Let’s cut through the noise: If you’re not losing weight, and your first instinct is to blame your metabolism, your schedule, your genetics, or your favorite carbs, we need to talk.
Because while life does get complicated—kids, jobs, stress, late-night cravings, none of that removes your responsibility from the equation.
If you’re constantly spinning your wheels and getting nowhere, it’s time to stop pointing fingers and start facing the one person who can change it all: you.
The Excuse Parade
We’ve all heard the greatest hits:
- “My metabolism is just slow.”
- “Keto didn’t work for me.”
- “I eat healthy, I swear.”
- “I don’t have time.”
- “It’s my hormones.”
Now, let’s be clear. Medical conditions do exist. Hormonal imbalances are real. But they’re also rarely the actual reason you’re stuck. What’s far more common? Misreporting intake, underestimating portion sizes, overestimating movement, and rationalising poor choices with excuses.
You’re not broken. You’re just not being honest.
Your Metabolism Isn’t Out to Get You
Blaming your metabolism is convenient. It gives you a scapegoat and takes the pressure off. But most people who think they have a “slow metabolism” are actually dealing with a lack of awareness around food intake and a lack of consistency.
Calories still count. Yes, even the bites, licks, and nibbles you don’t track.
The Real Common Denominator
Let’s get brutally honest for a second: Every diet you’ve tried, every fitness program you’ve started and stopped. The one constant in all of it? You.
That’s not an insult. That’s your power. Because if you’re the common factor, that means you’re also the one with the ability to change the outcome. But only if you stop outsourcing blame and start owning your decisions.
Radical Responsibility Is the Game-Changer
You don’t have to be perfect. You don’t need to give up carbs forever. You don’t need to work out two hours a day. But you do need to:
- Be honest about what and how much you’re eating
- Track it (at least for a while) to build awareness
- Move more, even when it’s inconvenient
- Sleep enough to support your goals
- Say no when it’s easier to say yes
- Accept the consequences of your actions, good or bad
This is what real transformation looks like: not sexy, not flashy, just unwavering ownership over your choices.
What Happens When You Stop Blaming?
Everything changes.
You stop being a passive victim of your circumstances and start acting like the CEO of your body. You stop looking for the “perfect” plan and start executing the basics with ruthless consistency.
- No more bouncing between diet trends.
- No more excuses masked as reasons.
- No more “starting Monday.”
Just momentum. Progress. And results.
The Takeaway
If this hits a nerve, good. That discomfort you’re feeling? It’s the truth knocking on the door you’ve been avoiding.
You don’t need a new fad. You need a new mindset. One that says, “If I’m the problem, I’m also the solution.”
That’s when the weight comes off and stays off.
My name is Gav Gillibrand and I help busy & high performing men lose 20-60lbs in 3-6 months & keep it off for life. Burn fat, build muscle & skyrocket energy. 750+ men transformed and counting…
Here’s how I can help you:
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