If two weeks into 2026, your diet already fell apart, let’s clear something up right away: You cannot fail a 6–12+ month journey in a few weeks.

What did happen is that you probably made the same fat loss mistakes most people make every January. Going too aggressive. Cutting too hard. Doing more cardio. Ignoring sleep and stress. Relying on motivation to carry you through real life. And those mistakes backfire every single time.

In today’s episode, you'll learn exactly what I’d do instead.

We’ll talk about why rushing fat loss is the fastest way to stall it, why exercise isn’t for “burning fat,” why structure beats motivation, why sleep and stress matter more than most people want to admit, and the one skill almost everyone skips that actually determines whether you succeed long-term.

Got questions?

DM me at @johanvesters_ocs on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johanvesters_ocs/

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