· Max Lowery · Podcast Episode · 3 min read
#49 3 Mindset shifts that will transform your weight loss journey in 2025
Join Max & Mollie as they uncover the real key to long-term weight loss: your mindset! Learn how to break free from all-or-nothing thinking, focus on progress over perfection, and ditch restraint for sustainable habits. Ditch the yo-yo dieting for good!" #mindsetmatters #weightloss
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3 Mindset Shifts You Need to Finally Lose Weight in 2025
You don’t need more willpower. You need a new mindset.
If you’ve ever started January full of motivation, only to give up by February, this episode will change everything.
In this Never Diet Again episode, weight-loss coach Max Lowery and Live360 coach Molly break down the three essential mindset shifts that make long-term fat loss actually possible. These are the same mindset tools their clients use to lose weight—and keep it off—without dieting, guilt, or restriction.
If you’re tired of starting over every year, this episode is your reset.
Mindset Shift #1: Progress Over Perfection
The number one reason most diets fail? All-or-nothing thinking.
If you’ve ever said:
“I’ve ruined my diet, I’ll start again Monday.”
“I missed a workout, so I may as well give up.”
“I had one bad meal, I’ve blown it.”
…you’re caught in perfectionism.
Max explains that trying to be perfect is the fastest route to failure. The truth? Perfection doesn’t exist. The key to lasting weight loss is consistency—not intensity.
Aim for 80% consistency, not 100%.Focus on the minimum you can do forever, not the maximum you can do for a week.When you slip up, respond with curiosity and kindness, not criticism.
“It’s not the mistake that derails you—it’s your reaction to it.”
Mindset Shift #2: Ditch the Quick-Fix Mentality
Your goal isn’t just to lose weight—it’s to become someone who can keep it off.
That requires time, patience, and identity change. The problem? We’ve been conditioned to believe results should happen in 30 days. But lasting transformation takes at least a year.
Max and Molly share why “quick fixes” like keto, juice cleanses, or 30-day detoxes only reinforce failure—and how focusing on your identity (“I’m someone who eats well and moves daily”) creates lasting success.
“Choose your hard. Staying stuck is hard. Changing is hard. Which one will you choose?”
When you focus on the long game, you take the pressure off—and ironically, that’s when consistency finally clicks.
Mindset Shift #3: Practice Restraint, Not Restriction
Restriction says: “I’m not allowed to have dessert.”
Restraint says: “I can have it—but do I really want it right now?”
That small difference changes everything. Restriction triggers rebellion. Restraint builds self-trust.
Molly explains how to make empowered decisions around food by asking better questions:
“Do I want this, or do I just want the feeling it gives me?”
“Will this help me feel how I want to feel tomorrow?”
“What do I want more—this short-term comfort or my long-term goal?”
When you practice mindful restraint, you stop fighting food and start choosing for yourself like an adult.
The Bottom Line
Long-term weight loss isn’t about more effort—it’s about thinking differently.
Let go of perfectionism.Play the long game.Stop restricting
start choosing.
Do that consistently in 2025, and you’ll never have to “start again” in February.
Want to see more behind the scenes, client success stories, and daily tips for sustainable fat loss? Come connect with me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/max.lowery. It’s where I share practical advice, motivation, and the exact strategies my clients use to lose weight and keep it off, without ever dieting again.