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Are You in Control, or Is the Scale?
Hi Reader, I want to ask you something, and I want you to be honest with yourself. When you step on the scale and the number is lower, what do you do? Do you feel like you've earned a break? Maybe ease off a little? "I've been so good this week, I deserve a treat." And when the number goes up, what happens then? Do you feel defeated? Do you think "what's the point" and give in? Or do you go the other direction and over-restrict, punish yourself, try to make up for it? Either way, here's what's happening: the result is dictating your action. A good number makes you relax. A bad number makes you panic or quit. And in both cases, you're not in control. The scale is. This is one of the most damaging patterns I see in my clients. Not the eating. Not the exercise. The pattern of letting results control what they do next. Here's what I teach instead. A favourable result and an unfavourable result should both lead to the same thing: your next best choice. Lost weight this week? Great. Now make your next best choice. Gained weight this week? Okay. Now make your next best choice. The action doesn't change based on the outcome. That's the shift. When your actions are driven by choices instead of reactions, you become consistent. When your actions are driven by how the last result made you feel, you become a yo-yo. Think about it this way: a professional athlete doesn't train harder after a loss and slack off after a win. They train the same way regardless, because the process is what produces results, not the other way around. Your next best choice is always available to you. The scale doesn't get to decide whether you take it. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this. Hit reply and let me know. To your health, |
Dhaval Bhadeshiya
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