Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the ax. -Abraham Lincoln
Whether your goal is to lose ten kilograms or to run a marathon you have to plan everything step by step. Approach these goals the same way as you would an important project at work. It’s unlikely that you’d take on a project without a plan on how to execute it. Solid planning always beats “winging it”.
Trying to lose 10 kilograms with a vague decision of “train more” doesn’t get you anywhere in the long run. The question you need to ask is how much more? How will I fit training in my schedule? What if I can’t make it to the gym, what is my fall back plan? How do I keep myself accountable? Is more training the easiest way for me to lose weight or do I have other options? And then the most crucial question of them all, why do I want to lose ten kilograms in the first place?
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