Whether you are that person that makes the effort to eat well and exercise or the person who eats for convenience and only fits in exercise if there is time, what you aren’t doing is equally important as what you are doing.
When it comes down to it, habits are formed in about 28 days of a repeated behaviour and these habits can result in our good or bad health. The things that we are not doing are just as much a part of our habits as those things that we are doing. For instance, if you choose not to eat breakfast in the morning, not having a breakfast becomes a habit. This habit is detrimental to your health.
There are 2 main areas we need to be careful of when it comes to forming habits which affect our health- eating and physical activity.
I suggest you journal your activities at the end of each day, paying close attention also to what you did not do each day. For instance, you were thirsty and grabbed a pop from a vending machine versus a bottle of water or perhaps packing yourself a water bottle at the beginning of your day. Look at your day as if it is someone’s else and you are the narrator.
Do this for at least 1 week. If you really want to learn more about your habits, do this for a month. At the end of the journalling timeframe, review all your notes and decide for yourself what areas you can realistically make changes. Keep in mind a goal that is not something you can truly commit to, will not likely be achieved. It must be something that aligns with your deepest desires otherwise you will be in constant struggle with yourself.
Once you’ve decided what changes you will make, keeping the SMART goal system in mind, attack ONE goal at a time. It may be tempting to make all of your goals first priority but you will likely overwhelm yourself by putting too much on your plate. Work on one goal at a time and once it has become a new habit, move onto #2, #3 etc.
While you are in the process of implementing your new goals, continue to journal and keep in mind to pay attention to what you are not doing. Journalling is a great form of accountability. You may be able to “cheat” others but with a journal, you cannot cheat yourself.
If you’d like to discuss and enlist our support, we would be happy to help you with your health goals.
To your health,
Nadia
Your weight release partner
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