Being Able to Sustain Healthy Habits
How I Help With This + Understanding this Concern
Understanding this Concern:
Do you want to consistently exercise and eat healthy? But, it just doesn’t happen?
Or…
It starts to happen, but then you can’t sustain it over the long-term?…
In my 19 years of helping people with their food and exercise habits,
I have noticed there are always 3 big things that stand in most people’s way of creating habits that last.
But, before we talk about those, let’s talk about what people think their problem is…
Most people think they have a willpower and motivation issue.
When this really isn’t true.
It’s true that it’s happening.
But, it’s more of the surface symptom than the actual problem.
What’s REALLY happening is one or more of the following…
1.
We have a plan that’s setting us up to fail from the beginning without us even realizing it.
Meaning, we have a plan that is not tailored to our unique:
Likes/preferences
Biology
Life/schedule
And this is causing us to rely on more willpower to do it. It’s also making it way harder to cultivate the motivation to get it done.
2.
‘All or nothing’ BELIEFS about food and exercise and how this affects our behaviors.
Our American culture has taught us (through diets and fad exercise programs) that our plan has to be done “perfectly” to be effective.
When in reality, this is absolutely NOT TRUE.
Our success is all about overall consistency over the long-term.
But, this ‘All or Nothing’ mindset causes many people to give up when they realize they can’t execute their plan or habits “perfectly.”
*And for some people, it can create overeating and/or overexercising behaviors as well. If this is you, feel free to visit the ‘Creating Balance With Food and Minimizing Overeating’ page here.
3.
Not knowing how to ebb and flow with life
Everyday life fluctuations, and big life changes happen.
Things like working late, lack of energy, and lack of sleep. Or major life events like going through a divorce, or having someone close to us pass away.
When we don’t know how to ebb and flow with these life changes (meaning, modify our plan during these times), it derails us, and we “fall off the wagon.”
These normal life things WILL happen.
And to be successful with our healthy habits long-term, we need to understand how to adjust our habits accordingly (aka ebb and flow with real life) to continue being successful.
The bottom line is…
Willpower should be our last resort, not our first.
We should be working WITH our biology, likes, and life if we expect to sustain our healthy habits.
And we also need to learn how to adjust our healthy habits when real life road blocks come up…because they will, and always do.
How I Can Help You Create Exercise and Eating Habits That Last
1.
Help you create a plan that’s tailored to your unique preferences, body, and life…
So it’s easier and more enjoyable for you to do it (relying on less motivation and willpower to make it happen)
2.
Help you move away from the ‘All or Nothing’ mindset and into a more balanced, sustainable relationship with food and exercise…
So you can create more consistency in your habits instead of being all on, or all off.
3.
Teach you how to modify your healthy habits during times of normal life stress (big or small)…
So you can create healthy habits that last a lifetime and have the confidence you can work through whatever life throws at you :)
4.
Help you navigate the process of long-term change.
Long-term change with eating and exercise is very different than short-term change (like diets, fad exercise programs etc.)…
Being successful in changing our eating and exercise habits forever also includes:
Understanding how long-term change ACTUALLY works (having realistic expectations around the process, and being aware of normal roadblocks that happen.)
Knowing how to progress our unique plan (what to do next that makes the most sense, and gives us the biggest return on our energy.)
And knowing how to implement these changes in a way that’s going to work in OUR real life (and work for our unique personality.)
Helping you with all the above is how I help you create healthy habits that last a lifetime :)
Next Steps
-To learn more about the coaching process, visit the ‘Coaching’ page here.
-If you are ready to schedule your free 20 minute consult, click the green button below!
“I can honestly say Ashley has changed my life.
She is well educated, extremely knowledgeable in her field and gives you all the tools you need to change your life for a more balanced mind, body and soul.
She provides the education and support to successfully gain control of yourself; to make better choices; to make a better YOU.
I could not give a higher recommendation to Ashley.”
-M.E.H.
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She does an amazing job of supporting you (as an individual) to meet your unique goals and be your personal best.”
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