Do you get all fired up to make healthy changes only to overwhelm yourself by trying to change too many things at once?
Trying to change too many things at once is a setup for failure. You begin to quickly feel overwhelmed, discouraged, and then quit.
Lifestyle change is hard and it requires extra diligence and effort in
the beginning. Over time, with repeated practice, the behavior becomes easier and eventually becomes automatic just like your current habits are now.
Because of the extra effort needed at the beginning, when you try to make too
many changes at once, it’s really easy to lose focus and fall back into your old default behavior.
So, instead of trying to change too many things at once, why not go for changing just one thing?
Numerous studies show that people who focus on one thing and make a concrete plan on how they’re going to implement that behavior, meaning: what, where, when, how, are 2 to 3 times more successful than those who don’t.
