You have made up your mind to make a new start.
You have picked out a work out plan, you have your shopping list, your going to stick to the list and fill your pantry with the best ever foods for your new plan. You have set some goals for your health and fitness and THIS TIME, you are determined to see it through. It won't be like last time. This is a fresh start and you are going to make it happen. You are so excited to get to the store and do the shopping, Your excited to get started. You are so excited, you decide to just head out there without eating your breakfast.
You get to the store, and everything is going so well.
You are actually proud of yourself, the contents of your cart is so healthy and nutritious, you even begin to feel a little Superior to the other shoppers. You see that Young Mom putting the Apple Jax in the basket, You see the elderly man all hunched and in pain from his arthritis with a cart full of Frozen dinners. You feel bad, if they only knew what they were doing to their bodies with that food.
You should know...
There you are , overweight... tired... maybe even a little sick. You are a perfect example of what bad eating habits can do, but you are not going to play into that game anymore... THIS TIME you are going to win....
You notice your getting a little hungry...
But you brush it off and keep on going. By the time you get to the Frozen section, your eyes start wandering to the pizzas, You see the melted cheese and the Pepperoni beckoning to you.. You HOLD Firm and keep on walking. Then it happens.....
You see the Sign....
YOUR Favorite ICE CREAM is ON SALE... Yeap, Its Buy One Get one. Thats a Savings of over 5 bucks! You could get The Cookies and Cream AND the Chocolate Trinity for Half the price it Normally is [you leave out of your reasoning that You Never buy it full Price anyway] You AUTOMAGICALLY convince yourself that you would be An IDIOT to let that sale go unused. You would Be a FOOL not to grab that deal and You are no fool... You tell yourself it will be a REWARD at the End of the Week for being SO GOOD on your Diet. Before you know it, there are 2 half gallons of ice cream in your cart. All of that Thinking and struggling with that EPIC ice cream sale has you on a whole NEW high, a Whole new way of thinking... You see something you had not noticed before .. You didn't see the 2 For Paul Newman's Pizza Before either. HECK You are gonna eat like a Queen tonight... The "New You" can start tomorrow....
SOUND FAMILIAR???
Its Not Really All your Fault... There are a couple of underlying factors at play in this scenario. And These underlying factors Can Be Changed, they Can be overcome, its just going to take a lill more education and PRACTICE to get it straight. You can Change, I KNOW this... Why, Because I did!
21 days to a new Habit...Its a LIE.
In 2009 researchers at the University College of London conducted a study to determine the REAL number of days it takes to develop a habit to the point of AUTOMATIC behavior integration. Their Findings... 66 Days. Thats Right... the sweet spot for developing REAL and Positive Habitual change takes 66 days.... Thats the Kind of Change you want. The Kind you don't even have to think about. YOU want to be the person that doesn't give a Flying Nun about an ice cream sale...
You Skipped Breakfast....
Your Brain actually Needs Food to Think properly. For you to make better decisions through out your day... You need Complex Carbohydrates and Proteins to Think .... In a The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology in the year 2007, it was determined that WILL POWER was not just a metaphor, but a real thing in our brains that needs to be feed CORRECTLY in order for it to Perform correctly... Before you deny this... You probably already know that Drinking Alcohol disturbs ones ability to make Good decisions and limits the persons will power...
You Exercised Your WILL Power A LOT already ...
As you Use up your Will Power, it becomes weaker... FACT ... Its like a Cell Phone Charge... as you use it, it becomes weaker till it eventually stops powering your phone... THAT'S when you Revert to DEFAULT Mode... And if you have not RESET your Defaults to the Person who Doesn't Give a Flying Nun about Ice Cream Sales yet.. YOU will Succumb to the Circumstances and BUY the Ice cream... AGAIN...
Each time you give in to Old and harmful habits, you reinforce them...
So What Are You To Do?
Take responsibility. Follow a High Nutrition eating Plan, Fuel your body and brain often and properly. Exercise 30 minutes a day for 66 days straight, and NEVER go to the Grocery store HUNGRY.
Over the past 80 or so days I have Become the One that DOES not Give a flying Nun about Ice Cream or pizza sales for that Matter. I Fuel My body and Brain with Good Real Food and I exercise everyday for 30 minutes. Last I checked, I've released over 10 pounds of unhealthy fat Over 20 plus Inches all over my body and I am on my way to reaching my health and fitness goals. If you would like more information about the plan Im using to help me do this. CLICK HERE. I look forward to helping you Transform your Life!
Big Love,
Coach Tara
