That sentence used to haunt me.
I’d start strong on Monday.
Meal prep. Gym. No snacks. Full motivation.
By Friday? One slip-up — and boom. Everything gone.
Back to square one. Again.
It wasn’t the diet that was the problem.
It was the mindset.
See, most of us try to be perfect.
But perfection isn’t sustainable. Life isn’t that neat.
The truth? You will fall off. You will miss workouts. You will eat something “off-plan.”
That’s not failure. That’s being human.
The real failure? Quitting because you weren’t perfect.
What changed everything for me was this simple rule:
“Never miss twice.”
If I miss a workout today — I make sure I move tomorrow.
If I overeat at dinner — I eat clean the next meal.
That rule alone built more consistency than any 6-week shred program ever did.
You don’t need to go hard for 7 days.
You need to show up, even if it’s just 50%, for 70 days.
Discipline over motivation.
Systems over hype.
Progress over perfection.
And most importantly — start thinking of your health like your salah.
If you miss a prayer, do you give up?
No. You return. You make it up. You stay connected.
Do the same with your body. It’s an amanah. You don’t need to be extreme — just consistent.