Where to Start for Improved Health

What You Need for Weight Loss to Happen.

Have you ever heard the saying, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.”

We in coaching, believe that there is no such thing as failure, only learning.

However, it’s true that without a plan you are likely going to be spinning your wheels a lot longer than necessary. Who ever wants that???

Having a solid plan will move you in your desired direction faster and more efficiently.

What that plan exactly IS will be up to the individual.

My top recommendations are:

Meal Planning and Movement Planning.

First, consider making a plan for your meals either weekly or daily.

Sound too restrictive? Too regimented? No room to be free and spontaneous?

My guess is you already feel restricted in what you can choose to wear and feel good in right now. I’ve been there.

I bet you don’t feel comfortable or free in your body as you would like to. I remember this feeling also all too well.

I doubt that you feel like you can spontaneously put on a pair of summer shorts or a bathing suit right now without feeling a bit of shame. Wow. This hits home for so many and I can relate so hard to this one.

I’m not saying these things to make anyone feel poorly, only to highlight the disconnect in our brains between wanting to feel able to do whatever we want, whenever we want, and how that actually translates in real life and actual (over)weight.

If you choose to plan and prioritize your health, you will make choices that feel different and foreign at first, but once you create and commit to practice by repeating, the new choices will actually bring you more freedom and less restrictions!

You can build your habit muscle by simply putting in the metaphorical (and the actual) reps! 💪🏻🏋🏼‍♀️

Think about that. Wouldn’t that feel amazing?

Another aspect you can plan for is your daily movement.

Exercise is not just for losing weight. Many may even argue that it is not required to lose weight.

Movement definitely has many benefits in terms of mental and emotional health and of course physical health as well.

When you plan for it in your day, instead of waiting to see if you can fit it in, again you take control of your own destiny.

Can’t wake up in the morning? Go to bed 15 minutes earlier and wake up 15 minutes earlier to stretch or do some simple yoga or body weight exercises. Or….even better: figure out a solution on your own that fits your life.

Don’t over-complicate or over-think this.

Just DO something!

Once you commit to planning and follow through, you will see the positive results in your thinking and your motivation will skyrocket.

You will also of course see the changes on the scale and sticking to your set plans will become easier and easier.

Expect resistance at first.

You are not used to planning in these areas, so you may not feel like you want to or that it’s even necessary.

It will feel restrictive or regimented at first, but once you get going, it will be hard to stop the momentum in a good way!

With the help of a qualified life coach or health and wellness coach, you can implement these changes in habits and also explore your limiting beliefs that keep you from taking action.

It is not a matter of wanting it, we all WANT it - once you get help with actually doing it and anticipating the obstacles and working through those, it becomes the biggest win ever.

Go get it,

Coach Penny