341 // How to Set A Weight Loss Goal That Actually Sticks

Written By Nicole Hagen

In this Health, Wellth & Wisdom Podcast episode, host and Nutrition Coach Nicole Hagen explains why most weight loss goals don’t stick and how you can set a weight loss goal that actually works this year.

Nicole breaks down why willpower isn’t the problem, why so many people feel stuck in the cycle of starting over, and how to approach weight loss in a way that works with real life instead of against it.

Throughout the episode, you’ll learn:

  • Why weight loss is one of the most common New Year’s resolutions - and why most people struggle to maintain it

  • The real reason consistency feels hard (and why it’s not a motivation issue)

  • How awareness, capacity, and nervous system safety impact long-term weight loss

  • Why rigid diet rules backfire and skill-building creates sustainable results

  • What makes weight loss habits stick on stressful, imperfect days

  • How identity and confidence naturally follow sustainable habits over time

If you’ve ever wondered why your weight loss efforts don’t last, even when you “do everything right”, this episode will help you understand what’s been missing and how to set a weight loss goal you can actually reach.

Nicole Hagen

A Nutrition Coach, adoptive mom, dog mom, and mint chocolate chip ice cream lover.

I didn’t always have this business: the Masters degree in Nutrition Science and Public Health, the passion, the clients... in fact, years ago you could have found me endlessly counting calories and trying to find my worth on the scale and at spin class, exhausted in my pursuit of (what I thought was) health and happiness.

In my early twenties, I struggled with crash dieting and disordered eating. Little did I know, those circumstances would be my one-way ticket out of my restrictive relationship with food & fitness. Those experiences led me here: to the life-giving, sustainable, habit-based nutrition philosophy I embody today. Today you can find me living life without a calorie counting app and spending time with my husband, one year old son, and our two crazy golden retriever pups.

I enjoy spending my free time reading, sipping on matcha lattes, and dreaming of ways I can help other women create healthy, confident relationships with food without selling their souls to food rules and calorie counting apps.

Because nothing lights me up more than helping women live full and vibrant lives without food fear, rules, or restriction. I want to be that permission granter in your life that whispers: “you really can do this” while the rest of the world continues to settle for short-term satisfaction.

https://nutritioncoachingwithnicole.com/
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