80% of People Fail Their New Year's Resolutions in the First Month: Here’s What to Do About It…
It’s the first week of February and it’s time for us to take a look at those new years resolutions. Did you know 80% of people fail to stick with their new year’s resolutions within the first month? That’s why we need to talk about this!
If you're feeling like you already fell off track with your goals for 2025… first of all, take a deep breath. You are NOT alone. And second—let’s reframe this, because falling off track doesn’t mean failure.
If you’re thinking, Ugh, I blew it. I’ll try again next year, I need you to stop right there. Your goals don’t have an expiration date, and just because you lost momentum doesn’t mean you have to quit. And that’s why in today’s episode of Embrace Your Real, I want to share five powerful mindset shifts that will help you shake off the guilt, get back on track, and move forward with confidence.
What I discuss:
1. Falling Off Track is Normal—Stop Making It Mean Something About You
2. Focus on Progress, Not Perfection
3. Reevaluate what’s realistic For You…
4. Make It Stupidly Simple
5. Your Success is Inevitable—If You Keep Going
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Transcript:
Hey, hey, beautiful human. Can I steal five minutes of your time? I have something (0:04) super important to share with you, but I promise I'll be really quick. (0:08) You're listening to my weekly bonus episode of Embrace Your Real with me, Julie Labrador.(0:12) I'm about to give you a quick tip for building your confidence, honoring your body, and (0:17) unconditionally loving your authentic self. Stay tuned if you're ready to embrace your real. (0:22) Let's get in.Let's go. Welcome back to another bonus episode on the Embrace Your Real podcast. (0:35) It is the first week of February as I'm recording this, and it is time for us to really take a look (0:40) at those New Year's resolutions.Do you know that 80, 80% of people fail to stick with their (0:45) New Year's resolutions within the first month? And this is why we need to talk about this. (0:49) If you are feeling like you already fell off track with your goals for 2025, first of all, (0:54) take a deep breath. Second of all, know that you are not alone.And I want us to reframe this, (1:00) because falling off track does not mean that you are a failure. And I know you're thinking, (1:03) I blew it. Okay, I'll try again next year.I need to stop you right there. Your goals do not have (1:08) an expiration date. They should not have an expiration date.And just because you might (1:12) have lost your momentum, that does not mean that you have to quit. And so that's why in today's (1:17) bonus episode, I just want to share five powerful mindset shifts that I believe will help you shake (1:23) off that guilt, get you back on track and move forward with confidence. But first, let me share (1:27) this sweet review.It came from MP Bailey one, she gave a five star view and said, great podcast. (1:34) I stumbled upon this podcast after hearing Julie talk about reverse dining with Shailene Johnson. (1:40) I have really been enjoying it so much.I have been working on repairing my relationship with (1:44) food. I have been eating in a severe caloric deficit for a long time, followed by binging (1:48) and gaining the weight back. I am starting to finally eat more and accept the way that I am.(1:53) I've also subscribed to the movement with Julia app and I love it. I feel so strong, (1:56) empowered, and it's a great to have a template to follow. Thanks for keeping all of the valuable (2:02) advice coming.Appreciate you. I love this so much. Thank you so much for first of all, (2:07) tuning in to that episode that I did with Shailene Johnson.That was such an honor. (2:12) She's incredible. And that whole team is amazing.But reverse dining single handedly (2:16) transformed my life. I believe if you do not know what I'm talking about, I have a specific episode, (2:22) episode 46. I believe we need to update that episode.That was kind of an OG episode. So (2:28) stay tuned in the coming weeks and months for an updated kind of what's reverse dining all about. (2:34) But episode 46, we'll kind of walk you through that.But I'm also so grateful that you are (2:38) enjoying the movement with Julie app. Thank you so much for subscribing. I'm so grateful that you (2:42) are a part of that community.If you guys want to learn more about my movement with Julie app, (2:46) it's my Dumbbell Only Workout community. You can go to sale. That's S-A-L-E.movementwithjulie.com. (2:52) All right.So let's dive into those five powerful mindset shifts that will help you (2:56) shake off the guilt, get back on track and move forward with confidence. Number one, (3:00) please remember that falling off track is normal. Stop making it mean something about you.(3:04) Listen, no one sticks to their resolutions perfectly. Life happens. And what matters is (3:09) how you respond.Instead of thinking, I failed. I need you to remind yourself I had a setback (3:14) and that's okay. What's my next step? The most successful people don't avoid setbacks.They (3:18) just don't let setbacks stop them. They don't have this all or nothing mindset. They have this, (3:23) well, that didn't go as planned today.I'll do better tomorrow. That type of mindset is going (3:28) to set you up for when to win long term. And just remember that you're never going to stick (3:33) to resolutions perfectly.And so you have to learn about doing it consistently, even if it's (3:39) imperfect, which leads me to number two, focus on progress, not perfection. If you've convinced (3:44) yourself that, you know, you have to be in this all or nothing mindset. It's time to let that (3:50) go.Like that is of the past. That is so 2024. Okay.You do not need to have this perfect streak (3:56) to be successful. Smart, consistent actions add up way more than extreme short-lived efforts. (4:02) Let me say that again.Small, consistent actions add up way more than extreme short-lived efforts. (4:08) If you have been off track for a few weeks or even a month or a couple of months, what's one thing (4:13) that you can do today to move you back in the right direction? When you really embrace that (4:18) imperfection, you really never have to start over because you continuously push forward no matter (4:24) how imperfect that might look. And number three, when you embrace perfection, you never have to (4:30) start over because you are continuously pushing forward no matter how imperfect that might look.(4:35) Number three, reevaluate what is realistic for you in this season of life. Please. It's so, (4:42) so important.Maybe you set a goal at the beginning of the year that was just too rigid, (4:46) and that's why you've really struggled to stick with it. So instead of saying, oh, I can't do it, (4:50) ask yourself, how can I adjust this resolution to be more realistic in this season of my life (4:56) right now? And instead of, you know, maybe saying I'm going to work out five times a week, (4:59) if that doesn't work, try to aim for three times a week. Anything extra is a bonus.Give yourself (5:05) that flexibility so your goals fit into life, into your life, into this season of life, (5:10) not the other way around. Number four, make it stupidly simple, like stupidly simple. If you've (5:16) been out of a habit for a few weeks, don't expect yourself to go from zero to 100 overnight.I want (5:21) you to start small. And instead of going all in with this intense workout routine or this (5:26) complicated meal plan, I want you to focus on one small win. Like this week, I'm going to drink more (5:31) water.This week, I'm going to aim to get, you know, 5,000 to 7,000 steps. Or this week, I'm (5:37) going to add just a 10-minute walk after dinner. Those small wins build momentum, and momentum (5:42) fuels motivation.Inside the mood with Julia, this is exactly why I give you that 30-minute and that (5:48) 60-minute option, because I totally understand time constraints, especially if there's anything (5:53) that I've learned being a mom. It's that time is so limited. Like I've had countless conversations (5:59) with Josh being postpartum, and we just would stare at each other and be like, what did we do (6:04) with all of the time that we had prior to having Blake? Like we had so much time, so much time.(6:10) It's crazy, but that's exactly why I have that included inside my app, because those are time (6:16) effective workouts. And even if you don't have 30 minutes, I get it. Even 30 minutes is a lot, (6:20) especially if you have a newborn or you're balancing, you know, multiple kids, a job, (6:24) all of these things.Aim to get 10 to 15 minutes or 15 to 20 minutes of a workout three times a (6:30) week. That is going to be amazing. The point is I want you to start simple and build from there.(6:35) Simple habits are better than no habits. Let me say that again. Simple habits are better than (6:40) no habits.Number five, your success is inevitable only if you keep going. Let me repeat that again. (6:47) Your success is inevitable, but only if you keep going.The only way that you fail is if you quit. (6:54) Don't quit. It's that simple.Just don't quit. The timeline doesn't matter. What matters is (6:59) that you keep showing up for yourself, whether you pick up right where you left off, you scale (7:04) things back, you adjust your approach, you are not behind, you are exactly where you need to be, (7:08) and every step forward counts.Let me quickly recap what I talked about in today's episode. (7:14) Number one, falling off track is normal. Stop making it mean something about you.Number two, (7:20) focus on progress and not perfection. Number three, reevaluate what's realistic for you. (7:27) Number four, make it stupidly simple.And number five, your success is inevitable, but only if you (7:34) keep going. If you take one thing from today's episode, let it be this. You don't need to wait (7:40) for another Monday.You don't need to wait for another month or another year or another quarter (7:44) or whatever it is to get back on track. You can start today. Right now, no guilt, no shame, (7:51) just action and immense amounts of grace.If you want an easy way to stay consistent with movement (7:58) this year, I just want to encourage you to check out my Movement with Julie app. This is where, (8:02) again, I bring you five brand new workouts every single week. Each workout can be tailored to (8:07) your needs.So whether it's 30 minutes, it's 60 minutes, it's less than 30 minutes, whatever it (8:11) is, all you need is a few pair of dumbbells, a small space. If you have a bench, that's amazing. (8:17) I always give no bench alternates.And your body weight, that's literally all that you need. I do (8:21) also have some moves that have resistance bands. But again, if you don't have resistance bands, (8:26) I always give no band or body weight alternates.So totally, again, all you genuinely need is just (8:33) a few pair of dumbbells and a small space. Start there. And then if you want, or if you have the (8:37) means to build off of there to get a little bit more, you know, the bench and the resistance bands, (8:42) that's amazing.But there are so many women inside the community that just have the bare minimum, (8:46) and they're seeing amazing results. You can literally do all of the workouts right inside (8:50) your house. So whether that is an unfinished basement, whether that is a bedroom, it's a (8:56) living room, it's a garage, it's your porch, whatever it is, you can totally do these workouts.(9:01) And if you pair that, my dumbbell only workouts with my Macro County Made Simple Online Academy, (9:07) I guarantee you will start seeing amazing results. Even if you start working out at the bare minimum (9:13) three days a week, like you will see amazing results. If you focus on nourishing your body (9:18) and you focus on moving your body consistently.I have linked both of those things, both my movement (9:23) with Julia community, as well as my Macro County Made Simple Online Academy in the show notes that (9:27) you can easily go access both of those things now. But that is all that I have for today's (9:31) episode. I hope that if there's one thing again, that you bring from today's episode, it's that (9:36) you should just have immense amount of grace for yourself.And if you fell off track in the month (9:41) of January, which if I can be real, January felt like an entire year. January felt so long. Oh my (9:49) goodness.But if you fell off track, you know, things just didn't go according to the way that (9:53) you hoped or set out to, you know, at the beginning of 2025, I just want to be the first (9:59) to tell you, it is okay. You can start as soon as right now. Start with realistic goals.Start (10:06) with just getting back on track. Start with the simple habits that you can incorporate into your (10:11) life. But that is all that I have for today's bonus episode.I love you so dang much. I mean it. (10:16) I'll talk to you in the next one.(10:27) All right, sister, that's all I got for you today. But I have two things that I need you to do. (10:34) First thing, if you are not already following me on the gram, be sure to do so.Julie A. (10:38) Ledbetter. Yes, it's with an A in the middle for that daily post-workout real talk, healthy tips (10:44) and tricks and honest accountability to keep your mind and heart in check. The second thing, (10:49) be sure to subscribe to Apple podcast to never miss an episode.Thank you so much for joining (10:56) me. It means the absolute world. And I'm going to leave you with one last thought.The most (11:00) beautiful women that I have met in my life are the ones who are completely confident and secure (11:06) in being authentically themselves. Remember that beauty goes so much deeper than the surface. (11:12) So go out there and embrace your room because you're worth it.