You've been here before.... ⠀
You've enjoyed some down time and indulged in a few more treats than usual, you feel a little puffy, a little blah, and are actually interested in making changes. ⠀
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Meanwhile, the 72 billion dollar diet industry is quietly slipping you messages that there is a way out...YOU ARE IN FACT BROKEN, but not to despair, there is still time to find a new you! So you start a new program, eliminate food groups, follow all new recipes, establish a meditation routine, AND start exercising. And you kill it. For a few weeks. ⠀
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You feel good at first, then slowly things start to unravel. Life gets busy, you realize you are exhausted and overwhelmed by all of the new tasks you took on, and obsessing over what to eat. Your anxiety has gone up because you aren’t even sure if what you are doing is right for YOU. You feel better when you are 'on your plan' but can't figure out how to sustain it all. So, ULTIMATELY YOU GIVE UP, go back to take out, and feel like a failure, yet again. Sound familiar? ⠀
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Here’s the thing. I know it feels easier to just follow what someone else tells you to do, even if that includes restriction. And someone else’s plan might work for a little bit. But is that what you want? Something that works for a little bit? ⠀
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Resolutions and goals DO have value. ⠀
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But, this much I know to be true: ⠀
** No plan is going to work for you unless it was designed with you involved. ⠀
** No program is going to work if it requires you to change everything at once. ⠀
** And no program is going to work if it is built on perfection, shame, rigidity and control. ⠀
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Only YOU can decide what you really need and create a plan that will work for you. It does take time, a new way of thinking, and often support (that's where I come in). But I promise you will be hooked once you see and feel the change. ⠀
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So this year, I CHALLENGE YOU to think differently about your resolutions. I challenge you to start by using these as your base: ⠀
* NOURISHMENT ⠀
* GROWTH⠀
* FLEXIBILITY ⠀
* EXPLORATION⠀
* BEHAVIORS, and ⠀
* PROGRESS⠀
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Comment below if you're in! And, stay tuned next week as we dig in more.
