Change your life step: 6 Getting real, and changing your limiting beliefs
What do you believe about exercise, eating right, yourself, or following through with the things you know you should be doing? Do you find yourself rationalizing why you don’t workout? Maybe you tell yourself you don’t have time, or it’s too far, or maybe you even believe that going to a gym is embarrassing or you feel lost or don’t know what to do when you get there…sound familiar? What is your story you tell yourself why you are not eating the foods you know will bring you closer to your goals? Perhaps it was: I was starving so I just had to eat something, my family won’t eat like that, or I didn’t want to make someone feel bad, or I just can’t resist cheesecake… Well guess what? These are just glorified excuses! These are things you tell yourself and for the most part, you really believe it. So what you must do now is to change that limiting belief so you begin to tell yourself the truth.
It’s time to change your story. You are the author of your life and you have the power to change your story. Here is an exercise to get you started:
1. Get a sheet of paper and make two columns. In column one, write down all the stories you tell yourself. Be honest! It’s all about getting real and getting really honest with yourself. Make this list as long as you want, the more the better!
2. In the second column write the opposing belief. So if your limiting belief is “I don’t have time” then the opposing belief is “I put my workouts in my planner so it’s part of my schedule. Or, if you believe “I just can’t resist cheesecake” the opposing belief would be “I choose only foods that bring me closer to my goals” or “I don’t eat that stuff anymore”…
3. To embed these new beliefs in your brain, adding them to your morning affirmations will really help drive this home to your subconscious.
If you are still finding this difficult go back to step 1, and find your burning desire to change the way you think about exercise and eating right.
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