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05/20/2026
My client sent me a screenshot from a recent weigh-in, excited… not frustrated.
Six weeks ago, seeing “+0.8 lb” on the scale would have felt like failure to her.
At her initial consultation, her goal was “weight loss.” But once we dug a little deeper, what she truly wanted was:
✔️to feel stronger and more comfortable in her body again
✔️to stop relying on energy drinks to beat afternoon crashes
✔️for her clothes to fit better
Scale weight, it turns out, wasn’t really what she cared about most… it was just what she’d been conditioned to track.
So instead of chasing an arbitrary number, we focused on strength training, nutrition, and habit changes, whilst reframing the definition of progress. The quantitative results?
Scale weight: +0.8 lb
Fat mass: −7.2 lb
Skeletal muscle mass: +3.3lb
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nd this is even more apparent in her qualitative feedback: her afternoon energy is more stable - no more energy drinks to get through the day. Her clothes are fitting differently - she feels leaner and happier in her body.
And physiologically, more lean muscle mass generally means the body burns more calories at rest - which supports more sustainable long term fat loss and weight maintenance.
If she’d stayed focused solely on weight, she would have thought she failed.
The fuller picture tells a very different story.
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01/07/2026
A lot of us set goals with the best intentions –
and then a few weeks later, they quietly fall by the wayside.
Often it’s not because we lack discipline or motivation.
It’s because most goals are outcome-based.
Lose 10lbs.
Win a jiujitsu competition.
Lower blood pressure/get off meds.
Run a 10k.
Get more sleep.
Outcomes are useful. But they don’t tell you what to do on a Tuesday when you’re tired, busy, or off-schedule.
What does move goals forward are behaviors -
the small, repeatable actions you can actually practice in your real life.
If you’re setting a goal right now, try this:
• Name the outcome you want
• Identify the top 3 behaviors that support it
• Then ask:
– What actions do I need to take this month?
– This week?
– Today?
Choose simple actions you can sustain.
Add them one at a time, not all at once.
Build consistency, not perfection.
Adjust when life changes, without quitting altogether.
Fall in love with the process.
That’s where goals are built… and kept.
09/30/2024
I hope you took the time to read today's quote. It’s longer than usual, but it resonates deeply. 🔍
We often find ourselves so focused on reaching the goal up ahead that frustration sets in because we’re not “there” yet. But that’s the thing—we’re not meant to live only for the finish line.
It’s the everyday habits, the small steps, and the seemingly mundane moments that matter. These are what inch us forward, even when we feel like we’re standing still.
Don’t let the desire to be somewhere else blind you to where you are now. Your road, your journey—it’s all happening right here and right now. Take the time you need, be it fast or slow, and savor each step along the way.
Because growth, life, and meaning don’t happen at the summit. They happen along the sides of the mountain.
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(Quote originally shared by in his 3-2-1 newsletter.)
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