Episode 58Apr 13, 2026· 6:14
Forget the Scale: Why Celebrating Small Wins Is the Secret to Staying Consistent
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Painting your toenails used to be a workout. Now it's just... the average Monday. That's a milestone worth celebrating, and Ashley Grant is here to tell you why tracking wins that have nothing to do with the scale might be the thing that actually keeps you moving.
In this episode, Ashley gets real about being a self-described pessimist who is actively learning to flip the script, and why that mindset shift has been…
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Full transcript
00:00
What if I told you that the key to staying excited
00:02
about your workouts is to celebrate every milestone?
00:05
Would you believe me? What's up you guys? Famous
00:13
Ashley Grant here. Welcome to More Movement Please,
00:15
the podcast where I hope to inspire you to move
00:17
your body more. Today I want to talk about the
00:18
importance of celebrating milestones that go
00:21
beyond the scale. I've talked about this a little
00:23
bit in the past, but I really want to just drum
00:26
it in y 'all because... I'm the type of person
00:29
that whenever things get hard I am known to quit
00:32
and I have been trying really really hard lately
00:35
to focus on all the things that get me excited
00:38
about work and working out and life and all the
00:42
things and because I guess the best reason I
00:46
could say it is because I really want to enjoy
00:50
every aspect of my life for. I was reading this
00:53
thing about how, you know, you need to make your
00:55
life feel as magical as it is. And, you know,
00:59
instead of saying you're pouring yourself a drink,
01:02
say that you're adding elixir to a glass. Or
01:05
instead of saying that you're just getting up
01:08
for the day, think about the fact that it's a
01:10
new opportunity to have your dreams come true
01:13
that day. Or basically just looking at all of
01:16
the positive sides of life. The reality is that
01:19
I'm a pretty negative person and I'm trying to
01:22
actively work against that. A lot of people that
01:24
meet me wouldn't know that I'm a pretty negative
01:26
person, but I'm very pessimistic and very, very
01:30
easily depressed, I guess you'd say. And I'm
01:35
trying actively to look at all the reasons to
01:38
smile in life and look at all the reasons to
01:40
enjoy life. Whenever things get hard, I have
01:46
been trying to be a lot better about looking
01:49
at the good things. So when the workouts hurt,
01:51
I think, wow, my body just did that. Or if work
01:56
gets a little bit difficult, I think, wow, look
01:58
at all the people that I've helped or all of
02:00
the clients that I've brought leads to or, you
02:03
know, just flipping the script, basically. And
02:06
so when I celebrate these milestones, it's not
02:10
just to be. You know, one of those annoying Pollyannas
02:13
who's like, oh my God, everything's wonderful.
02:15
Because the truth is, no, things aren't always
02:16
wonderful. Things sometimes really, really hurt.
02:19
Sometimes I do still have days where I don't
02:23
want to work out. I do still have days where
02:25
I wake up and I'm like, oh God, I don't know
02:28
if I can handle the dumbbells today or whatever.
02:31
But I'm trying to instead flip the script. And
02:34
I kind of want to encourage you to do the same.
02:36
Look at all of the reasons that... you can enjoy
02:40
your workout today. Look at all the reasons that
02:42
you can enjoy moving your body today and focus
02:45
on the end result. Focus on what's going to happen
02:49
after the workout is over. You're going to feel
02:51
that elation. You're going to feel that pride.
02:53
You're going to feel that joy of the fact that
02:55
you actually did it. And yeah, you might feel
02:58
like, oh man, this really hurts. But think about
03:01
how awesome it is that you've got to hurt. I
03:04
know it sounds weird, but to be able to actually
03:07
complete a workout means, wow, your body actually
03:10
was able to handle it. And your body is a lot
03:13
stronger than you think it is. And that's one
03:14
of the things that has been said to me many times.
03:16
And I guess I really didn't take it to heart
03:19
because it's very easy for me to instead look
03:22
at it at like all the things I can't do. But
03:24
when you start focusing on the things that you
03:26
can do, man, that's when things get really magical
03:28
and really joyful. And so I guess the whole point
03:31
of this is that I just want to say. You know,
03:33
if you are finally starting to move your body
03:35
and it's starting to hurt, look at all the things
03:37
that you were able to accomplish this week. And
03:39
if you haven't started moving your body, start.
03:42
Start moving your body and think about what's
03:44
going to happen after you begin. Think about
03:47
the things you can work towards and the milestones
03:50
you too can achieve. I'm over 270 days in and
03:54
I'm 550 plus workouts in. And I have no plans
03:58
of slowing down. And it's wild to me that I'm
04:01
working out as much as I am because I think back
04:03
to that girl back last July. And I just I remember
04:08
how much I struggled to even get two hours of
04:11
class in in a week. I remember how much I struggled
04:16
to get to the door from my car. I remember how
04:20
much I struggled to get up a flight of stairs
04:24
or. God, just do anything. Like I know I've talked
04:29
about that many times in the past, but sometimes
04:31
it just really hits you hard how things were
04:34
and how things are. And I even was telling my
04:37
instructor Rhonda yesterday, I sent her a message
04:40
and I kind of want to share it with y 'all. It's
04:42
wild sometimes thinking about how much my body
04:44
has changed. The things I struggle with that
04:46
are easier now, like even painting my toenails
04:49
used to be a struggle because I couldn't reach
04:50
them. Not so. And y 'all, so true. I remember
04:55
having trouble just bending over to paint my
04:58
toenails. I remember how hard it was to sometimes
05:02
even tie my shoelaces. And you could contort
05:05
your body and get into different positions. But
05:06
it's just wild how things that were so difficult
05:11
are now so much easier. And I'm so grateful.
05:13
And so if you take nothing else from this episode.
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I want you to take away this. Celebrate every
05:18
milestone. Celebrate every action you take. Celebrate
05:21
every bit of movement that you can get into your
05:23
day. And if you haven't started moving, start
05:25
now. It's going to feel better. It's going to
05:27
suck a little bit sometimes. That's just a fact,
05:29
but it's worth it. And I'm rooting for you. And
05:32
I, oh gosh, y 'all, I just, I want you to move
05:36
your bodies more. Like that's the whole point
05:38
of this podcast is to encourage you to move your
05:39
bodies more. So onwards and upwards, my friends.
05:41
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