The Ten Hidden Barriers to Weight Loss and Exercise:
Discover Why You’ve Failed Before and How to Succeed
Now.
Authors
Lynette Menefee, Ph.D. and Daniel Somberg, Ph.D.
Making the decision to exercise regularly and
eat healthy foods often leads to a frustrating cycle of good
intentions and not-so-good follow-through. You try, you fall off
track, then you try again... or you quit. This book is about
stopping the cycle and finally figuring out what is getting in
the way of your long-term success. Incorporating the very best
research on behavioral change strategies, this book will help
you identify your particular barriers to change and offer you
solutions. Our mission is to get you back on track toward
achieving your health goals.
Chapters in the book are
1. Are You Ready for Change?
2. Are Your Goal and Game Plan Right for You?
3. Are Your Hidden Agendas Keeping You from Your Goals?
4. Do You Accept Responsibility for the Choices You Make?
5. Where’s Your Focus?
6. Do You Have to Have it Now?
7. Are Unruly Emotions Ruling Your Life?
8. How Do You Treat Your Mistakes?
9. Who’s Supporting You?
10. Do You Know How to Make Good Habits Part of Your Life?
This book will help you
Be sure that you are ready to change
Select the right goal and game plan for you
Be aware of hidden emotions and agendas that
lead you off track
Understand your motivations for not changing
Learn what to do when you make mistakes
Know when you are receiving helpful support
from others
Learn how to keep your habits for the long
run
Each chapter contains exercises and warning
signs of typical ways that people get off track from their
goals. This book will help you stop doing the same things over
and over and start doing what matters most ~ figuring out what
led you off track in the first place.
Do the exercises that seem most relevant to you
and watch the changes begin. When you have uncovered and
conquered your hidden barriers, you will achieve your healthy
living goals.