Friday, Saturday and Sunday are your biggest days of success when it comes to making true changes. The changes I am referring to this time around are physical changes.
Let’s face it. Monday through Thursday, you are on point. You have a routine. You’re training. Your nutritional intake is very well laid out.
Then Friday starts to creep up. This is where you are losing.
I’ve been there. Still sometimes find my self there. Oh well, I still have to move on.
But the biggest issue is most people refuse to stop and think, “Why can I not get the results I want?"
Your Friday, Saturday and Sunday consist of a completely different lifestyle than Monday through Thursday. Let’s do some short math.
If you are great Monday through Thursday for 52 weeks of the year, that gives you 208 days out of 365 that you do well. If you are not so great Friday through Sunday for 52 weeks out of the year, that gives you 156 days out of 365 that you do not do so well. Then tack on one more day and put it in the Great or Not So Great category.
Let’s sit back and think about this. Imagine if you were great six days a week and on Sunday you kicked back and enjoyed a nice meal or two. That’s 312 days. Maybe your day is Saturday, and Sunday you are back to your true lifestyle.
However you slice it, it’s OK. Just come to the realization that your weekends are crushing your goals. It can be a real eye-opener when you think about it.
Weekends are tough. Our routines and schedules drastically change. Whatever the scenario is on the weekends, our biggest asset to staying on track is our mindful preparation.
I am certainly not saying pack all of your meals and not enjoy life. I am just simply saying the more mindful approach you put into your weekend, the more your success will skyrocket.
Just a thought.
Rick Daman runs Daman's Strength Training in Vanport Township. Daman's Strength Training runs many programs, including Women's Boot Camps, semiprivate training, personal training and athletic development training programs for athletes starting at age 12. Visit http://damanstrength.com. Contact Rick Daman at damanstrength@gmail.com.