03/12/2025
Ach it’s Christmas…
Aye, that’s exactly what everybody says right before they abandon ship and undo everything they’ve spent all year trying to build.
Look, I’ve more experience than most at falling off the wagon and crawling back on again.
I’m not preaching from a mountain, I’m talking from the trenches.
The problem isn’t Christmas.
It’s the “ah well, sure it’s December” mentality.
People genuinely think that something magical happens on January 1st, that they’ll wake up suddenly motivated, disciplined, reborn and ready to become a new person…
after spending 3–4 weeks burning the house down.
But habits don’t reset like that.
Habits take time.
Habits serve you, even when life gets busy.
And here’s the truth:
I’m going to eat more and drink more over Christmas too.
Absolutely I am.
I’m not living like a monk, and neither should you.
But letting your hair down doesn’t mean you have to lose the run of yourself.
If you had a small fire in the kitchen, you wouldn’t walk round the rest of the house pouring petrol “because sure it’s already ruined.”
Yet that’s exactly how most people treat their health in December.
Your minimum standards still matter:
• Get 2–3 sessions in
• Hit your steps
• Drink your water
• Move your body
• Don’t completely switch your brain off
These aren’t punishments.
They’re investments.
They give you more energy, they stop you seizing up, and they stop you rolling into January feeling like a broken toy.
You don’t need perfection.
You just need effort.
If you want to finish the year strong instead of restarting from scratch in January, I’ve one or two wee spaces left to help you get the ball rolling.
Send me a message 🤙🏻