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Quick Wits: Every Excuse is Really a Solvable Problem · Wits & Weights | Strength & Fat Loss Over 40

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  Philip Pape: I'm just so busy I don't have enough time to go to the gym.
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  Philip Pape: Three days a week, four days a week.
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  Philip Pape: I Can't stick to my diet that consistently.
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  Philip Pape: I can't get motivated today.
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  Philip Pape: Do these sound familiar?
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  Philip Pape: These are excuses, and in today's episode of quick wits we are diving into why every excuse is actually a solvable problem.
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  Philip Pape: Stay tuned.
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  Philip Pape: Welcome to the wits and weights podcast.
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  Philip Pape: I'm your host, philip Pate, and this twice a week podcast is dedicated to helping you achieve physical self mastery by getting stronger, optimizing your nutrition and upgrading your body composition.
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  Philip Pape: We'll uncover science-backed strategies for movement, metabolism, muscle and mindset, with a skeptical eye on the fitness industry, so you can look and feel your absolute best.
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  Philip Pape: Let's dive right in.
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  Philip Pape: Today we are unpacking a hard truth that every excuse is really just a solvable problem.
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  Philip Pape: Let's start with the classic I don't have time.
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  Philip Pape: Time is a finite resource, right?
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  Philip Pape: But here's the thing it's less about having time and more about making the time, prioritizing your time, finding the time that you have and Allocating it to the things that you want to do that you know are in your best interest for the long term.
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  Philip Pape: If you can binge watch a Streaming series and we've all done it then you can carve out time for a 30 minute, 45 minute workout.
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  Philip Pape: It's about shifting perspective, not reshuffling hours.
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  Philip Pape: And then we have the excuse that I can't stick to my diet, I can't be consistent.
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  Philip Pape: It isn't the diet itself, it's the approach, which actually may be the diet, but rigid plant meals are what set us up for failure.
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  Philip Pape: And the solution here, the solvable problem here, is the lack of rigidity.
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  Philip Pape: And what's the solution?
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  Philip Pape: Flexibility, incorporating foods you love, tracking your intake, knowing what you're eating, focusing on nutrient dense choices so that you can have more Flexibility.
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  Philip Pape: And it's never about perfection, it's always about progress and consistency, and that's what's going to get you to ultimately succeed on your quote-unquote diet.
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  Philip Pape: Another one I hear is that I'm just not motivated.
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  Philip Pape: And Motivation is this fleeting thing.
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  Philip Pape: It's like willpower.
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  Philip Pape: Right Discipline routine.
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  Philip Pape: I've talked about this before.
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  Philip Pape: That is much more reliable doing the tiny habits, setting the small goals and Celebrating those wins, especially when you have Accountability, such as the wits and weights community or a coach or somebody who is in your corner.
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  Philip Pape: Discipline is like a muscle, to use the gym analogy the more you work at, the more reps you put in, the stronger it gets in, the easier it is to use.
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  Philip Pape: So every excuse you have can be flipped into a Solvable problem with the right mindset, the right strategy.
• 2:56
  Philip Pape: I know sometimes that you just have to know what to do, and it's not always easy to understand what that is.
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  Philip Pape: So Reaching out for help, listening to podcasts like this and other evidence-based sources is going to go a long way toward that, so that you can take ownership of your choices and realize that you have way more control than you think.
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  Philip Pape: Remember, it's not the mountains ahead of you to climb, that where you out, it's that pebble in your shoe.
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  Philip Pape: So let's remove those pebbles, one excuse at a time.
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  Philip Pape: Thank you for tuning in to another episode of wits and weights.
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  Philip Pape: Until then, stay strong.