The Best Way To Lose Weight In 2026

We stepped away from the ladders and paint brushes over the weekend and towed the Airstream to a friend’s ranch to reunite with our old Bible Study group from 20 years ago.

Here’s most of the ol’ gang:

“You Can’t Make Old Friends”

On the drive, we were listening to the Dave Ramsey show, where I was reminded of how simple financial success is.

It really boils down to 5 simple steps:

Step 1: Make some money

Step 2: Put as much of that money as you can into a good mutual fund or another safe investment that earns interest.

Step 3: Keep doing that.

Step 4: Be patient, and don't panic and pull your money out if the value goes down a little.

Step 5: Get rich over time, and retire like royalty.

Of course, this is oversimplified, but there's a solid lesson in it that I want you to grasp this Monday morning.

The only way we can really make long-term progress in saving for retirement is if we're consistently socking away cash, and if we don't smash the panic button and pull our money out when the market has a bad day.

Because listen up.

There will be bad days, guaranteed.  But those bad days average out with the good days, and over time, your money grows.

Guess what works the exact same way?

Your health and fitness journey.

What I'm about to tell you might come as a shock to you, so get ready.

You're going to have bad days.

I'm sorry, it's true.

We have them, our clients have them, shoot, even your dog has them!

If you're trying to lose weight, there will be days and weekends when you end up eating too much.

There will also be days when you do everything perfectly and still wake up heavier the next day.

If you're trying to work out more regularly, there will be days when you oversleep, or just get so behind that you miss a day or two.

If you're trying to get stronger, there will be days where it feels like there's extra gravity in the gym and you can barely budge the weights.

These things are totally normal, and they need to happen. They’re part of the process.

Just like the daily fluctuations in your investment account, they’re part of your long-term approach to winning.

But here's the conversation that goes on in our minds when things go a bit sideways.

"I messed up!"

"I've gotten off-track and ruined my progress when I was doing so good!"

We see the things like missing a workout or not sticking with our diet as failure instead of a normal part of the process.

We get down on ourselves, and before you know it, motivation is at an all-time low. 

But here's what I want you to 100% understand beyond a shadow of a doubt.

What you do on 1 day, or what you weigh today vs. yesterday does not matter one bit.

Read that again.

Your "Fitness 401k" is the result of a whooooooole bunch of deposits, with a few withdrawals mixed in.

You don't need to get down on yourself on days that fall into the withdrawal category.

You just have to make a deposit the next day, and keep going.

Look at this graph of one of our client's body weight.

The Reality of Weight Loss

Do you see that this whole thing is not a straight line?

And do you see that when you keep going that all of those ups and downs average out in the right direction in the bigger picture?

Maybe if you've never had a coach you've just quit at the first or second bump in the road.

We're here to tell you that it doesn't have to be that way friend!

We can help you change the mindset that might be holding you back.

Doesn't that sound pretty sweet, and better than beating yourself up when you aren't perfect?

It sure does to us.

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Jonathan