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If you’ve ever kicked off January feeling fired up and somehow found yourself exhausted, overwhelmed, or completely off track by week three, you’re not alone. And contrary to what you’ve probably been told, it’s not because you lack discipline or willpower. In this episode, I’m opening our Real Results Reset series by calling out the three silent mistakes most women make every January that quietly sabotage fat loss before it even has a chance. This conversation is about starting from the right place so you can stop repeating the same start-over cycle year after year.

I’m breaking down why motivation alone is never a strategy and why relying on it sets you up to crash the moment life gets busy. I share how many women jump straight into restriction, slash calories, and push harder in workouts without realizing they’re working against their hormones, energy, and metabolism. Plus, what’s actually happening in your body when you undereat, why it leads to fatigue, cravings, and stalled progress, and how focusing on the wrong levers keeps results just out of reach.

I also dig into a mistake that’s far more subtle but just as powerful: the belief that fat loss has to be earned by doing more. More cardio. More steps. More exhaustion. Instead, I walk you through a different way to think about results by building metabolic capacity through fueling properly, supporting recovery, managing stress, and focusing on habits that actually compound over time. This is about doing what matters most on repeat, not burning yourself out trying to be perfect for a few weeks.

This episode lays the foundation for the entire Real Results Reset series and sets the tone for a more grounded, sustainable approach to body recomposition. By the end, you’ll feel relief knowing you don’t need a more intense plan or stricter rules to see progress. You’ll have clarity around what to focus on first, why alignment beats intensity every time, and how to finally build momentum that lasts beyond January. 

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In this episode, you’ll learn the three fat loss mistakes most women make every January:

• Why starting from motivation (instead of strategy) secretly sabotages your progress and how to create a system that works even when life gets messy 
• The hidden reason slashing calories leaves you exhausted (and what your physiology actually needs for real, sustainable results) 
• How most women unknowingly try to “earn” fat loss with intensity instead of building metabolic capacity, and the simple shifts that flip the script for good 
• The three high-impact mistakes that derail New Year’s resolutions before February and the easy mindset tweaks that make healthy changes stick for life 
• Why relentless perfectionism and all-or-nothing thinking keep you stuck in the start-over cycle and what true consistency really looks like (it’s way easier than you think!)

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Other Episodes You’ll Love:

• Ready to stop starting over? Tune into the Real Results Reset Series playlist and listen to the full January series HERE

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