The 4 Holiday Habits I Ask Every Client to Keep
Because You Don’t Pause Strategy Just Because It’s December
You don’t need to go all in during the holidays.
But you do need to stay operational.
If you run a business
You wouldn’t shut down your financial tracking in Q4
You wouldn’t stop looking at metrics just because you’re busy
And you definitely wouldn’t tell your team
“We’ll deal with it in January”
You’d keep the key levers running
Even if things were messy
Even if it wasn’t perfect
Because systems that survive chaos are the ones that create results
Fat loss works the same way
These are the four things I ask every client to keep in place through the holidays
They’re not about restriction
They’re about control
1. Log your food, even when it’s messy
You wouldn’t stop checking revenue because projections went off
You’d want visibility
You’d want to know what changed and why
And most importantly
You’d want to stay in control of the outcome
Food tracking works the same way
It’s not about micromanaging every calorie
It’s about maintaining awareness
Because when logging stops
Awareness disappears
And that’s when problems creep in
Log the drinks
Log the grazing
Log the chaos
Not to be perfect
But to stay present
2. Hit 8000 steps a day, minimum
Think of this like your baseline operating system
When your workouts get disrupted
Steps keep your system running
Movement clears your head
Regulates your energy
And stops the “I’ve been inactive all week” spiral
I tell clients
Steps are the profit margin of fat loss
Unsexy but powerful
Keep them in place
3. Anchor your day with protein
This is the decision that makes every other decision easier
Start the day with 30 to 40 grams of protein
And your energy, cravings, and focus improve without effort
It’s your anchor habit
Like checking your numbers first thing
Once it’s in place
You make better choices all day
Even if lunch is chaotic
Even if dinner is social
You’ve already stabilised the day
4. Don’t stack bad days
One missed metric in business is nothing
But if you ignore it for a week
It becomes a trend
Same with food
One indulgent meal is fine
Two is still manageable
Three or four in a row with no structure?
Now you’ve got friction
I teach clients to break the chain fast
No guilt
No overcorrection
Just return to structure
That’s operational control
And it’s the reason some people make progress through December
While others start over in January
Strong systems outperform short-term effort
These four habits won’t take up time
They don’t demand perfection
And they work
Even when life doesn’t
This is how high performers stay in shape through travel, chaos, stress, and holidays
They don’t push harder
They just don’t let go of the basics
And when January comes
They’re not starting again
Because they’re already ahead.
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