How to increase the odds of exercising and eating better

Ahhhh, Monday...June 1st. Clean slate!

New week, new month...

You know what that means, right?

Last week many of you were saying things to yourself like:

"I'll eat whatever I want for the rest of the week and I'll start fresh next month."

"On Monday I'm going to start eating better and exercising consistently!"

"Okay, starting next month I'm REALLY going to get my butt in gear."

"No more playing around. This time will be it!"

And on and on and on....

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How many times have you gone through this? How many times have you said things like this to yourself?

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If the only thing changing is the date, you're not going to change for the long term.

If the only thing changing is the date, you're relying on two things:

1) Motivation and 2) Willpower

Both are extremely fleeting. Counting on motivation and willpower to help you reach your goals is truly wishing for a better body and improved health/fitness. As the saying goes: Wish in one hand, sh*t in the other. See which one fills up first.

Case in point: Think about all the diets and programs you've done in the past. Did they get easier or harder with time?

Most programs only get harder with time.

You "white knuckle" it and try as hard as you possibly can to "be good" until you just can't do it anymore and you revert right back to your old self. Ugh.

A great program gets easier and easier with time. I'll explain in a bit but for now - I want to share a quick and powerful tactic with you to increase the odds of getting something (anything) done like exercising or eating better...

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I'm going to share a very simple tactic to help you increase your chances of following through with your promises this week, this month...forever.

Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz in their book, The Power of Full Engagement, describe a study in which a group of women agreed to do a breast self-exam for a period of 30 days.

100% (yes, 100%) who said when AND where they were going to do it completed the 30 day exam. Only 53% of the others did.

In another study, drug addicts in withdrawal agreed to write an essay before 5PM on a certain day.

80% of those who said when and where they'd write the essay completed it. In this case, none of the others did.

That's pretty amazing.

If you want to get something done, decide when and where you're going to do it. Otherwise, you're just hoping and wishing it gets done.

Let's go. (Right now, wherever you are.)

-Adam

P.S. I said a great program gets easier and easier with time. Let me explain. This is why with MBT:

1) The plan you'll be on is completely sustainable. That means we teach you how to eat your favorite foods - because never indulging isn't sustainable. The goal is to be fit and happy, not fit and miserable.

2) We help you change your relationship with food. The way you think and react to food will be completely different. Too many programs focus only on what you're eating. Big mistake. With MBT we focus on why you're eating in addition to what you're eating. Understanding why you're eating is the first step to changing what you're eating.

3) Accountability. Without accountability it's just too easy to say, "I'll start fresh next Monday!" Any change is hard, especially without accountability and it's why daily and personal accountability is the cornerstone of our program. If you'd like to learn how any why we've been getting amazing results for our clients since 2007 click here. Success doesn't happen by accident.