Hi guys! This is Diana Bedoya and this is Why Weight? And today I want to talk to you
guys a little bit about my system for reprogramming your brain in order for
you to reach the healthy body size that you desire. So first of all I think it's
important to clarify why you are at the size that you currently are - without
judgement. So first of all your current size is going to be determined by your
genetics, your biology, and your past behaviors. Now there's not much that you
guys can do about that, but there are things that we can do about our current
behaviors. If we keep doing what we have been doing then nothing is going to
change. So if you want to get to a better relationship with food, get to a better
relationship with physical activity, get to that healthy body that's gonna let
you enjoy your life more - you have to change your brain a little bit. Because
your brain wants to keep doing what it's always been doing. You have basically
programmed, you've set up neural pathways, little connections in your
brain, that pretty much make you default to your old behaviors. So if you want to
default to new behaviors you can reprogram the brain in order for those
new behaviors to become easier. But I should tell you that it takes time and
it takes work. But I want to provide you with some practical tools that you
can actually put into place starting today to ideally get there okay. So it all comes
down on, the reprogramming of your brain really comes down to those moments when
you're faced with a decision. When you're faced with a decision where you want
to default to those old behaviors. So part one of the system is being aware -
being mindful - being like "oh this is one of those times",
"oh the waiter just asked me do I want fries or salad with my dinner and this
is one of those times Diana was talking about where I need to, you know, make a
decision". And if you have always defaulted to let's say fries in this
example, this is an opportunity for you to reprogram and for you to make a
decision that is going to shift that circuitry into a positive direction. Now
that's easier said than done though because when faced with the decision
between fries and and salad well, you know, fries do taste really good and
it's hard sometimes to choose salad. So that's why part two is so important and
in my opinion probably the most important. You have to really freaking
want it. Sure maybe you want to lose weight but there are sacrifices that it
takes to get there. You have to make changes that are
sometimes not that easy and that are not part of your brain's default. So why do
you want it so badly? Do you want it badly enough to make
those hard decisions in those moments? And I ask this without judgment. I ask
this for you to reflect on why you want it. Be very clear about it. Be very
clear about your intention so when you're faced with those two decisions
and you're like "Ummm fries" you can be like "no I want this - this is important to
me. I want to make these changes in my life because I value x y&z. So what are
my intentions? I'll share with you that every day I
write my intentions out. Everyday some of the things I write in my journal, my
intention journal, is 'I love effortlessly eating for health because it feels good',
'I love how my body feels what I'm nourishing it properly',
'I love having lots of energy throughout my day',
'I love how good it feels when I've had a good workout', 'I love feeling in control
of my body and feeling like I'm calling the shots and not my body'. And I
reinforce this not once but often so when I'm faced with these decisions and
I want to default to my old patterns, my old defaults, it gives me that extra
push to force my brain to to start with rewiring so in that moment - fries or
salad, couch or exercise, the intention has to be really clear so you can help shift
that behavior into a new direction. But what's also important is part three: you
need to reinforce that behavior that good decision when you make it. So let's
say I did go for the salad over the fries or I did go for the gym over the
couch what I would do in that moment is give myself a freaking pat on the back!
And sometimes its audible. Sometimes I'm like "yeah, I it did it! I am really proud of myself!"
Tell yourself you're proud of yourself. Don't wait for other people to tell you
they are proud of you because you can't count on that. But you can count on yourself
for telling yourself you're proud of yourself. That's a lot of 'yourselves'. But
give yourself a pat on back. When I don't want to go to the gym and I
go to the gym, I will leave being like "yeah, yeah, I did it! Yes, it did it!" and it feels
so good and I'm so proud of myself for the moment. If you continuously do that
that's gonna help you rewire the brain into these healthier decisions so they
become the default. So to remember that system: number one be mindful of when
those opposite choices come up be aware "oh this is one of those moments
where I have to choose between the easy default and the more difficult healthy
decision" number two have a very clear intention so when you are faced with
that decision you know why you want to make the healthier one and number three
reinforce your healthy decisions with a pat on the back
maybe buy yourself an iced coffee or you do something else to make
yourself rewarded for that healthy decision. That helps to really just make
that decision and that rewiring more rewired. I can't think of the word
right now, but it helps to make that new neural pathway reinforced and for it to
be a stronger one. So, I wish you luck on that path. Be compassionate with
yourself as you're trying to make these healthier decisions. And if you like what
I have to say, give this video a like or give this channel a subscribe or comment
and let me know what you are struggling with and hopefully I can help you get
towards your better place - towards your better relationships with food
and physical activity and your body. And you can do it. You can absolutely do it
because it's been done before and because it's like it's physically
possible. So take it a day at a time and when you
fall off, come back and when you fall off come back,
and when you fall off, redefine your intention come back, fall off, redefine
your intention, come back. I love you and I wish you well
take care and see you next time