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How much do you focus on adding superfoods to your diet?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What about counting the hours you fast, making sure you don\u2019t eat 5 minutes before your 16-hour intermittent fasting window is up?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you choose your workouts by obsessing over the \u201cbest\u201d exercises?<\/span><\/p>\n

Those details all count for something, but they are an illusion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They say the devil is in the details.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But, in fitness and nutrition, sometimes the details act like the devil.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They trick you into focusing (and stressing) over minor decisions that don\u2019t lead to major results.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you want to change for the better, you can\u2019t stress every decision.<\/span><\/p>\n

That happens when you build your foundation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And before you build a foundation, you need to make sure the blueprint looks like the house you want to live in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ll say it a thousand times over: many plans work. Most fail because you don\u2019t consider the most important variable: <\/span>you<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ll say it a thousand times over: many plans work. Most fail because you don\u2019t consider the most important variable: you.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you love carbs, don\u2019t build your diet around keto.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you barely have time for friends and family, don\u2019t start with a program that requires 6 days per week of exercise.<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s not to say those are bad plans. It\u2019s also not to say you won\u2019t end up there one day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But, if you want to get to a better tomorrow, you need a plan that supports a better today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Your foundation is a boulder. It\u2019s big. It takes time to move. But, when it gets going, the changes are dramatic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The flashy stuff are pebbles. Pebbles carry dust.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you spend too much time kicking dirty, it\u2019ll make you blind and leave you eating dust.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many plans work. Most fail because you don\u2019t consider the most important variable: you.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5659,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1016],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wellness","bf-level-all-levels"],"yoast_head":"\nMove Boulders, Not Pebbles<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Many plans work. 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