Why Tired Adults Fall Off Plan in January, and How My Clients Keep Going Anyway.
- Stuart McLay
- 3 days ago
- 2 min read
The new year, new me buzz has worn off.
Motivation's MIA.
The plan you swore you'd stick to?
Hanging on by a thread (if at all).
And you know what? You’re not alone, and you’re not a failure.
Because this is the bit nobody talks about.
The bit where the enthusiasm fades, your energy gets zapped, and life feels just as chaotic as it did in December… but now you're trying to “be good” on top of it all.
Here’s the truth:
You were never the problem. The method was.
You’re Not Lazy. You’re Burnt Out.
You don’t need to “try harder.”
You need a plan that actually fits your life.
Most programmes expect you to overhaul everything at once.
Track every bite.
Hit 10k steps.
Cook every meal from scratch.
Train like an athlete, even though you’ve not been consistent since last spring.
It’s exhausting just thinking about it, never mind trying to stick to it.
And that’s why most people are already falling off by week four.
You Don’t Need a New Goal. You Need a New Approach.
At this point in the year, most people either:
Double down with guilt and go all-in for a few more weeks (then crash), or
Quietly back away and pretend they never set any goals in the first place.
But you’ve got a third option.
One that actually works.
Shift the goal from “perfect results” to “building the person who gets those results.”
This means:
Setting realistic minimum standards (yes, even on tired days)
Building energy, not draining it
Getting clear on what actually matters to you, not what Instagram says should matter
Ask Yourself This 👇
Instead of:
“Why can’t I stick to this?”
Try:
“What would my life look like if I had the energy, confidence, and consistency I’ve been chasing for years?”
That version of you?
Doesn’t live on motivation.
They build habits that work in real life.
They don’t train 6 days a week.
They don’t track every crumb.
They don’t feel guilty for needing a reset in January.
They’ve just stopped chasing extremes, and started building standards they believe in.
Ready to Break the Cycle?
Inside the Body For Life Academy, I coach people just like you through this exact shift:
✅ From exhausted to energised
✅ From overwhelmed to organised
✅ From “I’ll start again Monday” to “This is just what I do now”
Because when you’ve got a plan that fits your energy, your lifestyle, and your standards...
You don’t need to “start again”, you just keep going.
Even when life’s messy.
Let’s build a realistic, energising, BS-free plan together, one that you can actually stick to, even when the January motivation’s long gone.
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