Episode 99: Discipline Meets AI: How to Stay Consistent in Health and Fitness

In this episode of the Booster Metabolism Podcast, host Janine shares how AI tools like ChatGPT can support your health and fitness journey, particularly by improving your mindset and discipline. Janine recaps previous discussions on using AI for nutrition and workout planning, emphasizing that mindset is often the key barrier to consistency. She offers practical examples of using AI to reduce decision fatigue and maintain structure, shares a personal story about using ChatGPT to make a healthier fast-food choice, and underscores the importance of discipline over motivation. Janine also highlights the value of sharing your goals with supportive people around you to stay accountable. The episode concludes with an invitation to learn more about Couture Fitness Coaching for personalized, sustainable health and fitness habits.

00:00 Introduction and Recap

00:38 The Mental Load of Health and Fitness

01:27 Using AI to Reduce Decision Fatigue

03:06 Building Discipline for Consistency

04:00 Personal Story: Discipline in Action

06:35 The Importance of Sharing Goals

09:12 Conclusion and Coaching Offer

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Transcript

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Hey everyone. Welcome back to the Booster Metabolism Podcast. We're so glad that you're here today. I'm Janine, and if you've been following along this month, you know, we've been talking about something a little different, how AI tools like Chat, GPT, can actually support us in our health and fitness journey. So let me give you a quick recap. In week one, we talked about how to use AI to make better nutrition decisions. And last week we looked at how AI can help you create workouts or add variety to your fitness routine. And so today we're gonna tie it all together by talking about mindset. I mean, here's the truth. Most of us don't struggle because we don't know what to eat or how to work out. We struggle because of the mental load of juggling health with everything else in life. Our career, motherhood, family responsibilities. Honestly, our mindset is what determines whether we stay consistent or we get stuck. And I know this to be true for myself. Think about it. How many times have you skipped a workout? Not because you didn't have time, but because you didn't have the mental energy to figure out what to do. Or maybe you grabbed takeout, not because you didn't have food at home, but because the thought of planning, cooking, and deciding just felt like too much. I know I've been there and you're certainly not alone load. Honestly, all of that. It's really a big mental load, and that's where AI can come in. And that's where AI can come in, not just as a nutrition or workout tool, but also as a mindset support tool. So let me just give you a few examples. Here are a couple ways that chat, GBT, or AI can strengthen your mindset. It can reduce decision fatigue. This is something that we talked about in one of the previous episodes, but it. Decision fatigue is just when you get to this place, you're constantly having to make decisions. When you think about all that you have in your life, you know your career, you're making decisions all day long as a mom or as a parent and with your family, you're constantly being asked to make decisions. And so then when it comes down to your health and fitness and you have yet another decision to make with a workout or what to eat, or making sure that meal fits into your nutritional plan, it just becomes. Decision overload. And sometimes we call that decision fatigue. So by using chat GBT or another AI source, you can quickly generate a workout or suggest meal ideas or. Meal decisions that fit into your nutritional place. And so it saves some brain space so you can focus on showing up for yourself and for those that you love. Instead of overthinking and constantly finding yourself not present in the moment and thinking about your health and nutrition goals, it also can give you structure. Having options at your fingertips really can help you stick to your plan instead of falling into the, I'll figure it out tomorrow. Cycle. Here's the key. You have to use the tools that requires habit. And honestly, I prefer to refer to this as developing discipline. For me, discipline means I've set a goal, I've made up my mind to achieve it, and I'm going to use the tools that I have to stay on track. Because honestly, if we don't build that discipline, the second an obstacle comes up, it is so easy to say, Ugh, whatever. I'll start fresh tomorrow and then guess what? Tomorrow never comes. I know this because I have done this myself many times, and I've really worked on developing this habit of discipline, thinking through the goals that I wanna set, thinking through how I'm going to achieve them. Thinking through the tools that I have or can bring into my life to be able to help me achieve those goals. So that way I don't find myself stuck in this, eh, I'll start fresh tomorrow cycle. Let me give you a personal story. So I'm currently coaching my daughter's soccer team Right now it's a group of five and six year olds, and it's a lot of fun, but let's be honest, it can also be a little bit chaotic at times. Five and six year olds are so sweet, but they're also all over the place. Sometimes it's almost like I feel like I'm in a pinball machine at their practices. But anyway, one night practice had just wrapped up. It was hot. I was tired from a long work day. The girls were exhausted and I thought, we're just gonna grab fast food. Of course, we went to my girls' favorite spot, which is Wendy's, and I could have just ordered a meal and hoped it fit my plan or honestly. Could have just said, forget it. Just give me a burger and french fries. But instead, I pulled out my phone, open chat, GBT, and typed in, I'm at Wendy's and I need a meal with at least 30 grams of protein, less than 60 carbs, and under 20 grams of fat. And within seconds, it gave me some options. Was it perfect? No, absolutely not. But also eating out never is perfect. It always involves estimates. But here's the point. I practiced discipline. I used the tools that I had and I stayed on track despite the situation. And granted, I made the choice to just go to fast food because it just fit what my family needed that night. But without that discipline, I probably would've said, I'll get back on track tomorrow. If you've ever said that, you know what happens? Tomorrow comes another bump in the road shows up, and before you know it, you're stuck in the all Start tomorrow cycle. Motivation comes and goes. Discipline is what keeps you moving forward. And discipline doesn't mean perfection. It simply means executing the plan even when it's not ideal. And honestly, I just wanna say that one more time because I really believe in this. Discipline is what keeps you moving forward and towards that goal that you set for yourself. It does not mean perfection. Seriously, y'all. Discipline does not mean perfection. It means executing the plan even when the circumstances are not ideal. It means staying laser focused on that goal and just figuring out how to adjust and continue to move towards that goal when life throws you hurdles or obstacles or things that you weren't predicting. So anyway, I'll get off my soapbox of discipline, but I just wanna leave you with one more thought. Make sure you're always sharing your goals with people around you. Tell your close friends, tell your family, your partner, your spouse. Honestly, even tell your kids. Explain why it's important to you and how you plan to reach it. When others know your goals, they truly can support you and it won't feel awkward to pull out your phone at dinner to use chat GBT for a healthier choice. Instead, your peers, your friends, your family, your kids, they'll understand why you're doing that and they may even cheer you on and support you in the best way that you didn't even know you needed. So here's the deal. I'm a single mom working a full-time demanding job coaching, soccer, running my daughter to competitive gymnastics, staying focused on my own health goals and juggling everything else that life throws at me. And I know that some of you listening are doing so much more than I am, but for me, my goals aren't about fitting into a certain size. They're about fueling myself so I can show up fully for my kids, fully for my career, and for my life. And I have just found that consistent movement and good nutrition give me stamina to handle the long work days and to still have energy left for my girls. And that is what is most important to me. And when you feel good in your body, it spills into everything else in your life. Your work, your relationships, your decision making. I have not only seen this to be true for myself, but in a leadership position in my career, I've watched the transformation that occurs in team members. When they take control of their own health and fitness. They not only feel better, but they perform better with more confidence. I've seen this with past and present clients who have set a goal for themselves and they execute the plan. I just really believe when you feel good and confident in your own skin, it truly does improve every area of your life, and so I just wanna encourage you again. While it's not easy, and it takes time to develop discipline around executing your goals, discipline is what is going to help you get through those hard days, those obstacles, the days when you wake up and you're just feeling, Ugh, I'm just not really motivated to do this today, you're gonna say, no, you know what? I set this goal for myself and this goal is what helps me be a better mom, be a better, team member to my peers at work, be a better spouse, be a better friend, be a better daughter, a better son. It helps me show up for all of those things that matter most in my life. So as you wrap up, remember this mindset is the biggest factor, and whether you reach your goals, set your goal, decide on your path, and build discipline to execute it. Share your goals with others and let them support you. Don't be afraid to use the tools that you have, like chat, GBT or a coach to help you stay consistent. And if you're listening right now and you're thinking, this all sounds great, but I want more accountability, I need more structure. And a coach who actually knows me. That's exactly what we do at Couture Fitness Coaching. We help driven individuals like you create sustainable health and fitness habits that fit your busy lifestyle so you can get results that last and you can be your best self, exactly how you want to be. I'll drop the link in the show notes if you wanna learn more. And if today's episode resonated with you, share it with a friend who's also juggling it all, and of course, hit subscribe so you never miss an episode because we're dropping episodes every week. Thanks for tuning in and I'll see you next week. I.