I was looking for ways to cement my gym and healthy eating habits. I seem to be stuck in a perpetual stop motion start quit with regards to going to the gym and my eating habits. I remember I had read this before, but I had forgotten a lot of it, so it was good that I read this.
What I liked
I loved how she set up the framework in an easy to understand way. I realized that I am an obliger. I do shit if it is just me but if I know someone is counting on me, then I will move heaven and earth to keep my word. This explains why I have been unable to commit to an at-home workout routine. If I want to ensure that I work out, then I have to go to the gym. I am not sure what it is expected there is no place to sit down there if I don't "feel" like doing my workout and also I always tell myself that I have already come to the gym may as well work out. Getting to the gym is a problem sometimes though. Lol
I thought that she take on habit formation was enlightghtening. I could do relate to her "loopholes." I must admit I do a lot of them. I know I am not doing myself any favors by doing this, but I can't seem to help it. Now that it is at the forefront of my mind and I know that it is just my brain trying to play tricks on me I can override it so that I can develop good habits.
What I did not like
Her constant pushing a low carb diet. Ughh. I am tempted to write her and tell her that Vegan is where it is at. I get what she is trying to say though but the fact that she was all low carb this low carb that blah blah got on my nerves after a while. She seems to think that there is only one way of eating and that is the low carb way. I wish that she had said that it was the way that worked for HER and for some other people a Vegan diet would be best. There is no one size fits all in regards to diet.
I feel that this shed some light on how habits are formed. It does not matter f you are trying to make a good habit stick, such s going to the gym, or if you are trying to stop smoking or overeating, we all need to know how our brains trips us up so we can be on the watch out for it.
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This review was originally posted on Adventures in Never Never Land