Ep 27 Habits: How they are created, strengthened, and how you can change the ones you don't want

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 In this episode we are talking about habits. How they are created, how they are strengthened and how we can change the ones we don’t want to keep.

Each morning, as part of my routine, I read the memories Facebook keeps for me. There are some from many years ago that have me cringing for how steeped in diet culture I was. But most of the time I enjoy reading about where I was at that point in my life and I love seeing the photos of Anthony as he grows.

This morning I was noticing a trend each year around this time and I’m curious Does this sound familiar to you, too??

Each December I’d start planning for my New Year’s Resolution to lose weight, get in shape, and FINALLY love my body.

I’d spend hours researching which diet was going to be the RIGHT one. The one that would finally allow me to keep off any weight that I did lose.

Throughout the month I would psych myself up for hitting the ground RUNNING come January 1st.

I’d have my meals planned out, time scheduled for meal prep so that even when I was super busy I could stick to the meal plan.

I’d plan out my workouts, meticulously timing the morning routine to know EXACTLY how much earlier I’d need to get up each day to get my workout in before Anthony got up, or while he was eating breakfast.

And then I would binge. This was the last month I’d be able to have these foods, right?! So why not indulge and enjoy ALL the foods I would be swearing off of. I now call this the Last Supper Syndrome. And what I didn’t know then was that I was making the problem worse and setting myself up for failure, yet again.

Join me as I discuss more how habits are formed, strengthened, and what you can do to change the ones you don't like.



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