[Templar]

One thing that stuck out in your post was that your friend is seemingly working out 7 days a week. Maybe drop it to 5 or 6 with a couple of rest days (light activity, walking, sports or something is cool). Not only does your body actually need rest to avoid overdoing it, but your mind can use the rest days or light activity as a nice break and you're friend is more likely to continue with whatever it is he is doing.

I haven't been as strict as I would like to be lately, but having a newborn does that I suppose. I still manage to workout 4 days a week (cardio or calisthenics) and do some light activity like walking or something on other days. There is usually a day where I vegetate on the couch or go out with the wife and baby, but that has helped. I put on quite a bit of "sympathy" weight when my wife had the baby. I didn't think it would happen to me but it did. I've lost it all in the last few months.