<p><br></p><p><strong>Kevin Driscoll spent years gaining and losing the same 40 pounds.</strong></p><p>​<br>Hard training. Hard partying. Restriction. Bingeing. Repeat.</p><p>But it wasn’t because of a lack of discipline — <em><strong>it was a lack of identity.</strong></em></p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Kevin and I unpack how he finally stepped off the dieting roller coaster and into what he calls <em>The Goldilocks Zone</em> — that sweet, sustainable middle ground where <strong>fitness supports your life without taking it over.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>We talk about the real reason most people can’t stay consistent: <strong>it’s not the food or the plan. It’s the story you keep telling yourself.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>“I have no discipline.”<br>“I’m broken.”<br>“I always screw this up.”</p><p><br>Kevin explains how identity becomes the ceiling — and how to raise it, one small action at a time.</p><p>If you’ve ever flipped from “clean eating” to chaos, or punished yourself with workouts to “make up” for food, this one hits home.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>We get into:</strong></p><ul><li>Kevin’s own story of binge/restrict and emotional eating</li><li>How identity and self-talk shape long-term success</li><li>Why “just be more disciplined” is trash advice</li><li>The power of neutral thinking for chronic dieters</li><li>How to break the shame loop around food</li><li>Kevin’s 3-phase coaching model: Foundation → Fat Loss → Freedom</li><li>Why perfection is the enemy of real change</li><li>Why coaches need to stop moralizing food</li><li>The Baby Bear Zone: finding a middle ground that actually works</li><li>Kevin’s new challenge: HYROX training and rebuilding a healthy identity</li></ul><p><strong>Find Kevin on Instagram: </strong><a href="https://preview.convertkit-mail2.com/click/dpheh0hzhm/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbnN0YWdyYW0uY29tL2twZC5maXQ=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>@kpd.fit</strong></a></p><p></p>