166. How Your Morning Routine Keeps You in Your Deficit [+ a hysterectomy update!]
Mon Feb 02 2026
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In This Episode, We Talk About:
Post hysterectomy update!! Skip ahead using timestamps below if not interestedWhy February is the perfect month to lock this in (last full month of winter = create system season)The truth: fat loss isn’t hard because you don’t know what to do - it’s hard when your day is making decisions for youHow a morning routine reduces decision fatigueHow to build a routine that’s intentional, flexible, and actually sustainableMy personal routine right now, what I’m prioritizing, and how I’m navigating this season of healingYour morning is your first leverage point. If you skip it, you’re more likely to spend the rest of the day reacting.When you plan early, you stop negotiating with yourself later.
Timestamps
00:00 — Welcome in (emotional start + real-life energy)
01:49 — Post-hysterectomy update: what recovery has been like lately
03:18 — YouTube + social plans (what’s coming)
06:19 — Today’s focus: morning routines that make fat loss feel easier
11:19 — Goal Body Academy lens: why this is a standards/structure issue, not willpower
20:54 — Consistency over intensity!!!
31:38 — Intentionality: you don’t “find time,” you decide who you are today
32:18 — Decision fatigue: why mornings matter more than motivation
35:49 — Flexible structure for real life (so you don’t fall off when life happens)
37:41 — Maintenance + fat loss: the surprising similarity that changes how you approach both
41:07 — My personal morning routine (what I’m actually doing right now)
46:02 — Tracking + planning your day FAST
57:57 — Easy upgrades to strengthen your morning routine
59:41 — Final thoughts + encouragement
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resources & links🔗 💌Join my FREE Insider Email Community HERE ❤️🔥Enroll in Goal Body Academy: Learn more + join HERE 👑Apply for Goal Body 1:1 Coaching: Apply HERE 💋Connect with me: YouTube | YoutubeHilary Carver | FAT LOSS EXPERT FOR WOMEN Instagram | @goalbodybyhilary TikTok | @goalbodybyhilary Substack | READ MY BLOG HERE Website | goalbodybyhilary.com In This Episode, We Talk About: Post hysterectomy update!! Skip ahead using timestamps below if not interestedWhy February is the perfect month to lock this in (last full month of winter = create system season)The truth: fat loss isn’t hard because you don’t know what to do - it’s hard when your day is making decisions for youHow a morning routine reduces decision fatigueHow to build a routine that’s intentional, flexible, and actually sustainableMy personal routine right now, what I’m prioritizing, and how I’m navigating this season of healingYour morning is your first leverage point. If you skip it, you’re more likely to spend the rest of the day reacting.When you plan early, you stop negotiating with yourself later. Timestamps 00:00 — Welcome in (emotional start + real-life energy) 01:49 — Post-hysterectomy update: what recovery has been like lately 03:18 — YouTube + social plans (what’s coming) 06:19 — Today’s focus: morning routines that make fat loss feel easier 11:19 — Goal Body Academy lens: why this is a standards/structure issue, not willpower 20:54 — Consistency over intensity!!! 31:38 — Intentionality: you don’t “find time,” you decide who you are today 32:18 — Decision fatigue: why mornings matter more than motivation 35:49 — Flexible structure for real life (so you don’t fall off when life happens) 37:41 — Maintenance + fat loss: the surprising similarity that changes how you approach both 41:07 — My personal morning routine (what I’m actually doing right now) 46:02 — Tracking + planning your day FAST 57:57 — Easy upgrades to strengthen your morning routine 59:41 — Final thoughts + encouragement