EVERYTHING we do is a strategy.

Yes, it may very well be an ineffective strategy to get you the weight loss result you say you desire! However it is still a strategy.

A series of steps you take – likely at an unconscious or automatic level.

If your strategy isn’t working then you can break down each step and replace each step with one geared to get you the result you’re seeking.

Sounds like hard-work?

It can be in the areas you’re not yet excelling.  Communicating something you do well is much easier than finding the words, thoughts and feelings surrounding something that isn’t yet working.

So, I’ve broken down a couple of my favourites for you.

The eating and exercise strategies come easily to me – now – however trust me I still run plenty of ineffective strategies in other areas of my life!

=> The important question to ask yourself is in bold.

=> Next give your honest, current answer.

=> It’ll be obvious to you if that is an answer geared to get you great results OR if you need to either swipe my example or better yet create your own answer that resonates strongly with you.

EATING STRATEGY

‘How do you know it’s time to eat?’

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(now swipe this strategy; ‘Because I have an eating schedule and I know I’m scheduled to eat 4-6 small nourishing meals every day’)

‘How do you evaluate options?’

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(now swipe this strategy; ‘Whatever fuels my body best – whatever feels the leanest, lightest and gives me the most energy’)

=> here are some of my fav recipes

‘How do you know it’s time to stop eating?’

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(now swipe this strategy; ‘When I’ve eaten the amount that I’ve planned to eat, whether it be by macronutrient breakdown/serving size/calories’)

If you find yourself wavering it’s often hugely effective to simply ask yourself again:

For what purpose do I want this?  What will this mean to me and to my ideal life?

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EXERCISE STRATEGY

‘How do you know it’s time to exercise?’

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(swipe; ‘I have a training routine that I ENJOY and I know I’m scheduled to train 4-6 times per week. I know what I’m due to do each day and when a reason beyond my control causes me to miss a session I make it up another day that week’)

‘How do you evaluate whether you will or won’t?’

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(swipe; ‘I stick to set days and times; my schedule is ‘booked in’ and non-negotiable while flexible enough to not be effected by factors such as weather or other people’)

‘How do you know it’s time to stop exercising?’

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(swipe; ‘When I’ve completed the amount scheduled.  I exercise enough that I know when to listen to my body and do take an unscheduled rest day or exercise at a lower intensity when my body needs it’)

And finally perhaps you’ve been running something similar to this for a while?

MOTIVATION STRATEGY

Step 1) How do you ‘do’ the strategy that doesn’t work for you?

Example:

a. I look at my goals

b. I feel doubt/confusion as to whether the methods will really work

c. I tell myself that I can always to it tomorrow as one day won’t make a difference and is it really going to work anyway?

RESULT: Those work-out clothes are going to stay crumpled up under the bed for another day. And another day. AND another day. 🙁

For Steps 2) and 3) to turn this ZERO-Motivation Strategy around simply let me know you’d like to see them in the comments below.

Steps 2) and 3) now in PART 2!  Check it out here: