Being busy is not why you're out of shape. I've coached people who work 60+ hours, travel weekly, and raise kids into the best shape of their lives. Here are the 5 things to prioritize:

One of the most humbling things I've had to learn is that I can't outwork what I'm feeling. For years, whenever something didn't feel right in my life, my answer was to push harder and just power on through it. I hated how I looked, so I trained hours a day, every day, for YEARS with no off days. It was punishment. I felt empty, so I ate and drank to numb it. I would binge eat almost every night, try to overcompensate the next day, and repeat. I felt unworthy, so I worked 80-hour weeks trying to prove myself. I sacrificed so much to build the business and serve others. Now look, that mentality took me pretty far. I got sober, built a business I love, and got in the best shape of my life. I became really good at pushing through things, and I was proud of how much I could handle. I was the queen of discipline. But eventually I had to realize I wasn't actually fixing any of the things I was feeling. I was just finding different ways to avoid dealing with them, even with seemingly good things like the gym or working. That same instinct is why it's so easy to get stuck in the cycle of eating less, training harder, falling off, and starting over. You think the answer is to be more disciplined, so you keep adding more pressure without dealing with what keeps bringing you back to the same place. If you've been doing that for years, more discipline isn't the missing piece. It might be the thing keeping you stuck. That's been one of the biggest shifts for me over the last few years. I still train hard and work hard, but it doesn't come from the same place anymore. I train because I love my body, not because I hate it. I can sit with uncomfortable emotions instead of immediately trying to escape them. I don't need to work myself into the ground to feel worthy, and I'm getting a hell of a lot better at resting without feeling guilty. And ironically, I'm healthier, happier, and more successful than I ever was when I was constantly pushing myself to do more. I still believe in working hard. I just don't believe you have to destroy yourself to become someone you're proud of.

So many clients come to us feeling like their sleep is hopeless - like it's just something they'll never be able to improve. Then they start sleeping better and realize how much it impacts EVERYTHING. It changes your entire quality of life.

I don't live my life with regrets. Training myself to think this way is one of the best things I've done. I know what I want and I go all in on it. Whatever happens, I trust it happened for a reason. Life gets a lot better when you stop second guessing every decision.

Cut out fast food and highly processed food for a few weeks, and you'll see it for what it really is... Disgusting.

You can walk into the gym stressed about life and walk out wondering why you were making such a big deal about everything.