In yesterday’s blog I looked at the expression “I know what I need to do, I just need to do it”.
And pointed out that, to a degree, everyone does.
We all know at least one way to “eat better” and exercise more than we are now.
But actually, when you delve a little deeper, maybe we don’t really know what we need to do.
As in, what we “need” to do.
Part of the Collins definition being “If you need something, or need to do something, you cannot successfully achieve what you want or live properly without it.”
And I would say that in a good 90%+ of conversations, the thing that people think they need to do is just one method.
The result can still be achieved without doing that thing.
By doing something else.
So it’s not “needed”.
People will often say that they need to “stop snacking”.
Or stop drinking, socialising, having takeout and a variety of similar things.
And those methods, all else being equal, would clearly help.
But they’re not needed.
Plenty of people have lost weight without stopping any of all of those things.
They might reduce them.
They might make adjustments elsewhere.
But it’s powerful to remember the fundamental principle of weight loss.
A calorie deficit.
And we can choose our methods to achieve that.
And those methods can change dependant on what we’ve got going on and how we’re feeling.
Methods are a many. Principles are few. Methods often change. Principles never do.
And we can apply that to any goal.
What are the fundamental boxes that needed it to be ticked to achieve that?
And what are the methods of ticking those boxes that work best for us?
Much love,
Jon ‘Don’t know much about history’ Hall
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