With , successfully maintaining a healthy weight for over two decades, and , Al Roker has become an inspiration for many of us. But even the fearless leader of our walking group has days when he slips up. And he says when it happens, it’s all about what he tells himself after that means the difference between going off the deep end and getting his mindset back on track.
“In a journey to healing, I just think accepting what you can do and when you can do it is important. “In a journey to healing, I just think accepting what you can do and when you can do it is important,” Roker told Women’s World magazine in an interview for the cover of the July 8 issue. “I’m one of those all-or-nothing people.
If I’m not perfect on my food intake, I think, 'Oh well, then what the heck — I’m going to go hog wild.' But that’s not right. Something is better than nothing.
So instead, I tell myself, ‘Okay, so I strayed a bit. Let’s pull back, start again and do better.’” The mindset is one that he applies to his fitness routine as well.
He has long advocated for the sentiment that every step counts, encouraging Start TODAY members to . “I hope you were able to get some steps. And if you didn’t, don’t feel bad about it," he said during an Instagram live video.
“So many of you on our Facebook page were talking about, ‘Oh you did this, you did that. The fact is, you got it done, you made it happen, and that’s what counts.” In addition to bouncing back from.