Get Healthy Guilford healthy people making healthy lifestyle choices

Day 14: Two weeks today

Day 14: Two weeks today, and I have to say I'm not very good at this healthy living thing. I am not exercising enough, I'm not mindful  enough of what I'm eating, and unless you can call groaning about the heat meditation, then I've not done that either. Soooo...
I'm reminded of the stages of change. According to Prochaska, there are stages of human behavior change that most of us
go through. The first is pre-contemplation, which is when we think about thinking about making a change. Next, contemplation
is when we are thinking about change and planning to take action in the foreseeable future. Next comes preparation, then
action. followed by maintenance, and termination. There are also processes of change described in his model, so it's more
complicated than simply being in a stage. I think, though, that I am in the action stage, just not acting consistently, and I need
to continue making modifications to my lifestyle. Perhaps I'm trying to do too much? or too much at once? I need to give this some
thought.

Tip # 14: Learn about the stages of change and be aware of where you are in that process.