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Up until this point in the Brain and Body Reboot, I’ve discussed several tools that you can use to help address the problems of overhunger and overdesire. With overhunger, I’ve discussed understanding our hunger signals and our hormones as well as understanding how to use the foods we eat and the timing of eating them …
When you want to create a result in your life, you probably do what most people do which is look to the actions that you need to take in order to achieve that result. If you want to achieve a certain weight, for example, there are a number of actions that you might consider such …
When you are trying to do or achieve something that you have not done before, it’s natural to look backwards in your life for evidence that it can be done. The problem with this is that if you’ve never done it before, there is no evidence. Your search will come up empty and you will …
There is one main difference between those who get the results they want and those who don’t: their level of commitment. If you have an attitude where you will just try something or dabble in this or that to get a result, chances are that you won’t get there. If, on the other hand, you …
There are many obstacles in life that we can predict, but others that we simply can’t. We need to have ways to deal with both of these scenarios or we’ll end up using these circumstances as excuses to go back to our old habits and move away from our goals and true desires. When you …
Despite what the news and current events often highlight, we live in a world full of abundance and beauty. There is goodness all around us, if we choose to see it. We are meant to enjoy the abundance and beauty that surrounds us. We are meant to experience pleasure. Life is made up of real …
On day 21 of this reboot I discussed embracing discomfort and how discomfort is the currency of our dreams. I mentioned how when we practice the skill of allowing negative emotions, we should expect that discomfort will arise. Today I want to discuss the opposite – creating comfort. Creating comfort is something that we naturally …
Have you ever had one of those conversations with a friend or partner or someone where you are talking about some issue going on in your life and they are just sitting there, listening intently, maybe nodding here and there and asking you a few great questions? Suddenly in the middle of this you have …
On day 8 I discussed the concept of “the complete you” – your past, present, and future self. I wrote about how planning ahead with your past self is a gift that you give to your future self that will then become your present self. When we plan ahead, we are using our prefrontal cortex, …
Most of our life is spent resisting, reacting, or avoiding our negative emotions. This is exactly what we do when we overeat. We react to our urges and avoid the negative aspects of our lives by turning to food to comfort us and dampen these unpleasant feelings. On Day 20 I discussed the crucial skill …