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Today's topic is self-sabotage and how you can manage to change habits, such as changing your diet, without falling back into old patterns.
In my online course, one participant had already tried and implemented a lot of things but fell back into her old patterns because she found it very difficult to give up certain things.
Your why is crucial here.
If you want to give up sugar, for example, it is very important to know why you want to achieve your goal.
Because if you don't have a clear why, you are very likely to fall back into this old habit.
So make sure you define what you want to achieve and, above all, why.
Then ask yourself which habits are getting in your way and start focusing not on your goal, but on how you can change these habits.
Your habits are located in the oldest part of the brain, the reptilian brain.
There are 3 areas of the brain:
The prefrontal cortex is the thinking brain, the part where you listen to the podcast, for example.
The limbic system is the seat of our emotions.
And the reptilian brain is the place where it's all about survival. Fight or flight.
This part runs on autopilot and is afraid of change.
There is often a kind of power struggle between the habitual voice and the reptilian brain, but in the end our reptilian brain always wins.
Therefore, separation from the reptilian brain is very important, because in the end we are often disappointed in ourselves, but this was our reptilian brain on autopilot.
The following steps are very helpful for changing your habits:
The 1st step is to say to yourself: "This is a habit, this is NOT me."
The 2nd step is: "This desire will disappear when I send it away."
In the 3rd step, make it clear to yourself: "This is my habitual voice, this is not me."
In the 4th step, consciously say to yourself: "I consciously decide to send this habitual voice away!"
The 5th step is the most important step of all, in which you shift your attention to something else.
You can apply these steps to all habits, such as coffee, sugar and alcohol consumption, etc.. Try to apply and implement the steps in the future.
It is also important to acquire small habits (micro-habits) so that you can set yourself up well and implement your new habits as easily as possible.
For example, when it comes to healthy eating, you should think about what you are going to eat the next day in the evening. You can prepare your food in the evening and just pack it up in the morning and take it with you.
Or when you go to a restaurant with friends, order your healthy dish first without falling into peer pressure.
So have your clear why in mind and control your thoughts!
What can also be very helpful is to have an ally or a group of people by your side who are pursuing the same goal, where you can exchange ideas and motivate each other.
Start paying more attention to your thoughts over the next few days and see what's going on It all happens in your autopilot.
You can change your thoughts in an instant, you just have to decide that you want to change them.
If you would like to change your habits and fight self-sabotage together, I would like to invite you to my Gut Happiness course, which is all about finding your why, achieving your goals faster and examining the theory of your current habits in more detail, accompanied by me and a great motivating group.
I would be delighted to welcome you there.
Finally, I would like to let you know that there will be an exciting interview with Dr. Janna Scharfenberg and myself next week. Janna is an Ayurveda specialist and we talk about how she integrates Ayurveda into her family life and we also talk about her new book.
Be sure to join us next week.
Now I recommend you subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode and if you like what you hear, I really appreciate a review on iTunes or Apple Podcast. Because these reviews also help other people to find the podcast so that we can spread the knowledge about gut and health more.
Focus on how you can change your habits
Today's topic is self-sabotage and how you can manage to change habits, such as changing your diet, without falling back into old patterns.
In my online course, one participant had already tried and implemented a lot of things but fell back into her old patterns because she found it very difficult to give up certain things.
Your why is crucial here.
If you want to give up sugar, for example, it is very important to know why you want to achieve your goal.
Because if you don't have a clear why, you are very likely to fall back into this old habit.
So make sure you define what you want to achieve and, above all, why.
Then ask yourself which habits are getting in your way and start focusing not on your goal, but on how you can change these habits.
Find out which area of the brain is home to your habits
Your habits are located in the oldest part of the brain, the reptilian brain.
There are 3 areas of the brain:
The prefrontal cortex is the thinking brain, the part where you listen to the podcast, for example.
The limbic system is the seat of our emotions.
And the reptilian brain is the place where it's all about survival. Fight or flight.
This part runs on autopilot and is afraid of change.
There is often a kind of power struggle between the habitual voice and the reptilian brain, but in the end our reptilian brain always wins.
Therefore, separation from the reptilian brain is very important, because in the end we are often disappointed in ourselves, but this was our reptilian brain on autopilot.
How you can change your habits with 5 steps
The following steps are very helpful for changing your habits:
The 1st step is to say to yourself: "This is a habit, this is NOT me."
The 2nd step is: "This desire will disappear when I send it away."
In the 3rd step, make it clear to yourself: "This is my habitual voice, this is not me."
In the 4th step, consciously say to yourself: "I consciously decide to send this habitual voice away!"
The 5th step is the most important step of all, in which you shift your attention to something else.
You can apply these steps to all habits, such as coffee, sugar and alcohol consumption, etc.. Try to apply and implement the steps in the future.
It is also important to acquire small habits (micro-habits) so that you can set yourself up well and implement your new habits as easily as possible.
For example, when it comes to healthy eating, you should think about what you are going to eat the next day in the evening. You can prepare your food in the evening and just pack it up in the morning and take it with you.
Or when you go to a restaurant with friends, order your healthy dish first without falling into peer pressure.
You can change your thoughts at any time!
So have your clear why in mind and control your thoughts!
What can also be very helpful is to have an ally or a group of people by your side who are pursuing the same goal, where you can exchange ideas and motivate each other.
Start paying more attention to your thoughts over the next few days and see what's going on It all happens in your autopilot.
You can change your thoughts in an instant, you just have to decide that you want to change them.
If you would like to change your habits and fight self-sabotage together, I would like to invite you to my Gut Happiness course, which is all about finding your why, achieving your goals faster and examining the theory of your current habits in more detail, accompanied by me and a great motivating group.
I would be delighted to welcome you there.
Interview with Ayurveda specialist Dr. Janna Scharfenberg to follow next week
Finally, I would like to let you know that there will be an exciting interview with Dr. Janna Scharfenberg and myself next week. Janna is an Ayurveda specialist and we talk about how she integrates Ayurveda into her family life and we also talk about her new book.
Be sure to join us next week.
Now I recommend you subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode and if you like what you hear, I really appreciate a review on iTunes or Apple Podcast. Because these reviews also help other people to find the podcast so that we can spread the knowledge about gut and health more.
