When I’m running the Reset Your Mindset 2 hour presentation, I ask participants to imagine that their goal is to lose weight and then I say, “If I was to watch you eat for a week, do you think your eating habits would improve? If all I did was watch you?”
“Yes, of course”, they reply.
The reason for this is accountability.
It’s one of the reasons we work with coaches. Sometimes they don’t have to do anything other than observe us to make a difference.
So why am I telling you this?
Yesterday I went to see a dietitian.
I finally accepted the fact that I can’t do it by myself. I have a goal to lose weight and I haven’t been able to keep myself accountable.
And let’s not even go there, if you think Ross might be able to hold me accountable.
So I’m sitting in the consultation room and we talk about what I eat and my diet is pretty good.
My water intake is bad.
I need to double the amount of water I’m consuming.
There’s no diet to follow (yay!).
There’s no calories to count.
I can eat breakfast, I don’t have to start intermittent fasting.
So what’s the catch?
“How is this going to work?” I think to myself, then she says “Before you come back again in a few months, I’d like you to take some photos of what you’re eating so I can see what you eat.”
Well, that’s it. I started laughing.
She looked at me quizzically.
I explained I’m a mindset coach and shared the above example with her.
She laughed.
“I can already see my portion sizes will be smaller, if I have to take photos”, I said.
“Not yet”, she said. “I want to see what you’re eating before we make changes.”
Now, you and I both know that I’m not taking photos of big plates of food.
It’s amazing how our brains work.
Just a little observation and accountability does wonders.
Is there something going on for you that you could use some help with?
Perhaps it’s time for you to admit you can’t do it by yourself.
There’s no shame in getting help when you need it.
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