December isn’t just lights, Baileys and bad jumpers – it’s the one time of year when the world actually slows down. Shops shut, routines vanish, opening hours change, kids are off, family are everywhere… and your normal structure disappears.

In this episode I talk about frustration as a double-edged sword – or as I call it, the “Christmas hand grenade”. The same frustration that makes you annoyed you’re not training or eating well can either:

• Push you to protect what matters
• Or give you an excuse to down tools, drift, and write December off

We get into:

• Why December time isn’t “lost” – it’s just redistributed
• How to use extra movement and steps to protect digestion, energy and mood
• Why wasting Christmas so much you can’t eat your Christmas dinner should be illegal
• Old Christmas vs New Christmas: what you don’t want to repeat next year
• Why 2026 isn’t magic and what actually needs to change for it to be different

If you’re tired of promising yourself “New Year, new me” while spending December in fantasy land, this one’s your wake-up call – and your plan.