THE TRUTH-

This is such a common — and frankly, ridiculous — belief not just for weight loss but for any goal in life. It’s something I’ve heard a lot over the years as I’ve coached people.

‘What if I’m too old?’, or ‘what if I’m too set in my ways at this age?’.

Age is never a barrier to pursuing new goals, dreams, or even a complete career change.

Success is a mindset, not a number. We are all capable of learning, growing, and changing at any age, as the brain can create new neural pathways, which means you can change you habits, ways and life at any age.

It doesn’t matter how old you are, how ingrained your habits are, or how long you’ve lived a certain way; you are still capable of change, you just need the right tools, and the willingness to try, regardless of how long you have been a certain way.

I had spent two decades of my life being obese, unhappy, and powerless — living the same way, making the same choices (and excuses), and following the same unhealthy patterns.

I knew no other way. So I could have just accepted that I was “too far gone at my age” to change — but instead I decided ‘f*ck that”, and I found a new way of life.

All habits (even the most unhealthiest), no matter how long-standing, can be broken, because our brains are built for neuroplasticity, meaning they can change, reorganise, and adapt throughout a person’s life at any age. This is due to its ability to form new neural connections and strengthen new habits or weaken old ones in response to reconditioning.

I personally believe that this particular limiting belief is deep-rooted in fear because change is scary — especially as we get older and more comfortable in our routines, and our brain seeks out comfort and familiarity, so will avoid fear of failure, judgement and discomfort, but if you have that little voice inside you, reminding you that there’s more to life — that you still want more, and want to be more — then you MUST overcome that fear and make those changes.

And also remember that if you have that little voice then you have hope for a better future , and hope is ageless.