My friend, don’t loose sight of the bigger goals. I know it is tough to remain infinitely motivated. It is HARD as fuck. It is also hard to get back on the horse.
But this is important. You have to constantly focus on the food and workouts. Your goal is to become jacked. And to run faster, and into older age.
Is this worth it?
Do you want to constantly keep drinking? Dealing with a stress that you have subjected yourself to – with the work and life you are building? Is this really it?
Yes it is worth it
Just eat less. And build the body to destruction. It is so much fun.
Seven habits
Lots of water – water first
Protein max. In the morning, as food
Walk everyday EVERY ONE TALKS ABOUT THIS
Be honest with yourself about your triggers. Let’s increase blogging?
No food is bad – you dont have to binge
You are not starting over – you are continuing your journey from 3 years ago.
I am loosing my confidence. I think without goals or metrics, I feel astray. I want to workout, but what am I working towards? What am I training for?
I am concerned about the office workload. And the social commitments.
The marathon goal was so clear to me, and I kept it going.
The 100 days goal didnt work out for me. It’s too much about the process. Process seems restrictive. I want it to be more about the destination.
lets ask chatgpt
Got it — and that’s a very sharp self-observation.
Here’s the key difference you already hinted at: ✅ The marathon was a clear, external event with a deadline. ❌ The others (“work out daily”, “lose weight”) were internal, vague, or ongoing — no outside event, no hard line in the sand.
To replicate your success, you need to recreate these conditions:
Specific external event that matters to you emotionally (like the marathon did).
Clear time frame (a date on the calendar, not a moving target).
Tangible metric of success (crossing a finish line, achieving a real-time, not just feeling better).
Here’s how you could structure it now for Push/Pull/Legs + Half-Marathon:
Element
Marathon
New Plan
External Event
NYC Marathon
Official Half-Marathon Race (Pick a real one)
Date
November 3
Choose one ~16-20 weeks from today
Concrete Metric
Finish 26.2 miles
Finish 13.1 miles under X:XX time
Training Structure
Daily/weekly running plan
Running plan + Push/Pull/Legs structured weekly
Identity Focus
“I’m training for a marathon”
“I’m training for a half-marathon and building a ripped body”
Example Framework for you:
Pick a half-marathon race date NOW (even better if you pay for it now too).
Set a concrete time goal (e.g., “sub 2:00” or “sub 2:15” or even just “strong PR by 10 mins”).
Set a parallel goal for body strength: “Bench 1.25x bodyweight” or “5 strict pull-ups” by race day.
Write a simple 5-6 day per week schedule:
3x running days (easy, intervals, long run)
3x strength days (push, pull, legs)
Every week, you can measure your progress in two ways:
Running speed and distance improving
Strength PRs in gym improving
The real magic: Attach your identity to this combo:
“I’m a half-marathoner who is also building a body like a luxury watch.”
Same way you once told yourself: “I’m a marathoner.”
I have been out of touch with myself over the last few weeks. It hasn’t been fun. I just had a heart to heart in Craft. Listening to this (see below). Alan walker.
I was worried about being lost. Going around in circles and having my life flash by.
I got too caught up in the noise of the present. Always remember that politics is temporary. None of this shit will matter to you in the long run. Useless people will talk about this shit non-stop. You are on a different journey.
I think my goals are clear. I need too, really need to focus on weight loss. I need to think about a strong goal. This is my last chance. I am going to GLP if it doesnt happen this year. I am not wasting another year. This is my promise to myself.
I want to do something hard. But I have to give myself that permission.
