On today's episode I'm going to share with you my formula for building habits that stick.
You're going to want to stick around if you're someone who…
Has tried to change your eating behaviors numerous times and just can't seem to stick to it
You've tried every diet in the book, from WW to fasting to Keto.
You want to live healthier, beyond food! You want to exercise more often, or meditate, but you never seem to stick with it for long.
In my experience, there are two key factors to building habits that stick, and I'm going to share the first one with you today, and the second on next week's episode.
The first key factor to building habits that stick is that habits must come from your identity.
Identity is important for efficiency and belonging, however it has one major pitfall– we often mistakenly believe identity is innate, set in stone, unchangeable.
I've always struggled with my weight.
I've always had a big appetite.
I never follow through on myself.
I always self-sabotage.
These beliefs affirm who we think we are, and if we think we are destined to overeat or be overweight or self-saotage, we don't bother trying to change it because it's out of our control.
But remember, identity is just a set of beliefs and qualities, and beliefs are just thoughts we think are true.
The only difference between someone who overeats and someone who doesn't is the habits they've built with food– and those habits were born from their beliefs about themselves.
I didn't just make up a new sentence and start repeating it in my bathroom mirror until I believed it.
Instead I did the following:
I first DECIDED I was not longer going to tolerate overeating.
I am the HBIC (Head Bitch In Charge) of my mouth, my choices, and my life so if I am choosing to overeat I am also capable of choosing otherwise.
I COMMITTED to that decision. Deciding is something we do once, but commitment is what we do everytime we put something in our mouths.
I used the Hunger Scale to learn to recalibrate my hunger signals so I could tell when I was hungry and when I was satisfied.
I practiced the thought (which is how we form beliefs– by practicing thoughts) that I am someone who does not overeat. I eat only when I'm hungry.
If you haven't already watched my free Eating Without Fear training that teaches you how to use the Hunger Scale in the way I've outlined on the show today, what in the world?!?! Take less than 20 minutes and run, don't walk, over to liapinelli.com and get in the know today!
And check back in next week when I share the second key factor to building habits that stick– this one is my favorite so don't miss it… I know you'll love it, too.
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