The Theory of 0.01

Losing 0.01kg every single day, means in one year you would have lost 3.65kg. Permanently.

The theory of 0.01 is something I came up with to explain the impact of consistency.
I guess in a way, it's also a test. What does it take to lose 0.01kg? Not much at all. A 10 second walk? One sit-up? One less bite of a donut? One less piece of candy?

I think part of losing weight is being ultra honest with yourself.

If you're not willing to make the effort to lose 0.01kg every single day, do you really want to lose weight? I mean it's okay if the answer is no. I think I lived that lie for the longest time. During my morbidly obese days I knew I had to lose weight, people told me I had to lose weight, doctors told me I had to lose weight yet honestly...

.. I couldn't care less.

I do feel this time, this one time that I lost over 50kg is the only time I truly deep down into my gut wanted to lose weight, and was willing to do anything for it.

The theory is simple. If you lose 0.01kg every single day over a year you would have lost 3.65kg. Doesn't seem a lot, but the effort it takes to lose 0.01kg? Absolutely minimum. For absolute minimum effort, 3.65kg (8lbs) is pretty significant. 0.01kg isn't about the exact numbers.

It's about the conscious effort to make a difference every single day.

For me, when broken down like that, goals suddenly feel ultra realistic. In my point of view, the time is gonna pass anyway. Whether you make an effort or not, the day's gonna come it's January 1st 2021, 2022, 2023. Sure it might feel intimidating to plan a complete optimized diet from now till then, but 0.01kg a day? That doesn't require much effort at all.

I battle with self esteem issues everyday. Continuous self doubt. I don't need outside voices telling me I won't make it, I tell myself that everyday. But 0.01? 0.01 is something I can do. It's something I can force myself to do every single day regardless of the voices.

The voices haven't changed that much for 5 years now. But 5 years ago, I was 50kg heavier than I am today.

0.01kg effort. Every single day.

Consistency. It's what really pushes the meter.