The last .44


A 5K is 3.1 miles.

Imagine running hard for the first 2.66 miles...

Then half-assing the last .44.

Would you then be pissed with your time? Or that you didn't set a PR?

Of course not.

That's too much of the race to half-ass to have even moderately high expectations.

Wouldn't you agree?

If so...

Why do you keep half-assing your Sundays while dieting? Then getting mad you're not moving the needle?

Common examples:

  • Meal planning all week... winging Sundays*
  • Only tracking parts of the day
  • Logging what you had after the fact ("Let's see how I did")
  • Going out with a bang ("I'll just start fresh tomorrow!")

Percentage-wise, half-assing your Sundays is no different than half-assing the last .44 of a 5K.

And didn't we just agree you can't get away with that?

*This is your sign to plan today's meals if you haven't already.


Look, I'm NOT saying you have to be "perfect" with your diet on Sundays—just like you don't have to be Roger Bannister for the last .44 of a 5K to get a good time.

(Calories don't count for you today if you get that reference.)

But you can't keep taking your foot off the gas every Sunday, with every intention of "being strict again" come Monday... then get frustrated with your lack of progress.

That's simply too much of the race.

Sam

P.S. Does anything specific give you trouble on the weekends? Please don't think twice about hitting 'Reply' and letting me know. That is quite literally what I'm here for.

Sam Forget

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