Hey there. I spent years caught in the loop of starting, stopping, and restarting on my weight loss journey. Every time I “failed” a program or fell out of routine, I saw it as a personal flaw. The truth is, those experiences were never failures. They were information. Every start, stop, and restart taught me something about where I was in life, what worked for me, and what didn’t.
Maybe you’ve tried a program that just didn’t match your preferences. That’s not a sign you can’t stick with anything. It’s a sign that particular program wasn’t the right fit for you at that time. And that’s an important distinction. You don’t have to force yourself into a plan that doesn’t align with your lifestyle. Instead, you can build something around your preferences and past experiences so it actually works long term.
One of the biggest traps I see people fall into is making eating and exercise their entire identity. You can do that for a while. You might even stick with it for a few years. But eventually life will throw you a curveball. When you can’t work out for two hours a day or plan your meals with military precision, the shift can wreck your mindset if your whole identity is wrapped up in it.
That’s why I’m a big believer in creating a solid foundation instead of chasing extremes. When you approach this process from an inside/out perspective, you build around what you enjoy and can sustain. Once that foundation is in place, you can challenge yourself if you want. But you’ll never be starting from scratch again because your baseline is already solid.
If you want to stop starting over, take the “start” and “stop” labels out of your head. Look at every stage of your journey as part of the process. Ask yourself what you’ve learned along the way. Focus on consistency built from your preferences, and momentum will follow.
You’ve been doing this in some form for years, maybe decades. You already have the experience. It’s time to use it to create a lifestyle that fits you. That way, fitness and weight management become a natural part of your life, not the focus of it.
If you’re ready to build a plan that works for you now and into the future, join one of the YLF programs and let’s get started together.