Consistency is returning quickly.

The measure that matters is not whether you fall away but how long you stay away. Everyone stops sometimes. The difference between people who build something over years and people who do not is almost entirely the length of the gap between stopping and starting again.

Set yourself a rule about return rather than about perfection. Never miss twice in a row, or always come back within the week. It is a far kinder standard than never missing, and it holds up much better against real life.