Jason Nutting

Jason Nutting www.jasonnutting.com Nutrition Coaching, Personal Training, and Elite Accountability to help clients eat well, feel strong, and live lean - injury free.

12/28/2025

Most people don’t hit their health goals year after year because they keep using the same lever over and over:

Try harder.
Be more disciplined.
Get serious this time.

And for a bit… it might work.
Until stress goes up, energy drops, and old patterns quietly take over again.

If that cycle rings a bell, I wrote something this week you might want to read.

It’s called “Why Trying Harder Doesn’t Work.”

Not because effort is bad, it’s necessary...
but because effort collapses the moment your system goes into protection mode.

The article explains why you can know exactly what to do and still not do it — without being broken, lazy, or undisciplined.

If you’ve ever said:

“I just can’t stay consistent,”
“I always fall off,”
“I know better, but I still do it,”..this will likely feel uncomfortably accurate.

Because the truth is, if trying harder worked, it would’ve worked by now.

Sometimes seeing the real problem is what finally stops the loop.

Read it. Link is in my bio under Substack

12/24/2025

What you DID matters more than what you PLANNED TO DO.

In this piece I break though a common illusion when it comes to goals and I give you a sneak peak into how to do it better.

There are only two ways you move through life. These are the invisible drivers behind every pattern you’ve ever repeated:

1. Pushed by your past
2. Pulled by your purpose

☝️ Do This One Exercise

This is the simplest way to understand why your health changes…or doesn’t.

⏱️ Set a timer for 10 minutes.

🖊️ 1. Write Down Your “Stated Goal.”

The result you say you want.

Examples:

“Lose 20 pounds.”
“Gain strength.”
“Feel confident in my clothes.”
“Have more energy for my kids.”

This is conscious.
Now comes the part most people never do.

🔍 2. Identify Your “Actual Goal.”

Look at your behavior from the last 7 days. Or even zoom out to this past year.

Now ask:

“If my actions were the only evidence, what goal have I actually been pursuing?”

Be brutally honest.

Examples:

“Avoid discomfort.”
“Stay comfortable at night.”
“Reduce stress instantly.”
“Keep things predictable.”
“Avoid vulnerability at the gym.”
“Protect my evening pleasure.”
“Stay in control.”

THIS is the real engine behind your behavior.
Not discipline. Not motivation. Not knowledge.
An unconscious goal.

🤲 3. Compare the Two

Put them side by side:

Stated Goal:

“I want to get lean and strong.”

Actual Goal:

“I want to avoid discomfort and soothe my stress at night.”

Now ask:

“Which goal is winning?”

💣 This is the truth bomb:

Your outcomes are symptoms of the goals you’re actually serving.

Most people will see instantly:

Their actual goal is stronger than their stated goal.
And that moment alone creates power.
Because clarity dissolves helplessness.

❓4. Ask the Real Question

“What goal must become stronger for 2026 to be different?”

Not:

“Can I try harder?”
“Can I be more disciplined?”
“Can I stay motivated?”

But:

“Who am I becoming and what does that future identity pursue automatically?”

That’s identity.
That’s teleology.
That’s purpose pulling you forward.

That’s Fit by Design.

Do this exercise honestly, and you’ll feel something shift.

Read the full article. Link is in my bio under Substack.

Tea. Conversation. No agenda. ☕️
12/24/2025

Tea. Conversation. No agenda. ☕️

India has a way of shrinking the world.Some of the most meaningful moments happen off the schedule.
12/22/2025

India has a way of shrinking the world.
Some of the most meaningful moments happen off the schedule.

Different backgrounds. Same heartbeat.
12/21/2025

Different backgrounds. Same heartbeat.

You don’t rise to your goals, you adapt to your environment.And if the environment is chaotic, overstimulated, rushed, o...
12/07/2025

You don’t rise to your goals, you adapt to your environment.

And if the environment is chaotic, overstimulated, rushed, or under-supported…your habits will likely reflect that.

This is why willpower fails.

This is why “trying harder” burns you out.

And this is why the same patterns keep coming back.

You’re compensating.

My newest article breaks down exactly what that means (biologically, psychologically, and practically) and how to turn your adaptation into an advantage rather than a drain.

If you’ve been feeling inconsistent, overwhelmed, or stuck… this one will hit home.

Read the full article — link in bio under Substack.

Your system isn’t the enemy. It’s been protecting you the whole time.

Grandfather Mountain with the crew.Hard climb, great people, good laughs, unbelievable views.Glad I showed up today.
11/23/2025

Grandfather Mountain with the crew.
Hard climb, great people, good laughs, unbelievable views.
Glad I showed up today.

11/23/2025

I was at lunch with my sister Jessica last Friday, and she got me thinking… 🤔

Most people aren’t limited by their habits.
They’re limited by the version of themselves they’re still imagining.

When that internal picture is outdated, everything in life feels heavier: nutrition, stress, discipline, energy, follow-through.

But when that picture gets updated, things move cleaner.
Not magically.
Just more aligned.

And the shift doesn’t start with motivation or discipline.
It starts with imagination...picturing a version of yourself that isn’t filtered through your past.

If you’ve ever wondered why you keep repeating the same loops even when you want something different this new article will hit you hard.

👉 The Doorway Out of Yesterday

Link is in my bio under substack.

Read it, sit with it, and let it open something in you.

Forward is freedom.

Grateful for the connection and clarity we shared in Black Mountain yesterday. Good people. Open hearts.
11/16/2025

Grateful for the connection and clarity we shared in Black Mountain yesterday. Good people. Open hearts.

11/16/2025

Everyone talks about mindset.
Few talk about movement.

We say we’ll start Monday, clean up the diet, get back to training…
but our steps stall somewhere between intention and inertia.

You overthink and under-do.
Or you do a lot, but still feel empty.

That’s not a motivation problem…
it’s a disconnect problem.

Your head talks about what matters.
Your feet prove what matters.

The question is…
do they speak the same language?

👉 Read “The Tongue in the Mouth vs. The Tongue in the Shoe” to find out. It’s in my bio under substack.

11/09/2025

Feeling less motivated lately?
It might look like laziness, but it’s really a loss of meaning.

The darker months make it easy to lose drive.
But motivation doesn’t die, it just hides behind misdirection.

A goal defines what you want.
A plan defines how to get there.
An intention defines why it matters.

Most people chase effort, thinking it’ll create meaning.
But it’s not success that transforms you… it’s purpose.

When goals serve intentions, effort becomes energy…
and life stops being something you do, and starts being something you are.

Read The Physics of Purpose. The link is in the my bio in my substack.

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