February 18
Roadblock: I can stay committed to eating well if…I don’t have to really work at it. Well, there is the learning curve which does require focus till you create your own personal tool box – much like learning any new skill.
Safe detour: If any behavior change stayed as hard to implement as it sometimes is when brand new, no one would ever be successful at changing anything. With enough repetition the new behaviors get to be almost autopilot. Typically the more non-negotiable you make it, the sooner it becomes locked in. Being on track may still need to be deliberate, but it won’t need to be rocket science or feel like such a struggle. Personally, I think I think about food far less now than when any food choice was an option, when I waited to see how I felt and what mood I was in when meal time came, when I hadn’t committed myself to being on track by planning and preparing.
Case in point: I once had this therapist as a client who had always really struggled with her weight despite having a tremendous amount of insight about herself and her dynamics – which of course only made it that much more frustrating for her. After discussing the concept of environmental control and planning at length one day, she stated that she simply didn’t think she should have to go to those lengths to help herself. I can see how she would feel that way, especially as a therapist. But, I guess I am just practical by nature. If all her insight apparently wasn’t sufficient to make food a non-issue for her (at least not so far), why not just do what works?
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