What To Do When It Feels Like It’s Impossible To Lose Weight

Gabe Johansson
2 min readMar 29, 2024

I know for a fact anyone can lose 10 pounds pretty quick if they clean up their diet, hit the weights, and do an hour of cardio every day…

But when it comes to losing 20, 50, 100 pounds or more?

It can feel impossible if you’re not seeing the physical progress or the number on the scale isn’t going down.

But this strange cliche explains the secret perfectly:

“How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.”

Despite elephant-eating being illegal according to international law, there’s so much truth to this when it comes to getting in shape.

Even when it feels like you’re so far behind, the only thing you can do is take the first step.

Then the next step.

And the step after that.

Instead of thinking of the big goal, focus on the actions you need to take:

-Hit your calorie goal every day
-Lift weights 3+ days per week
-Push to get stronger over time
-Increase your daily average step count
-Don’t let anything or anyone stop you

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Gabe Johansson

Man. Husband. Father. Black coffee enjoyer. On a mission to help 1000s get in shape. Get free newsletter + fat loss guide + community: https://GainsWithGabe.com