Podcast #25 Show Notes
Weight Loss Tiki Podcast
Hosted By: Kary Has
Podcast Episode: 25- REWARDS
Sponsored By: The Best Life Weight Loss Plan & Interactive Journal
Short Story Featured: The Bamboo Tree
Link:https://www.southwesternconsulting.com/roryvaden/blog/the-power-of-patience-combined-with-persistence-the-story-of-the-chinese-bamboo-tree/
This story can teach us so much
about patience
about persistance
and about how important the fundamentals are to our success
The fundamentals aka: the basic habits of our plan
If you have a week you don’t lose- please remember the bamboo tree
your week was not for nothing
it was teaching you more about the habits you are creating in order to make a healthier lifestyle a permamnt automatic part of your life
every week following the plan is getting you one week closer to these focuses becoming habits and an automactic part of our day
you have one more week under your belt of implementation
one more week towards creating your ideal life
your ideal lifestyle
and your ideal you
every week it will get easier and easier
until these habits are automatic and will feel essentially effortless
but you gotta do the work upfront to begin the process
to jump start the changes you need
to interrupt your pattern-
and reset your momentum in the right direction
which leads us perfectly into this week’s topic- rewards
part of the best life plan- is to make sure we do not feel deprived
and to HAVE FUN
and if it’s not fun yet- to figure out ways to make it fun
to hack the habit- so to speak
I use rewards to help make my weekly habit fun
and to track my weekly focus
rewards tie something you like or want to your week’s focus or habit
There’s a secret to setting up your rewards-
or at least one I have found that works for me=
reward your efforts
be flexible
and do not expect perfection
and don’t use food as a reward
So instead of saying- if I lose 2 pounds this week I will schedule a manicure
Say- if I implement my focus 5 days this week I will reward myself with a manicure, or make over
whats the difference? You are rewarding your efforts
you arent expecting perfection everyday
when you don’t allowing room for flexibility, your setting up yourself for failure
I know what goes through your head because it went through mine too
your worried it will make you lazy and give you an “out” for not implementing your plan sometimes?
I have found-
no, you will actually be pleasantly surprised that once you remove the guilt for not being perfect
and figure out a way to most of the time stick to your plan, and create these habits-
what you create is a sustainable lifestyle where you allow yourself to be proud of your
efforts, and actually enjoy the process
no one wants to feel guilt or shame. And we avoid it to the point that we quit things we may even enjoy in order to not have to feel it
If you have nothing to avoid- you wont quit
you may take a hiatus every once in awhile-
and that’s ok
but will be happy to come right back- that’s what you want
OK- stay with me here.
What do you associate with vacation?