Top 3 Mindset Shifts to Finally Stick to Your Fitness Goals (and Stop Being Average)

ianwoodsc
May 26
3 min read

If you've ever struggled to stay consistent with your workouts or nutrition plan, you're not alone. Most people start strong and then fizzle out. Why? It's not just about the program, it's your fitness mindset.

Your mindset around fitness and nutrition can make or break your results. And the truth is, average mindsets create average outcomes.

In this article, I’ll break down 3 mindset shifts that will transform your fitness journey, help you finally stay consistent, and stop you from falling off track every few weeks. This is the wake-up call you didn’t know you needed.

🚨 Why Mindset Matters More Than the Perfect Plan

Before we dive into the specific shifts, let me be clear: You can have the best training program. The most dialled-in macros. A fridge full of meal-prepped containers.

But if your mindset sucks? Your results will too.

Let’s fix that.

1. You Don’t Have to Work Out — You Get To

This is the mindset shift that will unlock everything.

Stop treating exercise and healthy eating like a punishment. You’re not being forced to train because you had a doughnut or skipped a salad. This isn’t about guilt. It’s about opportunity.

You GET to train. You GET to lift weights. You GET to fuel your body with foods that support energy, strength, focus, and fat loss.

If your workouts feel like torture…If your nutrition plan feels like sacrifice and suffering… You’re doing it wrong.

The right plan should leave you feeling stronger, more capable, more in control, and proud of the effort you’re putting in.

That’s what a strong fitness mindset looks like:Not “I have to,” but “I get to.”

2. You Don’t Need to Do It in 6 Weeks — You Just Need to DO IT

Here’s a truth that might sting:

If you're always focused on how quickly you can change, you're already sabotaging your progress.

I run a 6-week program called Start With 6, and while it works incredibly well to create momentum, it's exactly that: a start.

Real change. Meaningful change. takes longer.

Your goal shouldn’t be to fix everything in 6 weeks. It should be to build something that lasts for 6 months, 12 months, 2 years, and beyond.

This is where your fitness mindset needs to evolve.

If you think short-term, you’ll look for shortcuts. If you commit long-term, you’ll start looking for real solutions, the kind that actually stick.

So stop asking: “How fast can I do this?”

Start asking: “How long can I keep doing this?”

The truth?Most people don’t fail because they’re incapable.They fail because they stop too soon.

Change your mindset, and you’ll change your outcome.

3. Stop Being All or Nothing — Be ALWAYS Something

All or nothing sounds hardcore. It sounds committed.But in practice?

It’s fragile. And it’s wrecking your progress.

You’re all-in for a few weeks, counting macros to the gram, hitting 5 workouts, skipping every treat. Then one bad day hits and you’re out. Nothing. Off track for a weekend. Or a month. Or forever.

That’s not commitment. That’s destructive perfectionism in disguise. And it’s costing you everything.

The fitness mindset that works?Always something.

Didn’t track your meals perfectly? Cool, get one decent one in. Missed a gym session? Fine, go for a walk. Bad weekend? Reset with your next play, not next Monday.

Always something > All or nothing.

Progress isn't about being perfect. It's about showing up, even when things aren’t perfect. It’s about doing what you can, with what you’ve got, where you are.

So if you’re tired of falling off the wagon every few weeks, adopt the mindset that’s built for real life.

Stop being fragile. Start being resilient. Be always something.