I am a huge fan of doing the minimum effective dose. Who wants to spend more time in the gym & not get results?
The minimum effective dose answers the question: What's the least amount of work that I need to do & still feel like I'm moving forward?
Yes, this approach might take longer than, let's say if I did things "perfectly", but more often than not, when we try to be 'perfect' we can't sustain it for very long, and then we go off the plan because we feel like we've failed.
What many folks feel like they need, is rules - just tell me what to do so that I can (fill in the blank): be healthy, lose weight, stop these cravings, get off my meds, sleep through the night, or make my joints stop hurting.
But by employing the technique of 'bare minimums' we can keep our heads above water when life gets in the way of our perfect plans.
Tune into this episode to learn what bare minimums are, and how you can use them to stay on track when life gets in the way.
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