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Ever do anything you ended up  wishing you hadn't???

• Like maybe hitting snooze instead of waking up early to get a workout in before your daily grind.
• Or blowing off a healthy eating track to eat a fatty cheeseburger and a side of fries AND seriously ending up on a downward spiral
• Or starting a heatlh and fitness program only to drop out 2 weeks in.

These choice really hold you back from your health and weight loss goals.

GOING IN DEEP TODAY, a big part of the journey is mental)

Every feel like you have a sensible side and an emotional side... What you want versus what you do.

I was sharing with my clients this morning how glad I was they showed up...I knew they had a million excuses NOT to show up...excuses they would never dream up if it was a hair appointment. 🤣🤣🤣

A psychologist named Jonathan Haidt came up with a mental model that explains exactly why you do things that you wish you hadn’t – and how to take control to finally do the actions necessary to get what you really want!!!!!! (feel better, better quality of life, more energy, and rock that waistline to name a few)

“The image I came up with for myself, as I marveled at my weakness [of willpower], was that I was a rider on the back of Valcor from Never Ending Story. I’m holding the reins in my hands, and by pulling one way or the other I can Valcor to turn, to stop, or to go. I can direct things, but only when Valcor doesn’t have his own idea. When he wants something, you know I am no match for him,” explained Haidt in his book, The Happiness Hypothesis. (ok so he used an elephant analogy, i came up with Valcor)

Our decision making is like a tiny rider on a massive beast. We may think we are in control but the beast will always wins. I hope you get what I am throwing down. All human change depends on it. Stay with me here.... 

Here’s Haidt’s mental model for creating lasting change in greater detail…

The Rider: is your rational and analytical side. The Rider should be visionary that has the ability to think long-term, to plan, and that is willing to make short-term sacrifices for long-term payoffs. The Rider has limited reserves of strength, suffers from paralysis by analysis, and relentlessly focuses on problems rather than solutions. Most crucially, the Rider is so small compared to the six-ton Valcor that anytime they disagree about which direction to go, the Rider will lose.

Valcor: is made up of your emotions and instincts. He prefers the comfort and security of a well-trodden path, even if a new path leads to a better outcome – this is why it’s so difficult to change your habits. Valcor has enormous strengths: love and compassion and sympathy and loyalty. He is the one who gets things done.

The Path: is your surrounding environment, the context in which you and Valcor operate. A rocky Path makes change hard, if not impossible, even when you and Valcor work together.

There are three steps to lasting change:

1. Direct the Rider
2. Motivate the Beast
3. Shape the Path

1) Direct the Rider:

Change begins with a plan, and it’s the Rider who comes up with plans. Analyze what’s right, on what works. (Ask my clients who has transformed their lives in our Personal Transformation U Weight Loss Program and they will tell you how powerful making the time to put pen to paper is, even if it is just 5 min every night and/or every morning.)

When you’ve lost weight and made progress towards your fitness goals in the past what worked for you LONG TERM (not talking the short term that was impossible to sustain)? Focus on the bright spots rather than on potential problems related to your desired change. Once you’ve come up with a plan, move on. It’s important to move quickly and to avoid getting bogged down with paralysis by analysis!!!

2) Motivate the Beast:

In order for you to succeed, Valcor must feel emotionally invested in the outcome. Find an emotional connection that you feel deep down in relation to the goal. Don’t just think about why you want to achieve your goal – feel why you need to achieve your goal. Celebrate every single win!! I dare you to make a list. From feeling more energy, meeting cool new people, sleeping better, bra getting looser (ha ha) might be more pants getting loser AND SEEK THEM OUT.

3) Shape the Path:

Make change easy. Reduce obstacles in your life, so that the new desired behavior is frictionless. Move the barriers between you and the actions that you want to take. Lay out your workout clothes the night before. Spend time in the morning or on the weekend to prep all of your healthy daily meals. ummmm Get a coach hold you accountable to showing up to your workouts.

The key to effective change is getting it all moving together on a smooth path to success. Do this and you’ll stop doing things that you later regret.

GINGER SRIRACHA LETTUCE WRAPS

HECK YA THESE ARE GOOD!!!!!! AND SUPER EASY

If you want to eat for fat loss then look no farther than this fantastic recipe! Fresh ginger and optional Sriracha take this ground chicken dish to the height of flavor and satisfaction! Enjoy this dish as a quick and healthy dinner with flavors that intensify overnight for an even more satisfying lunch. (first time I made this I didn't do the cornstarch, it was good but not as amazing as the second time when I did) I have also added beans and shredded cabbage slaw

What you need
Servings: 4

1 Tablespoon arrowroot starch ( i use bobs red mill, can use cornstartch)
3 Tablespoons water
1 Tablespoon coconut oil
6 scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced, greens and whites separated
2 Tablespoons fresh ginger, minced ( i freeze mine)
1 Tablespoon fresh garlic, minced
1 lb ground chicken
½ cup bean sprouts, roughly chopped
5 drops liquid stevia (optional)
2 Tablespoons coconut aminos (can get a walmart, target, healthier and sweeter than soy sauce)
1 teaspoon Sriracha (more as desired)
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
handful of large lettuce leaves

Instructions

1. In a small bowl combine the arrowroot starch and water. Set aside.

2. In a large skillet or wok, place the coconut oil over medium high heat. Add the scallion whites, ginger and garlic and stir-fry until softened, about 2 minutes. Add the chicken and stir-fry, breaking it into smaller pieces, until no pink remains, about 8 minutes.

3. Add the bean sprouts, stevia, coconut aminos, and Sriracha. Stir the arrowroot starch mixture and add it to the pan, mixing until it thickens. Add the scallion greens and season to taste with the sesame oil.



4. Serve the chicken in large lettuce leaves topped with fresh cilantro and more Sriracha. Enjoy!

Nutrition

One serving equals: 279 calories, 13g fat, 5g carbohydrate, 113mg sodium, 1g sugar, 1g fiber, and 35g protein.

Can you FEEL it?

Emotionally, that is. If you can connect emotionally to your goal then you’ve engaged Valcor, and your chances for weight loss success increase BIG TIME. The idea of getting into shape is nice, but if you aren’t feeling the desire for change in your gut then it won’t go anywhere.

Feel it. Feel it. Feel it....And then achieve it.

If reclaiming your health, life and getting in best shape of your life is a current goal that you wish you could achieve then call or email me today. I’m here to help you direct, motivate and shape your Path…and I won’t rest until your goal has become a reality!!!!

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I got you!!!

Coach Stevie

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