Why Knowing What To Do Is Not The Problem

Hey there. For a long time, I thought progress came down to finding the right plan. The right workouts. The right way to eat. The right system that would finally make everything click. Like a lot of people, I spent years collecting information and telling myself that once I had enough of it, I would finally follow through.

What I eventually learned is that knowing what to do is rarely the problem. Most people already know the basics of fitness and weight loss. Move your body. Eat in a way that supports your goals. Be consistent. Track things long enough to see patterns. The real issue is what actually drives your actions when motivation fades and life gets busy.

This is where fitness taught me some of the most important lessons of my life. Not just about my body, but about confidence, self trust, and how I show up in other areas. If you build your habits around things you hate, things you feel pressured into, or things you think you should be doing, consistency will always feel like a fight. That goes for workouts, eating habits, careers, relationships, and personal goals.

I have worked with people following every approach you can think of. Calorie counting. Macros. Keto. Plant based. Weight Watchers. Intuitive eating. The method was rarely the deciding factor. What mattered was whether the person felt connected to what they were doing and believed it was something they could live with long term.

When you start with what you enjoy, or at least what you are willing to do, consistency becomes a skill instead of a personality trait. You stop waiting to feel motivated and start building trust with yourself. From there, you can experiment, adjust, and evolve over time. That applies just as much to fitness as it does to work, creativity, and personal growth.

I do not focus heavily on tactics because tactics without headspace rarely stick. The fitness industry does a great job teaching logical actions while completely skipping the emotional and mental layers that determine whether those actions actually happen. When you understand why you do or do not follow through, everything changes.

A lot of people chasing weight loss are really chasing self acceptance. They believe confidence will come once their body changes. In reality, confidence is built from the inside and reflected outward. When you appreciate yourself from the inside, your actions become calmer and more deliberate. The external results become byproducts instead of pressure points.

This is what the inside/out approach is really about. Building habits that support your life instead of trying to force yourself into someone else’s system. Learning to work with yourself instead of constantly fighting who you are. Fitness is just one place where this shows up. Once you see it there, you start seeing it everywhere.

If you are ready to stop chasing perfect plans and start building something you can actually live with, I invite you to join The YLF Experience. It is designed to help you build consistency, confidence, and self trust through simple structures that fit your real life.