23/02/2026
Deficit Diaries – Week 4/12
This week wasn’t a write-off, but it also wasn’t 100%.
Some days were solid, some sat closer to maintenance. Work was full on, my priorities were other things this week and that’s ok. It does mean that training, cardio and even my education took a bit of a back seat.
And here’s the big learning for me…
I’m actively trying to take the pressure off myself with this diet.
Yes, I want to look leaner by the end of these 12 weeks but I’m not stepping on stage. A couple of imperfect days genuinely do not matter in the grand scheme of things.
I’ve spent years dieting with deadlines, extremes and “no room for error”, and I’m consciously choosing to do this differently. Slower, calmer, more sustainable. If things don’t go exactly to plan, it’s not the end of the world and I’m done putting so much f*cking pressure on myself over it.
The win this week? I didn’t let last week continue into this one. Nutrition is back on track, cardio is coming back into the routine, and we move forward without guilt.
From here on, I’m genuinely trying to diet more intuitively, trusting the process, not panicking when things aren’t perfect, and letting consistency do the work, because i’m l fed up of causing myself unnecessary stress.. I needed this not so perfect week as a bit of turning point tbh
