Don't Forget About the Consistency

Becoming a new dad has me doubling down on my nutrition efforts. I’m thinking down the road and I want to be sure I’m doing all I can to stay fit and healthy for many years to come. For the last handful of years I’ve been anti-supplement. 

Not that I necessarily have anything against them. I just never remember to take them. And how effective is it if you take it for half the recommended dose half the time? I’m not sure. 

Well, after some blood work, I have some specific measures I want to bring up and will retest in a year to see if I can make any changes through supplementing with things I don’t get enough of in the food I’m eating. This blog isn’t about what the supplements are though. Instead, it’s about remembering to take them.

Just like going to the gym, I need to flex my habit development muscles to make sure I’m taking these things every day to get the most benefit out of them. I’ve been working them into my coffee routine. Sometimes pre-coffee, sometimes while making coffee, and sometimes after coffee. And sometimes while making dinner when I forget to take them in the morning. 

It’s hard. It’s silly that it seems so hard to remember to take a couple pills. But it just again shows how much our routines and habits shape our day. Just the addition of the smallest thing can be difficult. 

Whatever new habit you’re trying to build, whether it’s taking a vitamin D supplement or showing up to the gym three times per week, remember, it is all about consistency.

Justin Miner