Welcome to Empowered Radio.

I am your host, Emma Montgomery, an online nutrition and fitness coach and creator of Shred with M.

Each week we'll talk all things nutrition, training, and mindset. You'll be able to take my tips and strategies

and apply what you learn to see results with both your body and your mind. So without further

ado, let's jump into the episode. Hello, happy Friday, happy 4th of July, you guys. Before I get into the episode, just a quick

reminder, if you wanted to join the July DIY shred, the last day to join is going to be

on Monday the 7th. That is when we start. So I'm going to put the link in the show notes

if you want to check that out.

But on to today's episode.

So like I said, it's officially July.

Half of the year is gone, which is honestly unbelievable to me.

But the first question that I want to ask you is, did the first six months go the way that you thought they would? If the answer is

no, just know that you're not alone and you're also not stuck. I know for a lot of us when January

starts, we set all these big goals and big intentions. And if you are not where you thought

you would be, maybe you started the year off really strong

and then you lost momentum, just know that it is okay. This episode is really about pivoting your

strategy so that you can finish the year stronger than you've started it. So when we try to unpack

why people don't hit their goals,

I would say three of the most common reasons that I see are these. So the first one is you don't have

structure. You just essentially have a wish. You are wanting to lose weight. I want to lose weight this

year. So you're saying you want to lose weight,

but there is no actual exact amount by a certain time frame. There's no plan that you're following.

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