Lose Weight For Life - week 6

Hi ho LIFEstylers!

Tonight we did a little Reverse (R in CRAVED no more) or Paradoxical thinking...

We tried our (collective) best to not talk about Eating healthy and Activity.

They are both definitely important for significant change, but they are not the only answer...as we said, it takes a Variety of options to make healthy lifestyle change stick for good!

We talked about Credibilty and how buying a used car can challenge this concept...To help build self-Confidence, it takes making a Commitment and staying on course to become "fitter, healthier and _____'er." Your 21 day SUCCESS Chart is living proof of this change!

We also discussed how to enhance and improve Relationships...understanding the Commonality (of Values), a little Active listening, Eye contact and Acknowledgement/Validation can go a long way to help with this...being able to hug (Embrace) in your more intimate relationships can be a booster!

Lastly, we talked about Accomplishments and Adding as ways to help motivate. When it comes to the things we may not want to do right away, but are important like cleaning the bathroom (or regular Activity like walking)...try rating out of 10 how much you will enjoy/like doing the activity before you do it (i.e. 3 out of 10)...then go ahead (grumble...grumble) and do it...now rate it...invariably the score will be higher! The funny thing about us humans is that we enjoy Accomplishing things...no matter how mundane it may be we get an emotional life when the job is done! Adding to the activity like music or with a friend makes it more FUN!

When it comes to changing the Environment...it's much easier than changing your mind...Your mind will follow gladly! The challenge for the week is to leave every environment (room, outside, etc.) a little more neater/tidier (i.e. Clean the Clutter) than when you first found it. You'll start to feel good doing this!

For HOMEWORK:

1) continue your 21 day SUCCESS Chart, if completed, you will be eligible to pick up a brand spanking new LIFEstyle Clinic keychain on Tuesday, February 24th at noon at NRGH (room B224)...
2) clean your bathroom...rate it out of 10 before and then after...you'll see how easy it is to Accomplish!
3) Change your Environment. Clean the Clutter even if you Chunk it down and clean only one drawer in a messy room...you are on your way!

Have a healthy week.

Take care,
Dr.P