I am honored to have been interviewed on womenshealth.gov about how women can create sustainable self-care and motivation and how to craft New Year’s resolutions that last.
Directly below is one of the questions they asked and my answer.
What is your favorite healthy living tip?
You should only change one new behavior at a time. In order to lose weight, we’ve been told to eat better and get more exercise. Most people think that changing diet and physical activity at the same time is the best approach. But, as we all know, women juggle many roles and responsibilities. Because of this, we simply don’t have enough time, attention, and energy to learn both behaviors at the same time in ways we can sustain. New research shows that our “willpower muscle” gets weak as we use it. So, we can have better willpower if we focus on fewer things, instead of more, and change just one thing at a time. Start by adding healthy foods to your diet. Then, when that becomes habit, add more exercise.
To learn the other ways you can achieve lasting motivation and behavior discussed in this interview, and some key differences between women and men, go to womenshealth.gov .
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