There's a book called "The Compound Effect" that I read recently, which emphasizes the importance of habits and consistency. In essence, creating a new, healthy habit won't make a huge change in your life within the first few days. You might not even notice anything after a few weeks. But months, and years later, you will notice a HUGE difference from just making small and simple adjustments in your life. Better yet, the difference will be so big that the people AROUND you will start to notice. As long as you're consistent, a small adjustment can lead to a huge result. Highly recommend the book to anyone who is looking for motivation to start new habits.

Here it is: Avoid unhealthy sugars. Processed sugars are EVERYWHERE. The most widespread culprit of sugar that I've seen is soft drinks/sodas. This doesn't mean you need to avoid drinking soda entirely - but if you drink 40oz of soft drinks every day, one of the quickest ways to lose body fat is to cut back on the soda. Your body will feel and look so much better off after cutting out all that sugar, I promise you.

I frequently hear people say that it's most important for you to be 'disciplined' in order to improve and find success. But, in my mind, being disciplined really just means you're consistent. It means that you work when you don't want to -- it means that you're consistent. I wonder what your guys' thoughts are on this. Do you tell yourself to stay 'disciplined', or to stay 'consistent'? I think both can work, but in my opinion, it's easier to tell myself to stay consistent, since it's a more actionable word - it's easy to digest. I know exactly what I need to do to be consistent - do the same thing over and over again.

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