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🔥 Mid-Year, Mid-Mess, or Mid-Glow-Up? July’s the Fork in the Road

  • Writer: Abby Smiley-Krause
    Abby Smiley-Krause
  • Jul 1, 2025
  • 2 min read

It’s July. Half the year is gone. Be honest: Are you proud of what you’ve built since January? Or are you stuck in a swirl of "I'll start Monday," “I just need to get through this week,” and “Why am I so tired all the time?”

Spoiler alert: you’re not lazy-you’re disconnected. From your goals. From your body. From the version of you that’s buried under the mental chaos and daily distractions.

This blog? It's your sign to stop coasting and start reclaiming your year. Let’s go.

The Real Reason You're Burned Out Has Nothing to Do With Your Schedule

If I had a dollar for every person who told me, “I just don’t have time to work out,” I’d be running this blog from a beach in Bali. Truth is, we all have 24 hours. Some people use them to build a body and life they love. Others scroll TikTok and call it “unwinding.”

Time isn’t your issue-alignment is.

You’ve got to get your habits in alignment with your goals, or you’ll stay in that frustrating loop of:

  • Starting strong on Monday.

  • Crashing by Thursday.

  • Ghosting your own potential by Saturday.

July Is a Pivot Month (If You Let It Be)

Summer is notorious for falling off track. Cookouts, travel, cocktails with umbrellas in them-it's easy to say “I’ll get serious in September.”

But if you start now-while everyone else is in their snacky, slow-summer slump-you’ll have a massive head start by fall. You’ll show up stronger, more confident, and with that “WTF happened to her/him?” energy when school starts back up and sweaters come out.

Here’s what to do:

Audit your habits. Are they building your dream body or keeping you stuck?

Stop chasing motivation. You don’t need more “pep.” You need a plan and accountability.

Pick ONE thing to improve this month. More protein. A consistent workout schedule. Sleep. Just one. Stack it from there.

Need a Reset That Actually Works?

Let me be blunt: If you knew how to fix it alone, you would’ve by now. That’s not shade-it’s truth. And you deserve a strategy, not more struggle.

My fitness programs were designed for real people with real lives:

  • Unstoppable 2.0 is your 12-week reboot with workouts, mindset rewiring, and that get-sh*t-done energy.

  • Daily Rep gives you home or gym workouts that don’t waste your time.

  • Momentum Mastery keeps you going after the glow-up begins.

This isn’t about being perfect. It’s about being intentional. And July is the perfect month to start showing up like you mean it.

Final Thought: Don’t Let “Busy” Become the New “Stuck”

You’re not behind. But staying still guarantees you’ll be in the same place this time next year. Let July be the plot twist.

Let this be the month you said:“I’m done waiting.”

Let July Be Your Pivot Month
Let July Be Your Pivot Month

 
 
 

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