Why motivation isn’t your problemand what actually works instead. Every January, people hit reset like it’s going to magically fix everything. New planner. New diet. New gym. New energy for about two weeks.

Years ago, I was close to 300 pounds. I’d tried diets, workouts, and “clean eating” — but nothing stuck. The turning point? I discovered fasting. At first, I thought it would be impossible to skip a meal. But the opposite happened. I learned that hunger wasn’t an emergency — it was a signal. And when I ate less often, I made better choices, lost fat faster, and felt more in control of my body than ever.