every day.
Habits don’t work like that.
Trying to change your entire life in one week is a great way to quit by week two. It’s too much. It’s overwhelming. And most people mistake that overwhelm for failure.
So where do you start?
You start with what you actually want.
Do you want to:
Get stronger?
Walk upstairs without getting winded?
Finish a race?
Beat the two people on the tennis court who always beat you?
Add distance to your drive on the golf course?
Clarity matters. Vague goals create vague effort.
Once you know what you’re working toward, you build from there.
Sometimes that means Week 1 is simple:
Just get to the gym. Don’t worry about optimizing the workout yet. Just show up.
Week 2?
Maybe we add structure. Maybe we adjust one small thing in your nutrition. Maybe we just repeat Week 1 because consistency is still being built.
It depends on you — your schedule, your stress, your current conditioning.
Fitness is not an overnight transformation.
It’s slow.
It’s methodical.
It’s often boring.
And there will be a point where you think:
“Is this even working?”
That’s where measuring and tracking come in.
Not obsessively — strategically.
Because progress isn’t loud.
It’s subtle.
An extra rep.
A heavier dumbbell.
Walking a little farther before you’re winded.
Feeling steadier on your feet.
That’s how it works.
Consistency is not dramatic.
It’s repetitive.
And repetition — done long enough — changes you.
Choice
Food doesn’t need to be exciting to work.
In fact, most of the time, the more boring it is, the better it works.
Just like fitness, there’s no magic pill. (Yes, medications exist now. And they can help. But they don’t replace structure.)
And weight loss isn’t the only reason to pay attention to what you eat.
Nutrition is not just about shrinking your body.
It’s about fueling it.
Protein builds and preserves muscle.
Carbohydrates provide energy for your workouts and your brain.
Fat keeps you full, makes food taste good, and helps you absorb important vitamins.
When you don’t eat enough — or you eat erratically — your body lets you know.
You might feel:
Fatigued
Foggy
Short-tempered
Unable to concentrate
Sleeping poorly
Long term? Brittle nails. Hair thinning. Hormone disruption. Slower recovery.
That’s not dramatic. That’s physiology.
Your meals do not need to be complicated. They just need to happen.
You don’t need a new recipe every night.
You don’t need perfectly balanced macro charts.
You need consistency.
Plan your food for the week.
Shop once.
Decide in advance.
It doesn’t have to be perfect.
If meatloaf was planned for Monday and ends up on Tuesday, that’s fine.
Switching days is not failure.
Not having a plan at all is what usually derails people.
Choice is powerful.
You choose:
To fuel before you train
To eat enough protein
To keep it simple
To repeat meals that work
Food doesn’t need to be impressive.
It needs to be reliable.
Final Thought
You don’t need a complete overhaul.
You don’t need a perfect week.
You need a plan you can repeat.
You need meals that happen.
You need workouts you show up for.
Consistency is key.
Everything is a choice.
Choose the boring things long enough, and they stop being boring. They become who you are.
— Laura