You're done, aren't you?  That's why you are here, isn't it?

Done with trying to keep up with 25-year-old fitness influencers who've never had a mortgage, ageing parents, work deadlines, and a social life all competing for their attention.

Done with plans that demand you meal prep for three hours on a Sunday when you've got a million other things to do.

Done with feeling like your body isn't responding the way it used to when really, you've just been following advice designed for someone whose biggest responsibility is remembering to post their gym selfie.

Let me guess what happens next.

You'll read this. You'll think "yes, this makes sense." Maybe you'll even feel a bit hopeful.

Then you'll close the page.

You'll tell yourself you'll come back to it. Or that you'll start Monday. Or after the birthday party. Or when work calms down a bit.

And six months from now? You're in exactly the same place.

Still uncomfortable in your clothes. Still avoiding photos. Still telling yourself "I'll sort this out soon."

But here's the problem... your 40s don't wait.

Every month you put this off is another month of feeling like this. Another month of avoiding the mirror. Another month of your body getting further from where you want it to be.

You're not too old. You're not too busy. You're not broken.

You've just been following advice that was never designed for your life in the first place.

So let's stop this cycle. Together.