It’s so easy to lose focus on healthy habits, especially during the holiday season.
“After the holidays… I’ll get back on track.”
“January 1st… that’s when I’ll start for real.”
“Once things slow down… I’ll be able to focus on me.”
I know that story because I lived it for years. 
December would hit, and suddenly it felt like my only two options were:
- Put my goals on hold until the calendar magically resets, or
- Try to diet through the Christmas cookies, holiday parties, travel, exhaustion, and the most amazing home-cooked meals.
Neither was doable, so I picked the easiest (but arguably the worst) option.
To wait.
Wait for life to calm down, wait for more motivation, or maybe wait for the person I’d thought I’d become by January.
If only there were someone who could’ve told me sooner: a calendar reset is not a mindset one.
January won’t save you.
YOU save you.
Every woman I’ve ever coached who struggled with developing their own consistency had one thing in common:
They were waiting for a future version of themselves to show up and take over.
But that future version doesn’t magically appear when a ball drops in Times Square.
That version of you appears because of the choices you make before you think you’re ready.
She appears when you stop believing the “messy middle” disqualifies you from reaching even your wildest dreams.
She appears when you look around at the busy to-do list, the kids screaming through the cartoons, and the tower of dishes piling up, and says:
“Okay. How can I show up and honor myself anyway?”
“How can I choose to give myself grace in the midst of this chaos?”
This is the self-talk that trains your brain to choose you time after time, even when it feels easier not to.
The Real Reason You Want to Wait Until January
It’s not because the holidays are such a busy season and there’s just too much going on.
But rather, it’s fear — the fear of failing, not being able to stick with it, and feeling disappointed in yourself again.
January only feels safe right now because it seems so far away.
It’s a clean slate where failure doesn’t exist yet.
But something you may not realize yet is that starting now makes you more likely to succeed.
Research has shown this over and over: the longer you wait between deciding to change and actually doing something, the less likely you are to follow through.
Waiting makes the goal feel bigger, scarier, and easier to talk yourself out of.
Starting now, while the desire is fresh, dramatically increases your chances of sticking with it.
When you choose to learn how to show up in a season that’s messy, unpredictable, and chaotic, you’re building a skillset that will carry your consistency year-round.
And if you can choose to take care of yourself now, you can take care of yourself anytime.
If You Need a Little Structure…
If reading this lit a fire in you… good.
That spark is the beginning of your reset (not a calendar year).
And if you want a simple, real-life way to feel better in your body right now, without dieting your way through the holidays, the Fit Mom Blueprint is a great place to start.
It’s the exact system I used to lose 80 pounds and keep it off without giving up holidays, dessert, or my sanity.
👉 Check out my Fit Mom Blueprint.
It’s all about taking that first step while the desire is fresh.
That desire has been placed in your heart now, (not January).
