Retraining Your Brain: Part 2

Hi all Coach Lisa here for the second part of my Retraining Your Brain Series!

Read part one HERE.Today I needed to switch my car insurance to a new company and their online site was having "technical difficulties" so I had to call. I hate calls - like with the passion of a thousand burning suns type of hate. But it had to be done.My hands were having trouble with being able to apply enough pressure with colored pencils to get the look I wanted so I bought a pack of Sharpie markers instead. Figured they would require very little pressure (this was true). So I went and got my new markers and a coloring book I have had since 2019 apparently (🤣).I colored my way through a 43 minute phone call. My hands held up and only tried to go drunken monkey on me in a few little places so I finished the call in a very positive frame of mind, not only about the call, but the act itself. I was calmer, my generalized phone anxiety didn't occur, other than the disappointing fact that the pages aren't quite thick enough to prevent bleed through from the markers, I was very much a happy camper.

Change the record that's on repeat in your head!

Changing your feelings towards anything you dislike starts, simply, by pairing it against something you like a lot. In the beginning - the pleasant thing needs to be much more value than the unpleasant one.So, I challenge you to make a list of things you don't like about trying to lose weight. Is it the cooking? Planning? Shopping? Exercise? What aspects of lifestyle changes can you just not stand? Be specific!SOLUTION - Okay, now pick 1 high value reward that you can give yourself for completing one of those issues. Do stickers, charts, charms, beads, planners etc motivate you?Complete 7 Day Meal Plan = earn a reward.Cooked every night for a week = reward.Did 3x BOOGIE BREAKS today = reward.Hate shopping? What if the trip ends with you treating yourself to something you wouldn't normally buy for yourself? Something small but nice - a nail polish, a face mask, in my case - a new kitchen utensil from the dollar store. A girl can never have too many gadgets.What reward can you use to make doing the things you dislike become more bearable?edit:Read Part 3 HERE