Many of us have lost weight and/or reached other health goals. We’re ready for that next chapter, maintaining the gains we’ve accomplished.
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Hello everyone!
Sue had a wonderful question she posed at the end-of-May check-in that I thought was a wonderful “food for thought” for starting this month off. She wrote:
I recently listened to interviews between Rich Roll and David Clark (Rich Roll Podcast Episodes 113 and 290). David Clark lost 150 pounds, overcame alcoholism and became an ultra-marathon runner. I was particularly interested in their discussion about how our narratives/identities can prevent us changing behaviours and suggesting we create a new narrative about who we are and reinforce it with behaviour. For example, saying to ourselves ‘I’m a McDougaller/runner/yogi’ or whatever and then when faced with choices or challenges, asking ourselves ‘What would a McDougaller/runner/yogi do?’ They also said there’s always evidence to support whatever narrative you create, and my experience with the yoga data this month bears this out! It got me thinking about my own narratives and whether I might change them to help me achieve some more change in my life.
Has anyone had any experience with this in their health journeys?
For me, this brought to mind how I talk about this way of eating with others. I had previously taken on a joking tone about my “weird vegan food,” which was a poor attempt to put others at ease about my different food choices, but recently I have switched to being more fact-based, simply saying something along the lines of “eating vegan right now,” which has actually been a better tactic. There have not been many get-togethers in the past few months (zilch until last week), but it actually was more comfortable for me to say strictly facts as opposed to judgements. I person who fully owns this way of eating does so without worrying about how another person might feel, it’s just stating facts when needed. I never waffled when asked about being vegetarian, it’s just who I am. And, now, I am a starchivore.
Thanks for the great, thought-provoking post, Sue!
Stay safe, wash hands, and eat starch!
Lindsey