Thrive This Season, Don't Just Survive It
You know the feeling. By New Year's you're running on cookies and caffeine, tired, drained, and your clothes are fitting a little tighter. It doesn't have to go that way. This year, I want you to feel your best the whole season: energized, confident, and fully present for the moments that matter.
This playbook gives you five POWER habits, and you're going to add them one at a time. Not all at once. Not perfectly. Just one, until it feels automatic, and then the next. Slow and steady wins this race, every single time.
And here's my favorite part: doing something is ALWAYS better than doing nothing. A 20-minute walk counts. One protein-first plate counts. A glass of water before the party counts. Small wins stack up, and by New Year's you'll walk in with momentum instead of a do-over.
I'm rooting for you. Let's do this together!
SURVIVING THE HOLIDAYS
- Tired and running on caffeine
- Drained by a packed calendar
- Clothes getting tighter
- "Starting over" in January
THRIVING THIS SEASON
- Energy that lasts all day
- Present for the moments that matter
- Clothes fitting the same, or better
- Walking into January strong
Done Beats Perfect
Set two versions of every week: your bare minimum and your ideal. Busy week? Hit the minimum and call it a win. Both count.
One Habit at a Time
Don't try to fix everything before Thanksgiving. Add one habit, make it automatic, then stack the next. Your Habit Stack page shows you how.
Something Beats Nothing
When life gets loud, pick just the three habits you know you can do today. That's not falling off. That's working with it.
POWER Habits
Five habits. That's the whole plan. Every habit gets a holiday move for your ideal days, and a bare minimum for the days when everything is chaos. Bare minimum days still count. Always.
Your Habit Stack
Start Week 1 the day you get this playbook, whether that's Halloween week or the middle of November. Add one habit, let it get easy, then stack the next. Pick your start date and your stack updates itself.
Tap once for done. Tap again for a star (you hit your ideal). Your checks fill in My Week automatically and stay saved on this device.
HOLIDAY WEEK RULE
Big holiday this week? Add nothing new. Hold the habits you already have, enjoy the day, and stack the next one the week after.
SHORT ON WEEKS?
Starting in December? Add a new habit every 3 to 4 days, or just lock in P and W. Something beats nothing, every time.
Holiday by Holiday
Quick plays for each big moment. Tap your holiday, check off your plays, and your game plan is right there when the pie comes out.
The Holiday Swap List
Easy swaps that keep the fun and lose the food hangover. Tap a card to flip it. You don't need all of them. Save one or two per party. And if you really want the original? Have it, love it, and move on.
Free Holiday Workouts
Short, doable workouts for busy weeks, travel days and tiny hotel rooms. Pick one, press play, and check off your W for the day. Done beats perfect.
NO TIME?
A 20-minute walk counts. Always. Something beats nothing.
Bounce Back + Track
When the day goes sideways
One big meal does not need to be "made up." Don't double your workouts. Don't punish yourself. Just pick up at your very next meal. If the whole week unravels? Pick up Monday and start the current week fresh. You're not starting over, you're picking back up.
Save this image and share your week. Progress, not perfection!
Share my week with Loren
Your whole week fills in for you: your POWER checks, your stack, your plan. Add your name and your win, tap share, and hit send. I'd love to see how it went!
Opens your email with everything filled in. Just hit send.
You Don't Have to Do the Holidays Alone
You can absolutely do this playbook on your own. It just gets easier (and a lot more fun) with support. That's exactly what my VIP membership is for.
Custom Macros
Numbers built for your body and your goals, not a one-size plan.
The FASTer Way App
Digital Studio workouts and weekly meal guides, right on your phone.
Your Private Group
A private space with daily check-ins and live coaching calls.
Direct Support From Me
Real answers from me by email and text, whenever you need a game plan.
Join VIP Before the Holidays
Walk into January with a coach and a plan in place.
Join VIPNot quite ready? Email me at vip@lorenmattingly.com and tell me which holiday worries you most. Want to hear more about VIP? Put "tell me more" in the subject line and I'll take it from there.
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Happy holidays, friend. You've got this.