Trying To Be In A Calorie Deficit? Watch This

28 Aug 2025 · 1 min

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In this segment of his YouTube video, fitness coach Eric Roberts emphasizes that striving for a perfect 100% effort every week is unrealistic. He acknowledges that life’s unpredictable events—sick children, work overtime, travel, exhaustion—can disrupt workout and diet plans. Roberts advises a flexible, pragmatic approach: give whatever percentage of effort you can (e.g., 40% or a 20‑minute workout) and stay within your calorie budget even if you have to eat fast food. The core message is to maintain consistency over time by adapting to daily constraints rather than aiming for flawless adherence.

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You're not going to be able to give 100% to your fitness every week. That is unrealistic for you to think about. Everything's not going to align perfectly. Maybe your kid gets sick, God forbid. Maybe you got to stay late at work one day. Maybe you have a trip coming up. You give what you have. So if you know you're exhausted and there's a lot going on and you're super busy and life is lifing, if all you got is 40%, give that 40%. If all you can do is a 20-minute workout, do the 20-minute workout. If all you can do is maybe you have to go eat some fast food, but you still stay in your calories, do that. that.