Monday Motivation: The Exception
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Arnold's Pump Club promotes a healthy approach to exceptions in one's routine, encouraging subscribers to enjoy off-plan moments without guilt. The brand shares Arnold's personal experience of going off-plan during Oktoberfest and emphasizes that it's okay to indulge occasionally. The message aims to help subscribers develop a positive relationship with exceptions and get back on track afterwards.
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Are Your Exceptions The Routine?
Arnold spent Oktoberfest completely off plan and doesn't regret it. So why do off-plan weekends stall so many people? Learn how a slight adjustment can change your health for the better.
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Monday Motivation: The Exception
I just got back from Oktoberfest in Munich.
I was not on plan. Not even close.
There was beer. There were pretzels the size of your head. There were sausages and music and a lot of laughing. Schnitzel. Kaiserschmarrn. I can keep going and going.
I did not think about a single serving.
And I don't feel bad about it for one second.
That's how it should be.
I want all of you to remember something. The reason we have routines is so we can enjoy the exceptions.
That's the whole point. You don't work hard all week so you can order chicken and broccoli or feel guilty at the dinner out with the people who matter. You work hard all week so you can enjoy that dinner, laugh with your friends or family, and not think about it at all.
So this is not a lecture. One meal off plan is fine. One day is fine. A full week of vacation where you completely relax is fine. Enjoy it. Then come right back.
The problem is never the exception.
The problem is when the exception is the routine.
Let me explain what I mean, because we’ve discovered in the Pump Club app that this is the exact thing keeping many, many people from the progress they want.
A lot of people go off plan every single weekend, all weekend. Friday night there are drinks after work. Saturday there is brunch, then a barbecue, then something late. Sunday is recovery, so there's takeout and whatever is in the pantry. Then Monday comes, they get back on plan, and they feel great about it.
But they can't figure out why they are stuck.
Be honest with yourself. That is not a plan with a few breaks in it.
If you can’t tell whether the break is when you’re eating the pizza and ice cream or the break is when you’re eating lean protein and vegetables, it’s not a break.
Think about a train. It's easy for a train to get where it's going if it stays on the tracks. Maybe it stops at a station. Maybe it slows down for a while. It still arrives.
Now imagine a train that derails every Friday night. Every Monday morning the whole crew comes out, lifts it back onto the tracks, checks the damage, and gets it moving again. By Wednesday it's finally picking up speed. By Friday night it's back off the rails.
That train is working very hard. It is probably not going anywhere.
That's what a lot of people's weeks look like. They are not lazy. Monday through Friday around lunchtime, they are disciplined. And they are frustrated, because they feel like they're doing everything right and nothing is changing.
What they are really doing is spending four to five days repairing two to three.
It's hard to make progress when you derail your train every week.
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