Daily blog (audio): We always start with this one [Speedy start]

<p>We always start with this one [Speedy start]</p> <p><br> We're on a mission to help one million people RISE by 2030 - join the movement at <a href="http://www.myrise.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.myrise.co.uk</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>The other week my youngest son asked if we could make some marble run.</p> <p>We did a lot of it during the first lockdown when we spent four months straight coming up with things to do.</p> <p>Not so much recently.</p> <p>We have three different sets – small, medium and large.</p> <p>I’d finished a run with the small set when I noticed something.</p> <p>I always put the same piece on top.</p> <p>The red one you can see in the blog image.</p> <p>It gets the ball going.</p> <p>Puts some momentum in straight away.</p> <p>Allows the marble to get through some of the other, slower ones, where it might become ‘stuck’ otherwise.</p> <p>The quick, momentum building start crucial to getting all the way to the desired outcome.</p> <p>As it is in many things in life.</p> <p>Our health / fitness / weight loss journeys included.</p> <p>People will often tell you that “you’re best to lose weight slowly”.</p> <p>And I get what they’re saying.</p> <p>Something quick and drastic then returning quickly to old habits (and then some) probably isn’t the best idea.</p> <p>But relatively quick initial progress……..</p> <p>To create buy-in to and enthusiasm for the process……..</p> <p>Followed by transition into something more long term?</p> <p>Actually has the highest success rate in studies.</p> <p>That initial momentum gets us past those potential sticking points.</p> <p>Lose a couple of pounds in each of weeks one and two then nothing in week three…….</p> <p>And we’ll probably stick with it.</p> <p>Lose half a pound each in weeks one and two and nothing in week three……..</p> <p>And we probably won’t.</p> <p>I often compare calorie intake for weigh loss to limbo dancing.</p> <p>As low as you can go without falling over gets the best results!</p> <p><br></p> <p>Much love,</p> <p>Jon ‘Effect’