In my experience, most of us are great at identifying what we DIDN’T do well. But turn the question around and ask what we did that was AWESOME this week and we’re stumped. So we beat ourselves up for every perceived flaw…and get frustrated…and unmotivated…and give up. But there’s another Read more…
Putting it all together Everyone gets off track (even health professionals). Attacking the cause usually involves a little planning. We focus on food and activity, but this battle is mental! We have LOTS of practical ways to take 1 step towards our goals again. Our wrap up today focuses on Read more…
Practical Steps you can do right now…here we go! Get up and do 1 healthy action. NOW! Drink some water, go for a 5m walk, pack tomorrow’s lunch. We build inertia with our choices so let’s get it going in a direction that’s helpful. Plan to replace 1 unhealthy action Read more…
We’ve established that everyone (even health professionals) falls off track sometimes and that this is a mental battle, but what do we DO about it? ATTACK THE CAUSE Almost every slip up is caused by a lack of planning. Either we just didn’t plan anything to begin with OR we Read more…
Step 1: Recognize The Mental Part Of This Struggle. The coaches who responded (and my own experience) overwhelmingly agree that this battle is in the mind… not the kitchen. Here are some of our mental battle plans: Defining who we are. You may not realize what you say to yourself Read more…
It happens to all of us. We’re choosing salads over fries and walking with friends at work until life happens…and 3 weeks later we look up and realize we’ve been living off take-out pizza and put a dent in the couch sitting so much. Now what? If you look at Read more…