09/14/2026
🚀 STAYING Fit is Easier than GETTING Fit.
Let me offer some words of encouragement to anyone trying to get fit and healthy.
There is a light at the end of the tunnel.
The effort required to go from "zero to hero" is monumental compared to the effort required to maintain hero status.
The best analogy I can offer is to consider the energy and effort required to launch a rocket into space.
90% of the overall fuel and power is needed to get the rocket off the ground and into orbit. But once it's in orbit, the energy demands drop significantly.
Getting fit and healthy is similar.
The first 90-180 days are the most rigorous and challenging; cleaning up your diet, fumbling through grueling workouts, planning meals, staying disciplined, altering your routines, saying "no" to temptation, replacing soda with water, etc.
But once you establish a new pattern of behavior and get into better shape, the effort required to maintain your new level of health and fitness is minimal compared to what it took to "take off."
So, take comfort in knowing it won't be this hard forever.
Put your head down and commit to getting through those first 180 days NO MATTER WHAT. It's gonna get easier.
🧑💼 HEALTH HACK: Insert yourself in an environment where the behavior you desire is normalized.
Get to work!