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We’ve all been there; some days you just aren’t feeling it. You may feel tired, unmotivated, unfit, overweight and ready to give up.
However turning up with the intention to work out or eat healthier is better than not turning up at all. Here’s how to bridge the gap between intentions and actions.
Psychologists first started looking at how people achieved goals in the ’90s. They came up with a theory that has now grown into a studied and tried a concept called implementation intention.
It was found that achieving goals had a higher success rate when:
Based on these findings, implementation intention was formed with the most basic structure being the ‘if-then strategy’. This meant setting goals with a plan for achieving them under all possible circumstances.
IF (this situation arises) THEN (I will perform this behaviour)
If you find your intention is strong but you just can’t bring yourself to act on it, try the if-then strategy. Here are some possible actions:
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Studies have shown that people who performed implantation intention when dieting, were more likely to stick to their meal plans to achieve weight loss goals and also experienced an increased sense of accomplishment, motivation and decreased negative or distracting thoughts.
You now have the psychological strategies, the support and meal plans from The Healthy Mummy’s 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge and the exercises on your app, anywhere, anytime.
All you need is the commitment to your journey or nothing will ever change.
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