I Gained 25 Pounds Traveling for Work. Going All In Failed.

Name: I Gained 25 Pounds Traveling for Work. Going All In Failed.
Uploaded: 2026-09-27
Duration: 31 s
Channel: Nick Burns
Description: I put on 25 pounds in three and a half years at Deloitte. On the road Monday to Thursday, client dinners every week. When I finally decided to fix it, I went all in and overhauled everything overnight. It didn't work. It never does. What worked was small, consistent, and OK with imperfect weeks. That was harder to accept than a month of grinding.

A 0:30 clip from Episode #011: Why High Performers Go All In for 6 Weeks, Then Quit for 4 Months. Captions are burned into the video.

I put on 25 pounds in three and a half years at Deloitte. On the road Monday to Thursday, client dinners every week.

When I finally decided to fix it, I went all in and overhauled everything overnight. It didn't work. It never does.

What worked was small, consistent, and OK with imperfect weeks. That was harder to accept than a month of grinding.

Watch the full episode from 10:13

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