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Health & Fitness

What would happen if you reached your body weight goals?

In this video I discuss the possibility that the reason why you get stuck when moving toward your body and health goals (or have a tendency to revert back to pre-goal conditions) has more to do with an emotional set-point and/or an innate protective mechanism. Consider that getting stuck (or returning back to starting point) is a way to protect you from the downsides that might exist surrounding getting to your goal. And if the emotional payoff of staying where you are is bigger (the upsides of staying where you are) than the threat of a downside of staying where you are (or the upside of getting to your goal) then you will always go back to where you are safest and most comfortable. Understanding these hidden agendas may help to uncover some unreasonable agreements or beliefs you have that may be unconsciously sabotaging your efforts for change!

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