Are You Slipping? Checking in with Your Habits
Jun 04, 2019
As I started looking more critically at my own habits, I noticed something: I've been slipping. When we gain weight, or lose fitness, it's easy to blame middle age, or a medication or an unfortunate turn of events. But sometimes, we need to take a look at our habits. Are we doing the things we know work for us? Or are we sliding into a behavior pattern where we are constantly making exceptions?
In this episode, I give you three areas to check on your own habits:
- Nutrition
- Sleep
- Stress
And, I give you some real world examples of how this is working in my own family. You will love these practical journaling strategies that will set you up for success. A few hints:
- Journal like you're documenting your own personal science experiment.
- Create lists of easy recipes and grocery items to have on hand at all times.
- Make lists of contingency plans. The "What if..." list. So you have already thought out some potential ways to respond when you're hangry and want to make choices that...