A new client set a goal to be photo-lean by Halloween.
Lets just say things aren’t going well.
Now I never say “I told you so” but in this instance I sure wanted to.
Because back when she told me her goal, she also mentioned a 3 week European summer vacation while sticking to the plan.
My first words were “that’s gonna be tough.” Sadly I was right.
The gym situation near her sucks.
The food is wonderful and plentiful.
She’s getting in a LOT of steps but it leaves her too exhausted by days end to piece together a hotel workout and also cranks up her appetite.
But instead of “I told ya so” I came up with something hopefully more helpful:
“You picked a goal and a deadline and it’s something you want. So you gotta want it.
“That means you do what ya gotta do. Or in this case, do the best at what you CAN do.
The fat loss process has 4 parts:
• Diet
• Lifting
• Movement/cardio
• Sleep/recovery
Think of them as legs on a table.
If you have all four legs the table is stable & functional.
But take away just one leg it can barely maintain balance. Its upright but you wouldn’t lean on it or trust it to support anything. So its not really functional.
Now take away a second leg and its all over. The table crashes down.
Right now your fat loss plan has the movement leg. The sleep/recovery leg is there too but doesn’t match the movement leg. Some adjustments are needed.
The diet leg is way off. You can maybe adjust it to fit, but it will require big-time willpower.
Which leaves the training leg. And that is just not gonna fit until you get back home.
So at best you could have 3 shaky legs out of a possible 4: perhaps good enough to maintain, but only if you adjust and focus, and do it fast!
This probably isn’t what you wanna hear but it’s reality.
So manage expectations. Shoot for the 3 legs you can make work and do the best you can to maintain.
It’s better than attempting the impossible and risk driving yourself nuts or even quitting the goal altogether.
Once you’re back home you’ll be in a position to win again. Then we put it ALL together and really get after it.
– Coach Bryan