Most Weight Loss Resolutions Fail (how to NOT become another statistic this year)

Based on various sources, 80% of New Year’s Resolutions fail, only some 8% actually follow through and the most popular resolution set by Americans in 2015 was ‘weight loss.’

But you don’t need a bunch of statistics to see that we’re really messing up something in the process of making long-term changes — especially around adopting healthy fitness habits.

Traditional advice suggests “you just need to get motivated,” but that feeling we often experience during the first of the year rarely sticks around for long.

And we find ourselves back into our old habits of bad eating patterns, too little sleep, and skipping the gym far too often.

The problem with typical motivation tactics is they’re mostly all superficial. Just go to the #FitnessMotivation stream on Instagram for a quick example.

You get a bunch of this stuff:

And while the intentions are great, they’re mostly worthless platitudes meant to make you feel good, but don’t do much for helping you with the motivation to improve yourself over the long haul.

I have a better idea.

Instead of always looking for motivation, what if we did something different?

I’ve created a video about the idea of ditching the old idea of needing to get motivated and focusing on building up momentum instead.

You can watch it here:

I’ve also created an in-depth article on the topic of Fitness Motivation, if you care to take a gander.

JC Deen writes at JCDFitness.com about weight training, nutrition, and how to create better fitness habits. To get more actionable fitness strategies you can actually use to improve your life, get his free weekly newsletter.