3 Steps to a Healthy Lifestyle

Navigating Nourishment Podcast

You've tried countless times to start and, more importantly, keep a new, healthy habit. Some have lasted a day, a week, a month. Others, maybe more. But, ultimately, you just can't seem to stick to what you promise yourself to. It's frustrating. Why does this happen? No will power? No support? Life got in the way? We've all been there. Habits can be hard to keep up. This, after all, is why we do what we do! To try to get people to adopt healthy habits that they keep forever and ever. Or, until they don't need them anymore. In this podcast, we share how we help our clients make and keep these habits (or let go of ones that they want to let go of). Listen and share! Below is the transcript. Wendy Yeah, so many people get tripped up on starting new habits. And we have a couple of ideas to share with people that can really get them to shift their habits into gear. And we wanted to share them with you. Debbie That's right. This is Debbie. Wendy And this is Wendy. Welcome to Nourish Noshes. Debbie So three simple steps that aren't quite really simple. But they're simple to say, on how to get your habits in line, so that you can start doing things and adopting habits that you really want to have. Wendy One of the first things and it's not one of the three. But we often say we're going to start tomorrow and next week, and the days and the week. So the biggest one is taking action is just moving into doing the first step. But let's take it a step backwards. Let's, what's the first thing we need to understand around habits? Debbie I think it is to know your why. Number one. Wendy 100 percent, because why do we want to work our bodies and get strong? Why did we want to change our eating habits? Why do we want to stop doing something or start doing something? Right? And if we don't have that underlying bullseye? Why? We'll make excuses like crazy. Debbie That's right. And when you know your why, and it when we get to the core of that, why because it's not just a simple answer--if you work with us, you know that already. Because it's why and then why again, and then why again. But the idea is when you really understand that why, you don't falter because it's so important to you. For example, some people start off saying what my why is "because I want to feel healthy," or "I want to lose weight." And then we say, "okay, so why do you want to feel healthy? Why do you want to lose weight?" And you keep asking the why. "Well, because then I would I would feel good every day--I'd have energy." "But why do you want to have energy?" So it's uncovering that it's like getting to the pit of the avocado, right? Wendy Yeah, absolutely. I like that so much better than the peeling the onion. Yeah, so your why gets really clear. And this is one of the things we simply ask people to sit down with a notebook and pen and just start writing. What is the reason for this? What's at the core? Why do I want to do this? Five simple words. Why do I want to do this? Right? Do I want to do this? That was seven. Why is this important? Right? Is this important? Just four simple words. Why is this important? Yeah. Good. Love it. Second step is to get a group together, or a tribe or a person or some sort of accountability, because we know that's why we're in the health and wellness coaching field. We know that when we have a coach when we have a person who works side by side with us who's a cheerleader, who we check in with, our success rises dramatically. Some of the best people in the world, the best athletes, the best singers, the best leaders have coaches. Debbie Yeah, absolutely. We all need accountability. You know, we are social beings and accountability shows up in that way. The best is by using the leverage that you have with other people, whether it's bosses, coaches, whether it's a family member, whether it's a partner, whatever it is, we need someone or some people to help us move forward. Wendy