Let me paint a picture.
Me: 53.
Me: Used to play a lot of sport.
Me: Still “pretty good” at getting my exercise done now the sport days are over.
Also me: Not amazing at nutrition stuff.
Sound familiar?
Here’s how I’d sum things up, and I reckon most blokes would say the same:
I wasn’t failing my diet…
I was failing my schedule.
I was failing my priorities.
I was failing my stress management.
Let’s be honest.
The problem usually isn’t the cookies in the pantry. It’s the fact that you skipped breakfast, powered through lunch with nothing more than coffee, and by the time 8pm hits, you’re knee-deep in a bag of chips and raiding the fridge like a possum (or in my house, like a whippet but that’s a reference only my wife would understand!).
It’s not about carbs, keto, intermittent fasting, or whatever the latest “plan” is.
It’s about this: your first real meal of the day came after work—and your first anything was caffeine.
The truth?
You didn’t “fall off your diet.”
You never actually got started.
IT’S NOT ABOUT WHAT YOU KNOW
Most of us already know what we should be doing:
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Eat more protein—ideally from actual food, not just shakes.
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Drink water—not just coffee and energy drinks.
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Don’t skip meals.
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Plan ahead. Prioritise the stuff that actually matters.
But knowing doesn’t mean doing.
And when your schedule’s a mess, your stress is through the roof, and you’re running on fumes, all that “knowledge” gets buried under the weight of being busy.
Here’s the hard truth:
If you don’t manage your time and stress, you don’t stand a chance at managing your nutrition.
WHAT CHANGED FOR ME
I used to be that guy—training hard, running all day, and maybe eating a proper meal sometime around 3 PM.
I knew it wasn’t ideal, but honestly? It felt easier than planning ahead.
Until it didn’t.
Things changed for me in February when I went all-in on the Fight Camp.
Somehow, that challenge made it click—and I haven’t looked back.
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I started prioritising protein.
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I stopped skipping meals.
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I planned just enough to stay ahead of the chaos.
And the result?
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I feel better in every workout.
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I recover faster.
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I’m eating more and have lost weight.
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I’ve got more energy and way less brain fog.
No magic. No perfect plan. Just a few good habits, done consistently.
FIX THE RIGHT PROBLEM
If you’re not seeing the results you want, stop blaming your willpower.
Start with your schedule.
Sort out your meals.
Get your stress under control.
You don’t need a new diet.
You need a new set of priorities.
Need help putting together a plan that actually works for your life?
Book a free consult. We’ll help you build something doable—because you don’t need to be perfect. You just need a place to start.
