cheat code 1 of just showing up was critical for me for habit forming. When I joined a gym, i made it a goal to simply suit up, do 10 minutes at a leisurely pace on a cardio machine. But then do it again and add 5 minutes each day. I explained it to even an open minded friend and she thought that was too little. I think she may have missed the point. It wasn't how much that was done that day but the point of showing up consistently. By the end of a couple of weeks, I was at full hour long workouts and hitting the gym consistently.
Failed severally but I’m putting this here as an accountability check, anytime someone likes my comment I’ll update you on my current weight. I am 94kg currently Hello guys I have lost much but I started doing 500 skips a day before bathing in the morning and I walk some few 1000 steps in the evening and I also started walking to my workplace and walking back home after work, because it’s about 25 minutes walk from my home I am trying with my diet but I have lost 1kg, I’m 93 now. That is not much but this time I wanted to do something I can do almost everyday. Thank you for trusting me, I will try and update every two weeks so that we can get some progress every time I edit.
Come on man you got 42 comments no update You have to change your mindset you got this. It just determines on how bad do you really want this? Your actions right now is showing that you don’t care.
Y'know what's funny ... for a lot of us, our starting weight is somebody's goal weight. I have to remind myself over and over, that as slow as I am getting to where I want to be, at least I'm trying.
Yeah! As someone on the other side of that equation.. it drives me insane when I'm watching a "weight loss" video, and the person in the video is in better shape than I've ever been in my life, and they are trying to lose 5-10 more lbs. I understand the last pounds are the hardest to lose, but as someone who's lost and gained 50-70lbs now 3 times in my life, it's just nails on a chalkboard. I HOPE to be in that situation some day!! For all of you fit folks working to lose the last 5 lbs.. keep going!! I'm just not going to watch your videos for a while, lol.
@@zzzs4dayzzzI hear you, I „only“ had to lose 15 kilograms for a couple of years, but it was exhausting. Now I‘m one of those people, who do not want to lose a certain amount of weight, but 5 centimeters at my waist, since my favourite jeans do not fit any more.
This is such a great observation. From the opposite perspective, I'm down 26 lbs (still have ~15 more to go) and I'm the lowest weight I've been in over 10 years, but I still look like the before photo in most progress videos I see lol. Like I've had to work my butt off just to reach what's essentially another person's starting point. That might sound like I'm complaining but it's actually been a pretty motivational milestone for me and I'm proud of the consistent hard work I've had to put into this.
1. Make the steps easier and smaller. Lower the minimum targets. 2. Habit stack. Attach it to what you already do. E.g. add the step goal to the gym, by starting on the treadmill. And add a book to enjoy it. 3.add some pain to NOT taking the steps. If you don’t have deadlines, you won’t achieve on a proper time. E.g. donate 100 to a charity you don’t like if you don’t complete. 4. Celebrate progress. celebrate going to gym 5 days a week, celebrate being a step taker. 5. Get over your feelings. Choose to act in accordance with your goals. Ask who you wanna be in the situation. 6. Eat a whole lot more potatoes, they help you feel more full and will help you!!!
Please edit this to SWEET POTATOES - JAPANESE SWEET POTATOES Regular potatoes are not the same. Anyone using your breakdown instead of watching will get misinformation.
This stuck with me: celebrate being a step taker and not a milestone maker. That was incredibly powerful. This concept has never clicked so strongly until now.
“Eat sweet potatoes.” I needed this reminder! Before I gained weight I used to eat sweet potatoes nearly every day. Now I’m trying to lose weight and I haven’t been eating them and I always feel hungry. I’m going to the store to buy some today!!
After cooking the sweet potato let it cool in the refrigerator. It will create resistant starch which has many positives. You can even reheat it if you don't like them cold and it wont revert the process.
I love when somebody actually says that facts are more important than feelings. I was raised being told that you become an adult when your head overcomes your heart
I've been working out 5 days a week for a few months and have been feeling discouraged the weight isn't coming off as fast as I hoped. I am stronger, but I realize I'm going to have to dial in my nutrition. This video is so encouraging because if I look at it as stacking the good habits and becoming who I want to be down the road, it makes it seem less daunting. Great advice!
The best thing I've done is to reduce my workouts to 3-4 days a week. I only do weights I walk to the gym and back that's my cardio. I concentrate on trying to increase my protein in each meal i.e making creamy pasta sauce with cottage cheese and parmesan and adding chicken too. Or like for lunch today I made an omelette with added whites, tuna and cheese and red pepper. Just doing these things and tracking my macro nutrients and taking proper rest and creatine. I don't weigh myself but my body composition is noticeably changing.
Maybe I'll try that and see if it helps. I've been doing weights 4 days and 1 cardio hiit. I have only recently started tracking my food and I definitely need to up my protein, but being vegetarian I have to plan it. Being busy and a little lazy makes that hard for me! I appreciate the advice!
@@amandathompson6381 try just do a couple hours meal prep a couple times a week. Unfortunately it has taken some planning in terms of figuring out what to eat but cottage cheese is a game changer. I make both sweet and savoury meals with it and it's full of nutrients. If you over work your body and eat too few calories it becomes stressed and can't recover properly so just going for walks steady state cardio on the days you're not training. You will be surprised at what a difference it makes because once you start building muscle it has less resources to store fat.
@amandathompson6381 also taking progress pics and measurements along the way can help. Sometimes the scale isn't the best indicator of good health. A lb of muscle looks leaner than a lb of fat. I've seen some people that weigh the same but look much leaner and healthier with building muscle. Great job on staying consistent with workouts!
I'm right there with you! I have been working out since November and only lost 7 lbs- 10 lbs I go to the gym 5 days a week as well. I need to change my eating habits 😩
For me it was number 5. That really spoke to me. I love the idea you can hold space for feelings of wanting to go eat something you know will take you away from your goal while not actually going and eating it!!!! So helpful thank you xx
I’m sorry to hear about your husband having MS. My mom was diagnosed with MS at age 33 and so I know that it’s such a difficult disease to navigate for the entire family! She lived until age 74, so fairly long considering the disease but it was challenging and heartbreaking at times to watch her suffer. I hope you have more days filled with good times than bad and more happy memories than sad! God bless you both!!❤
This was a great video. I honestly didn't fully realize that I can't keep consistency because I never allow anything less than 'perfect' from myself. While it's great to have a big goal, flexibility with what I can actually achieve each day is going to be the key to success. All or nothing has done nothing for me. Also, your nails look so cute!!!!!
What a sweetheart! I love your sweet potato hack! I love how you shared about the handbag idea and placing your thoughts and feelings into the handbag to replace actually giving into the feeling because it contradicts your goal. I love how you shared a bit of your faith with us and how you are sustained through challenges. May you always reach your goals.
Hi Chelsea, I just came across your channel today. I believe God shows us things we need and I needed this video. I'm in my fifties and there's so many things I want to work on. You opened my eyes to areas to areas that I need help with. I loved what you said about taking little steps. So for me today I ate some fruit which I NEVER do. That's for giving me a new look at things. Also love love love your haircut...
I literally started doing squats and pushups as I listened. Clearly, I do well with a coach. I’ve been “trying” to get back to better health but not taking steps forward. Thank you!
Yes, Chelsea Mae, getting into a routine is extremely helpful. I was really amused - in fact laugh-out-loud amused- when you spoke about your giving money to a charity you really don't like! I became vegan a few weeks ago (at age 75). I am morbidly obese with many health problems, some of them of a serious nature, but my goal is to lose 9=10 stone, no matter how long it takes .(I've already lost one and a half of them). I go for a walk nearly every day (about 40 minutes), and do a few minutes of strength exercises with my dumbells. Most times I don't really feel like doing these things, but I am learning to force myself, and when I have done them I feel pleased. This is the second video of yours that I have watched, and the way you think and explain things is very much in synch with my own new way of thinking, and conforms to me that I am going about things in the right way (at last!). By the way, do you know the oldest vegan joke? Question: How do you know if someone is a vegan? Answer: They'll tell you!
Such wisdom here! I need to watch this several times because this video is chock full of really meaningful mindsets. I am so sorry your husband is sick, and admire you even more for going after your goals and not giving up. That’s a strong load to bear.
It was a pleasure listing to your well thought out, intelligent, articulate message. I'm impressed with your progress. You look great. Congratulations on climbing so far up your mountain. I'm going to go check out more of your content.
Best advice for life in general, currently trying to finish my PhD and this has actually helped so much for me in that respect. Just wanted to let you know as this may not have been your intention but it was great advice. Step by step to any goal
I’ve been aiming at 20 mins of some exercise everyday. I change it up because I get bored easily. Swim, yoga, weightlifting is what I’ve been tackling so far. I do want to take a step towards being a runner.
ALL of them! Thank you for being so real! You're very discerning and articulate. By the way. I'm a nail polish addict. I had to go get a polish from my drawer that's similar to yours and change my nails because your nails look so pretty.
Love this. Not a vegan, not even technically overweight. Just got a stubborn lower belly pouch. This first point is so true. Just take the first step. Just do something. Whether decluttering bit by bit, starting to strengthen a feeble body or lose stubborn weight. Thank you!
You are really good at what you do. I'm glad I found your YT channel and podcast. I am slowly but surely losing the annoying extra weight I started putting on once I turned 41. I am now 43 and ready to do what it takes 👊🏼. Thank you! P.S. I'm going to try the morning/night Bible reading habit!
Wow! This was sooo good!!! I’ve never thought this way!!! So true!!! I’m so tired to wanting to loose weight again but sabotaging it by continuing bad habits that won’t allow this goal.. this really spoke to me! God bless you!!
Great video! I started going to the gym about 2 and a half years ago. I was 300 lbs. and started going whether I felt like it or not. I left weights consistently. My goals changed from losing weight to gaining muscle. With that approach I can go from cutting weight to bulking when I get sick of the diet. It was all about the little steps and really the hardest one was the first step. It’s not easy to go to the gym when you’re 300 lbs. mentally it’s a challenge, because you feel self conscious and ashamed.
This is so encouraging. I actually lost 40 lbs and have kept it off! It was a lot of work, but it felt a lot easier when I was 19/20 compared to now at 28 😅. I’ll always be proud of that, and now my goal is to be more fit/strong/healthy. I used to be at the gym all the time, but I let go of that habit years ago, and I miss how great I felt. I also have been convicted about taking better care of my health, since I have Hashimoto’s and want to take care of my body so it functions better. Thank you for sharing!!
Came across this video after my first workout. I've got some serious weight to lose. And I found the mindset info here an eye opener. Thanks for sharing. I hope to learn more.
1st time watching you. Thanks for the brilliant thoughts. I am doing a 12 week year, and this helps me! Losing weight to be the person I see myself as. I am diligent and make good choices for my health.
Last night I hadn’t closed my move ring on my IPhone and I was really close. So I hopped on our elliptical to close it. While doing that I heard you saying, “just take one step”. So I did a quick round of arms with dumbbells! I’m starting to see a little bit of muscle building. So I took one step last night!
Thank you for saying all the things I needed to hear and for being wise beyond your years. You are an inspiration for me and for so many others I’m sure ❤
Wow! so so glad you popped up on my feed! Such great advice I need to lose weight to be a healthier version of myself - I'm going to make my goal to do 10 pull ups as that means going to the gym regularly to build up my strength to do a pull up and I'm sure that I can make my diet and mindset fall in place with this goal and lose the weight on the way xxx
Oh my good … u touched a huge chord over there in the beginning .. I was literally saying yes and nodding as you almost spoke what I was thinking. Thank you for this awesome video !!
Thank you for this video! I've been really down on self because I've been taking all the steps but not hitting my mile stones. The year isn't over, and I can still keep stepping towards my goal.
We are in the middle of a kitchen remodel, and I’m sitting in our living room/makeshift kitchen … so space is at a premium presently. Anyway, I’m planning to add a rebounder to my exercise stack. It will add another option in those winter months.
Wow!! When you talked about punishment for not completing goals and that you’d force yourself to donate to a charity that you don’t support it just clicked!! I’m definitely going to implement that ASAP!! Thank you 😊
Id just like to say, all this cheat codes are great! Change the way you think, change the way you live! You have great psychological based cheat codes btw, you should look into doing a podcast later on!
Thank you girl, I took notes! Very helpful. I'm very much an introvert, rarely do anything alone. I made a big step last week, I joined a gym!!! Next step is actually going......LOL
1. Easier steps: I’m just starting out on a fitness and weight loss journey. My goal has been to ride my bike but that is still really hard for me and some days I just don’t do it and then feel like a failure. So instead of just not doing anything on those days I’m going to at least go for a mile walk. 2. Habit stacking: I don’t work from home but I have a walking pad and as soon as you got to that part of the video I got up and finished the video while walking. UA-cam health videos is one of my habits, might as well add walking to it.
This was so helpful and kind of you to share! Thank you! And your nails look so pretty ✨ Just a little helpful tip for you? I was taught by a personal trainer that doing the 15 min cardio After a workout, you’ll burn straight fat. Since the 45 mins you do weight lifting & such gets the heart rate up, and muscles firing, that when you do cardio afterwards, even steady cardio, it’s burning just fat. Hope that’s helpful! Take care
Im loving ur videos. I also need to hear stuff a few times for it to sink in haha so the several videos you have like this are brilliant and I'd happily keep watching more xx
I think these are great advice tips, Chelsea. I think coming up with ways to motivate REALLY make the difference in weight loss. I came to realize the time when I MOST snacked was key to my weight loss. I tended to snack from 4-6p - before dinner so I started taking walks during those time. Then, I would come home and make dinner with my family. I also had to reflect on NOT using food as comfort. I used a journal and I made myself write everyday on the feelings about wanting to munch but using other ways of dealing with stress. These two strategies worked best for me. Thank You for trying to help us take better care of ourselves.
I came to your channel for the vegan content, but this video has taken it to a whole other level. Everything you have said is right on point. I am a mental health professional, and you nailed it. Thank you so much for your wisdom!
Thank you for making this video!! Such great tips and advice! I’m so sorry to hear that your husband has MMS. I was just reading a book called the WAHLS Protocol about a doctor who has it and was researching how to heal it. That is a big challenge. I wish you all the best and hope for healing!! You have a beautiful mindset- keep fighting the good fight!!
Wow thank you for this VERY HELPFUL resource!!! It is what I've been needing for so long. I will be incorporating these mindsets and tips! Oh- you asked which is most helpful: For me most likely the accountability factor.
Thank you for this video. Great advice to focus on taking steps one at a time , like the person you want to be would take. I tend to be an ‘all or nothing’ thinker, this different way of thinking is very inspiring. Your nails look great, by the way!
This is such a great video! I resonate with you so much. My husband also has MS and it’s really caused a decline in his health over the last few years which of course has affected me as well. I’m on the end where you started. I need to lose the 40 lbs. You’ve really made me look at this in a different light. Thank you for the inspiration.
Thank you so much for the amazing insights, these thoughts really help me tackle my longterm goals. I admire your wisdom, and thanks also for sharing some of your private challenges, it helps us to see that life is not just a picnic for those who achieve new goals!!
I just discovered you through this video and I need to say THANK YOU!!! I’ve read so many books (eg Atomic Habits), I’ve watched so many videos (eg Andrew Huberman) and they all make sense. They are logical and sensible and clear, but none of them have helped me to change my life. I watched 18 minutes of some random, lovely Kiwi mum talking about her journey and the light bulb just went off!!!! Your wording suddenly opened my eyes!! Warning TMI incoming: I was talking to my Therapist about how, as soon as I get close to really committing to change, such as hire a PT, I seem to double down on my bad behaviours. I start eating like a horse, binge on carbs and fast food, stop exercising altogether and I don’t understand why!! But what I did realise, was I think part of my problem is I’ve been like this for so long now, I don’t actually believe I can ever be slim or fit and strong again! And you nailed it! I shouldn’t be imagining myself as the slim, muscular gym junkie I want to be, but see myself as the person who does the stuff a slim, muscular gym junkie does! Every day.. Just do what “that person” would do and the results will come!! Everything else fell in place after that. It feels achievable. It’s something I CAN imagine doing! I’m nearly in tears writing this, because it’s the first time I’ve felt real hope in many years. Chelsea, thank you so much for sharing your experience and knowledge. I will keep you posted on how I’m doing. If nothing else has happened for you today, just know you’ve made one Aussie Gal very happy!! Much love to you and your family ❤
This was such a good video. Cognitive Behavior Therapy in a nutshell! The point of HAVING the feeling but not letting it CONTROL your behavior is so powerful. There's a guy on UA-cam who's made some videos about walking - the one I'm thinking of is something like, the power of walking every day. Anyway, he also made the point re: consistency. The importance of walking (or whatever) every day isn't how strong you'll be or how long you walk - it's that you become a person (tortoise) who commits and consistently does the thing, and that is what's life-changing. As someone who doesn't have great executive-functioning skills, I will literally forget my intention or get distracted or overwhelmed, and then I feel like a failure because I'm not doing the thing that I do, really, really want to do! It can be frustrating and confusing, but these steps are gold. I need to sit with these ideas. Very logical and motivating :o) Also, love the nails 💅 😊
so much loved this & I am GOING to put your action plan into my daily life . Your thoughts & actions make so much sense now I get it I am now a new subscriber & will be going back to check out your past food for thought videos thank you for putting time into this for al of us Have a lovely day !
Chelsea you are absolutely amazing woman. May God continue to bless you and perfect everything that concerns you. I love you. I want to be like you when I'm older. Stay blessed. I pray this video gets a million views
Which of these 6 cheat codes did you find most helpful? ❤
Committments and consequences. Celebrate your small wins.
Probably all! 🙏
cheat code 1 of just showing up was critical for me for habit forming. When I joined a gym, i made it a goal to simply suit up, do 10 minutes at a leisurely pace on a cardio machine. But then do it again and add 5 minutes each day. I explained it to even an open minded friend and she thought that was too little. I think she may have missed the point. It wasn't how much that was done that day but the point of showing up consistently. By the end of a couple of weeks, I was at full hour long workouts and hitting the gym consistently.
@@dwoodwoo65 Thank you, that helps! I joined a gym last week. That was my big step, NOW I need to make myself go!
#5 was one that was new to me. Definitely going to be using that handbag!
Failed severally but I’m putting this here as an accountability check, anytime someone likes my comment I’ll update you on my current weight. I am 94kg currently
Hello guys I have lost much but I started doing 500 skips a day before bathing in the morning and I walk some few 1000 steps in the evening and I also started walking to my workplace and walking back home after work, because it’s about 25 minutes walk from my home I am trying with my diet but I have lost 1kg, I’m 93 now. That is not much but this time I wanted to do something I can do almost everyday. Thank you for trusting me, I will try and update every two weeks so that we can get some progress every time I edit.
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You have 33 comments but no update. Hope you are doing ok
Come on man you got 42 comments no update You have to change your mindset you got this. It just determines on how bad do you really want this? Your actions right now is showing that you don’t care.
She got so many likes that she shrank right off the surface of earth and never been seen again, is just a horizon….
Your comment is 2 weeks old. I can understand you might not have much to update us with, but we're all rooting for you 💙
Y'know what's funny ... for a lot of us, our starting weight is somebody's goal weight.
I have to remind myself over and over, that as slow as I am getting to where I want to be, at least I'm trying.
So true, thanks!!!
Yeah! As someone on the other side of that equation.. it drives me insane when I'm watching a "weight loss" video, and the person in the video is in better shape than I've ever been in my life, and they are trying to lose 5-10 more lbs. I understand the last pounds are the hardest to lose, but as someone who's lost and gained 50-70lbs now 3 times in my life, it's just nails on a chalkboard. I HOPE to be in that situation some day!! For all of you fit folks working to lose the last 5 lbs.. keep going!! I'm just not going to watch your videos for a while, lol.
Same.
@@zzzs4dayzzzI hear you, I „only“ had to lose 15 kilograms for a couple of years, but it was exhausting.
Now I‘m one of those people, who do not want to lose a certain amount of weight, but 5 centimeters at my waist, since my favourite jeans do not fit any more.
This is such a great observation. From the opposite perspective, I'm down 26 lbs (still have ~15 more to go) and I'm the lowest weight I've been in over 10 years, but I still look like the before photo in most progress videos I see lol. Like I've had to work my butt off just to reach what's essentially another person's starting point.
That might sound like I'm complaining but it's actually been a pretty motivational milestone for me and I'm proud of the consistent hard work I've had to put into this.
1. Make the steps easier and smaller. Lower the minimum targets.
2. Habit stack. Attach it to what you already do. E.g. add the step goal to the gym, by starting on the treadmill. And add a book to enjoy it.
3.add some pain to NOT taking the steps. If you don’t have deadlines, you won’t achieve on a proper time. E.g. donate 100 to a charity you don’t like if you don’t complete.
4. Celebrate progress. celebrate going to gym 5 days a week, celebrate being a step taker.
5. Get over your feelings. Choose to act in accordance with your goals. Ask who you wanna be in the situation.
6. Eat a whole lot more potatoes, they help you feel more full and will help you!!!
Love this breakdown!!
Please edit this to SWEET POTATOES - JAPANESE SWEET POTATOES Regular potatoes are not the same. Anyone using your breakdown instead of watching will get misinformation.
@@ChelseaMaeShe needs to clarify it’s sweet potatoes.
NUMBER 1 - I always set the bar too high and then lose momentum
To be fair her text on the video said potatoes and sweet potatoes so go enjoy a potato 🥔 😂
This stuck with me: celebrate being a step taker and not a milestone maker. That was incredibly powerful. This concept has never clicked so strongly until now.
“Eat sweet potatoes.” I needed this reminder! Before I gained weight I used to eat sweet potatoes nearly every day. Now I’m trying to lose weight and I haven’t been eating them and I always feel hungry. I’m going to the store to buy some today!!
Protein will also help you with feeling less hungry! 😊
After cooking the sweet potato let it cool in the refrigerator. It will create resistant starch which has many positives. You can even reheat it if you don't like them cold and it wont revert the process.
I love when somebody actually says that facts are more important than feelings. I was raised being told that you become an adult when your head overcomes your heart
I've been working out 5 days a week for a few months and have been feeling discouraged the weight isn't coming off as fast as I hoped. I am stronger, but I realize I'm going to have to dial in my nutrition. This video is so encouraging because if I look at it as stacking the good habits and becoming who I want to be down the road, it makes it seem less daunting. Great advice!
The best thing I've done is to reduce my workouts to 3-4 days a week. I only do weights I walk to the gym and back that's my cardio. I concentrate on trying to increase my protein in each meal i.e making creamy pasta sauce with cottage cheese and parmesan and adding chicken too. Or like for lunch today I made an omelette with added whites, tuna and cheese and red pepper. Just doing these things and tracking my macro nutrients and taking proper rest and creatine. I don't weigh myself but my body composition is noticeably changing.
Maybe I'll try that and see if it helps. I've been doing weights 4 days and 1 cardio hiit. I have only recently started tracking my food and I definitely need to up my protein, but being vegetarian I have to plan it. Being busy and a little lazy makes that hard for me! I appreciate the advice!
@@amandathompson6381 try just do a couple hours meal prep a couple times a week. Unfortunately it has taken some planning in terms of figuring out what to eat but cottage cheese is a game changer. I make both sweet and savoury meals with it and it's full of nutrients. If you over work your body and eat too few calories it becomes stressed and can't recover properly so just going for walks steady state cardio on the days you're not training. You will be surprised at what a difference it makes because once you start building muscle it has less resources to store fat.
@amandathompson6381 also taking progress pics and measurements along the way can help. Sometimes the scale isn't the best indicator of good health. A lb of muscle looks leaner than a lb of fat. I've seen some people that weigh the same but look much leaner and healthier with building muscle. Great job on staying consistent with workouts!
I'm right there with you! I have been working out since November and only lost 7 lbs- 10 lbs I go to the gym 5 days a week as well. I need to change my eating habits 😩
This is one of the very best videos I have ever seen for health
Totally agree!
I think so too🎉.
YES!
For real this video make sense 👍🏾
Your Habit stacking is LITERALLY how I get anything done as a person with ADHD. UA-cam/Netflix is almost always going while I do chores.
For me it was number 5. That really spoke to me. I love the idea you can hold space for feelings of wanting to go eat something you know will take you away from your goal while not actually going and eating it!!!! So helpful thank you xx
I’m sorry to hear about your husband having MS. My mom was diagnosed with MS at age 33 and so I know that it’s such a difficult disease to navigate for the entire family! She lived until age 74, so fairly long considering the disease but it was challenging and heartbreaking at times to watch her suffer. I hope you have more days filled with good times than bad and more happy memories than sad! God bless you both!!❤
Carnivore diet may help❤️🙏
@@tinajefferson5958Yes. It is always worth a try before trying the toxic meds!
This was a great video. I honestly didn't fully realize that I can't keep consistency because I never allow anything less than 'perfect' from myself. While it's great to have a big goal, flexibility with what I can actually achieve each day is going to be the key to success. All or nothing has done nothing for me. Also, your nails look so cute!!!!!
All or something is key!!!
What a sweetheart! I love your sweet potato hack! I love how you shared about the handbag idea and placing your thoughts and feelings into the handbag to replace actually giving into the feeling because it contradicts your goal.
I love how you shared a bit of your faith with us and how you are sustained through challenges. May you always reach your goals.
Kaizen method works. Making 1% improvement every single day is better than a huge step or goal. Good luck, everyone. You’ve got this 🙏
Hi Chelsea, I just came across your channel today. I believe God shows us things we need and I needed this video. I'm in my fifties and there's so many things I want to work on. You opened my eyes to areas to areas that I need help with. I loved what you said about taking little steps. So for me today I ate some fruit which I NEVER do. That's for giving me a new look at things. Also love love love your haircut...
I literally started doing squats and pushups as I listened. Clearly, I do well with a coach. I’ve been “trying” to get back to better health but not taking steps forward. Thank you!
ANOTHER amazing video with practical info. THANK YOU!
🎉 I love your idea of celebrating every step taken, not just the milestones. It really shifts the focus to progress and builds confidence!
You're amazing. I love your videos. And love that you just casually mention in passing how important the bible is to you.
I love that too
Me, too! These days, that’s courageous.
Yes, Chelsea Mae, getting into a routine is extremely helpful. I was really amused - in fact laugh-out-loud amused- when you spoke about your giving money to a charity you really don't like!
I became vegan a few weeks ago (at age 75). I am morbidly obese with many health problems, some of them of a serious nature, but my goal is to lose 9=10 stone, no matter how long it takes .(I've already lost one and a half of them). I go for a walk nearly every day (about 40 minutes), and do a few minutes of strength exercises with my dumbells. Most times I don't really feel like doing these things, but I am learning to force myself, and when I have done them I feel pleased.
This is the second video of yours that I have watched, and the way you think and explain things is very much in synch with my own new way of thinking, and conforms to me that I am going about things in the right way (at last!).
By the way, do you know the oldest vegan joke? Question: How do you know if someone is a vegan? Answer: They'll tell you!
First time watcher, God bless you and your Husband and thank you for sharing.
Such wisdom here! I need to watch this several times because this video is chock full of really meaningful mindsets. I am so sorry your husband is sick, and admire you even more for going after your goals and not giving up. That’s a strong load to bear.
Be the kind of person who TAKES STEPS.... yes yes yes
It was a pleasure listing to your well thought out, intelligent, articulate message. I'm impressed with your progress. You look great. Congratulations on climbing so far up your mountain. I'm going to go check out more of your content.
Thank you so much. I needed a reminder about one of the most important factors in weight loss - consistency. ❤
I love this! I especially love that Lean with plants is vegan!!
Thank you Chelsea Mae - you are changing lives! 🙌🥦💥
Best advice for life in general, currently trying to finish my PhD and this has actually helped so much for me in that respect. Just wanted to let you know as this may not have been your intention but it was great advice. Step by step to any goal
Build habits vs set goals
I’ve been aiming at 20 mins of some exercise everyday. I change it up because I get bored easily. Swim, yoga, weightlifting is what I’ve been tackling so far. I do want to take a step towards being a runner.
ALL of them! Thank you for being so real! You're very discerning and articulate. By the way. I'm a nail polish addict. I had to go get a polish from my drawer that's similar to yours and change my nails because your nails look so pretty.
That's how I got myself to enjoy doing the dishes! I watch a show or listen to music. It works!
Wow I’m 6 minutes in and I literally just said out loud she’s a genius! Thanks so much for posting this…right back to the rest of the video 😃
Wow, you are a natural psychologist!!! Love how you break it all down. Amazing, new fan!
Just stumbled upon your channel. You sound such a well rounded person. Very very motivational!
Love this. Not a vegan, not even technically overweight. Just got a stubborn lower belly pouch.
This first point is so true. Just take the first step. Just do something. Whether decluttering bit by bit, starting to strengthen a feeble body or lose stubborn weight. Thank you!
You are really good at what you do. I'm glad I found your YT channel and podcast. I am slowly but surely losing the annoying extra weight I started putting on once I turned 41. I am now 43 and ready to do what it takes 👊🏼. Thank you!
P.S. I'm going to try the morning/night Bible reading habit!
Wow! This was sooo good!!! I’ve never thought this way!!! So true!!! I’m so tired to wanting to loose weight again but sabotaging it by continuing bad habits that won’t allow this goal.. this really spoke to me! God bless you!!
Great video! I started going to the gym about 2 and a half years ago. I was 300 lbs. and started going whether I felt like it or not. I left weights consistently. My goals changed from losing weight to gaining muscle. With that approach I can go from cutting weight to bulking when I get sick of the diet. It was all about the little steps and really the hardest one was the first step. It’s not easy to go to the gym when you’re 300 lbs. mentally it’s a challenge, because you feel self conscious and ashamed.
This is so encouraging. I actually lost 40 lbs and have kept it off! It was a lot of work, but it felt a lot easier when I was 19/20 compared to now at 28 😅. I’ll always be proud of that, and now my goal is to be more fit/strong/healthy. I used to be at the gym all the time, but I let go of that habit years ago, and I miss how great I felt. I also have been convicted about taking better care of my health, since I have Hashimoto’s and want to take care of my body so it functions better. Thank you for sharing!!
I am a step taker is my new mantra. I love it thank you!!
You speak truth! I was in the same situation for years and it was a definite mind shift that I had to make. Thanks for sharing
Great content, thank you! Love hearing you are in the Word every day! Your nails look great, too :)
@chatterboxjames4753 yes to all!!!🙌
Honestly, it's just so nice to hear that. I remember in one of her podyshe was talking about James. I wanted to give her a hug
The heaviest weight in the gym is the front door.
I like the idea of celebrating the goals met and not the milestones hoping to achieve.
Came across this video after my first workout. I've got some serious weight to lose. And I found the mindset info here an eye opener. Thanks for sharing. I hope to learn more.
I was thinking reading Scripture as you were talking and then you said that it’s one of your goals. Very cool.
Helpful advice, thank you!
1st time watching you. Thanks for the brilliant thoughts. I am doing a 12 week year, and this helps me! Losing weight to be the person I see myself as. I am diligent and make good choices for my health.
I love the Tortoise and the Hare analogy!
Great info! Also I was staring at your nails the whole video! That pink is chefs kiss!😍😍
Last night I hadn’t closed my move ring on my IPhone and I was really close. So I hopped on our elliptical to close it. While doing that I heard you saying, “just take one step”. So I did a quick round of arms with dumbbells! I’m starting to see a little bit of muscle building. So I took one step last night!
Thank you for saying all the things I needed to hear and for being wise beyond your years. You are an inspiration for me and for so many others I’m sure ❤
Wow! so so glad you popped up on my feed! Such great advice I need to lose weight to be a healthier version of myself - I'm going to make my goal to do 10 pull ups as that means going to the gym regularly to build up my strength to do a pull up and I'm sure that I can make my diet and mindset fall in place with this goal and lose the weight on the way xxx
Oh my good … u touched a huge chord over there in the beginning .. I was literally saying yes and nodding as you almost spoke what I was thinking. Thank you for this awesome video !!
Helpful reminder, skill-stacking. Also, be the person that....START now.
Thank you for this video! I've been really down on self because I've been taking all the steps but not hitting my mile stones. The year isn't over, and I can still keep stepping towards my goal.
My cheat code was getting a rebounder. It’s fun, and I can do it while watching tv! I also love walking but it has been WAY too hot, this summer. 🥵
Can you tell me what brand rebounder you got?
I got one too but I’ve had two kids and need to wee constantly 🤦♀️
We are in the middle of a kitchen remodel, and I’m sitting in our living room/makeshift kitchen … so space is at a premium presently. Anyway, I’m planning to add a rebounder to my exercise stack. It will add another option in those winter months.
wow this video was way better than i was expecting and i didnt even have the sound on!
I'm not even believing I just heard loads of new ideas! I'm sooo excited to now have these in my mind as I go through my days!!
And nice nails:)
Wow!! When you talked about punishment for not completing goals and that you’d force yourself to donate to a charity that you don’t support it just clicked!! I’m definitely going to implement that ASAP!! Thank you 😊
Id just like to say, all this cheat codes are great! Change the way you think, change the way you live! You have great psychological based cheat codes btw, you should look into doing a podcast later on!
You made so many good points and suggestions. Thank you!
Thank you girl, I took notes! Very helpful. I'm very much an introvert, rarely do anything alone. I made a big step last week, I joined a gym!!! Next step is actually going......LOL
1. Easier steps: I’m just starting out on a fitness and weight loss journey. My goal has been to ride my bike but that is still really hard for me and some days I just don’t do it and then feel like a failure. So instead of just not doing anything on those days I’m going to at least go for a mile walk.
2. Habit stacking: I don’t work from home but I have a walking pad and as soon as you got to that part of the video I got up and finished the video while walking. UA-cam health videos is one of my habits, might as well add walking to it.
Serious respect for sharing a peak into your spiritual beliefs. ♥️🙏🏻
This was so helpful and kind of you to share! Thank you! And your nails look so pretty ✨ Just a little helpful tip for you? I was taught by a personal trainer that doing the 15 min cardio After a workout, you’ll burn straight fat. Since the 45 mins you do weight lifting & such gets the heart rate up, and muscles firing, that when you do cardio afterwards, even steady cardio, it’s burning just fat. Hope that’s helpful! Take care
Im loving ur videos. I also need to hear stuff a few times for it to sink in haha so the several videos you have like this are brilliant and I'd happily keep watching more xx
Great video! Thank you for making it all so easy to understand w your examples and just very clear ways of explaining things.
I think these are great advice tips, Chelsea. I think coming up with ways to motivate REALLY make the difference in weight loss.
I came to realize the time when I MOST snacked was key to my weight loss. I tended to snack from 4-6p - before dinner so I started taking walks during those time. Then, I would come home and make dinner with my family. I also had to reflect on NOT using food as comfort. I used a journal and I made myself write everyday on the feelings about wanting to munch but using other ways of dealing with stress. These two strategies worked best for me.
Thank You for trying to help us take better care of ourselves.
I came to your channel for the vegan content, but this video has taken it to a whole other level. Everything you have said is right on point. I am a mental health professional, and you nailed it. Thank you so much for your wisdom!
I love that you are starting with the mindset shift first. What a beautiful video. ❤
90 sec in, I’m in. Good on ya.
Thank you for making this video!! Such great tips and advice!
I’m so sorry to hear that your husband has MMS. I was just reading a book called the WAHLS Protocol about a doctor who has it and was researching how to heal it. That is a big challenge. I wish you all the best and hope for healing!! You have a beautiful mindset- keep fighting the good fight!!
Pull-Ups are on my bucket list! Permanently losing weight too
This was amazing! So glad UA-cam pushed this video on me to find you I subscribed for sure!
Wow thank you for this VERY HELPFUL resource!!! It is what I've been needing for so long. I will be incorporating these mindsets and tips! Oh- you asked which is most helpful: For me most likely the accountability factor.
Thank you for this video. Great advice to focus on taking steps one at a time , like the person you want to be would take. I tend to be an ‘all or nothing’ thinker, this different way of thinking is very inspiring.
Your nails look great, by the way!
You’re a really impressive and inspiring person. Thanks so much for this, appreciate it.
One of your best videos I have ever seen. So many take aways. Love it. 😊
You are a delight.
After listening to you today…
I know I can crush my goals
This is such a great video! I resonate with you so much. My husband also has MS and it’s really caused a decline in his health over the last few years which of course has affected me as well. I’m on the end where you started. I need to lose the 40 lbs. You’ve really made me look at this in a different light. Thank you for the inspiration.
Adding potatoes and sweet potatoes to meals really works!
Thank you so much for the amazing insights, these thoughts really help me tackle my longterm goals. I admire your wisdom, and thanks also for sharing some of your private challenges, it helps us to see that life is not just a picnic for those who achieve new goals!!
I like the idea of letting yourself feelings. That you can feel but you don’t have to act on them.
Celebrating progress as a small step is a fabulous cheat code
The step taking vs. milestone part was excellent. Thank you. ❤
I just discovered you through this video and I need to say THANK YOU!!! I’ve read so many books (eg Atomic Habits), I’ve watched so many videos (eg Andrew Huberman) and they all make sense. They are logical and sensible and clear, but none of them have helped me to change my life. I watched 18 minutes of some random, lovely Kiwi mum talking about her journey and the light bulb just went off!!!! Your wording suddenly opened my eyes!!
Warning TMI incoming: I was talking to my Therapist about how, as soon as I get close to really committing to change, such as hire a PT, I seem to double down on my bad behaviours. I start eating like a horse, binge on carbs and fast food, stop exercising altogether and I don’t understand why!! But what I did realise, was I think part of my problem is I’ve been like this for so long now, I don’t actually believe I can ever be slim or fit and strong again!
And you nailed it! I shouldn’t be imagining myself as the slim, muscular gym junkie I want to be, but see myself as the person who does the stuff a slim, muscular gym junkie does! Every day.. Just do what “that person” would do and the results will come!! Everything else fell in place after that. It feels achievable. It’s something I CAN imagine doing! I’m nearly in tears writing this, because it’s the first time I’ve felt real hope in many years. Chelsea, thank you so much for sharing your experience and knowledge. I will keep you posted on how I’m doing. If nothing else has happened for you today, just know you’ve made one Aussie Gal very happy!! Much love to you and your family ❤
This was such a good video. Cognitive Behavior Therapy in a nutshell! The point of HAVING the feeling but not letting it CONTROL your behavior is so powerful.
There's a guy on UA-cam who's made some videos about walking - the one I'm thinking of is something like, the power of walking every day. Anyway, he also made the point re: consistency. The importance of walking (or whatever) every day isn't how strong you'll be or how long you walk - it's that you become a person (tortoise) who commits and consistently does the thing, and that is what's life-changing.
As someone who doesn't have great executive-functioning skills, I will literally forget my intention or get distracted or overwhelmed, and then I feel like a failure because I'm not doing the thing that I do, really, really want to do! It can be frustrating and confusing, but these steps are gold. I need to sit with these ideas. Very logical and motivating :o)
Also, love the nails 💅 😊
love this video - thank you so much Chelsea and i so love your hair short - you look beautiful
Your nails are lovely!! Habit staking LOVE!! You have amazing life advise!! I just send this video to my sister I hope they watch it.
For me it was Make the steps easier and smaller. Thank you for this video, you are brilliant!
I love potatoes. Ira good to know it's a good food to consume. Go team potatoe!!
Thank you so much for this video. I am going to make this list a sign for my fidge today!!
BEST ADVICE EVER!!!! Thank you. You are a blessing!
I totally needed to hear this! At this point in my life I completely resonated with this video! Thank you so much!! 😊
Cheat code 5 was really insightful/ helpful
so much loved this & I am GOING to put your action plan into my daily life . Your thoughts & actions make so much sense now I get it I am now a new subscriber & will be going back to check out your past food for thought videos thank you for putting time into this for al of us Have a lovely day !
Great reminders. Habit stacking works very well for me!
Amazing advice!!! High protein really helps too
Chelsea you are absolutely amazing woman. May God continue to bless you and perfect everything that concerns you. I love you. I want to be like you when I'm older. Stay blessed. I pray this video gets a million views