Behavior Change Strategies: Promoting Healthy Lifestyle Part 1
Changing ones lifestyle can be hard, and confusing sometimes. Especially when we are trying to change our food habits. If one grows up with unhealthy eating habits, it's very hard to suddenly wake up one day and try to reverse them. Everything around us is a temptation, from million dollar TV ads, to food in our houses. As a Holistic Nutritionist Consultant the first thing I share with my clients is the importance of being mindful and aware of their daily behaviors. Because a number of unconscious behavior patterns cause us to rebound on our health goals. This is so true for the over the road truck driver’s I consultant. Many want to eat healthy meals but find themselves rebounding to the fast processed foods of the truck stops. While obtaining my Nutritionist certification and degree we were taught a simple strategy to help with behavior change. I share this tool with my clients to help them to become mindful of their automatic daily habits. Behavior chang...