Why does it feel so easy to start a wellness routine - and so hard to keep it?

It’s not because we lack discipline.

And it’s not because we don’t care.

Most wellness routines fail because they’re built for a life most of us don’t actually live.

They assume endless time, high energy every day, perfect motivation, zero interruptions… and a week that goes exactly to plan - as if!? 

Real life doesn’t look like that.

My life certainly doesn’t.

I’m busy. I’m on the move a lot. Travelling. Working. Visiting my daughter and spending time with my granddaughter. There’s no constant schedule.

It would be very easy to stop everything - and absolutely, that has happened for me before!

But what changed is this:

I stopped trying to follow a wellness routine that only worked in one version of my life.

Now I focus on a routine that travels with me.

Walking happens every day.

If I’m travelling, I use resistance bands.

When I’m home, it’s dumbbells.

Water, water, water.

Food is about 80% good, nutrient-dense choices….and yes, that dips slightly when my granddaughter wants chocolate digestives or I’m meeting a friend for a wino. That’s real life.

Every morning I meditate and visualise the life I’m building.

If mornings don’t happen, I adapt - a 5-minute manifest with my chai, eyes closed… or affirmations while I’m out walking.

This is what actually works.

Not rigid plans.

Not all-or-nothing rules.

Not routines that collapse the moment life gets busy.

What works is flexibility, a minimum standard, and habits that bend instead of break.

If you want support that actually fits real life, I’m an online wellness coach and I help you build sustainable habits around food, movement, energy and mindset through my 1:1 online coaching.