Yes,
it's the holidays. Whoo hoo! will quickly fade into Oh! Oh! I can't
believe I did that again.
Are you finding
yourself in the cycle of repeated frustration and temptation to eat or drink more
than you know is necessary or healthy?
You are not
alone!!! For most people it is open
season to eat and drink knowing all along that we are sabotaging our health and
emotional well-being. We are often caught
up in the emotional stress of the season and it can cloud our decision making
process.
We get caught up
in the holiday frenzy, commercialization, looking good, feeling good, people pleasing
antics that have us nose dive into more food, spending and guilt trip socializing
to make it all go away. Are you getting
the picture? The cycle will repeat
itself until you choose to look at the costs of this behavior.
What we fail to
realize at the time is that we are putting ourselves at risk for other weight
and disease related issues from our indulgence.
Nutritional pollution is costing us in more ways than just weight
gain. Diseases of the body like high
blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, strokes and cancer have been linked
to obesity. Obesity and the diseases created by this
epidemic cause more deaths annually than cancer. Not to mention the financial costs associated
with these self-imposed diseases.
What will be the costs of your 2009 holidays, Emotionally,
Spiritually, Intellectually, Financially and Physically?
You are a decision
away from a healthier holiday. Here is a
holiday tip to intervene on the seasonal and emotional indulgence cycle.
Healthy
Mind Articles
Behavior Cycles
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Three steps occur in a behavior
cycle that leads to the development of a habit:
The cue (trigger), the behavior (action) and the reinforcement (payoff).
Here are a few examples of
behavior cycles. In order to change a behavior, it is important to
understand its complexities.
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Cue
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Behavior
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Reinforcement
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What happened?
What were the circumstances?
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What I did because of the
situation, event or circumstances.
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Why I believe what I did was a
good thing to do given the situation.
Why I will probably do the same thing again.
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Examples
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I was nervous.
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I drank a beer.
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I felt more at ease.
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I was tired.
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I ate some chocolate.
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I felt more alert.
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She called me foolish.
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I went out to get some ice
cream.
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I felt soothed.
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I was hungry
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I ate a sandwich.
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My hunger was ended.
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I thought about how sore I would
be
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I went to home instead of to the
gym
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I avoided the anticipated pain
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I became angry
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I ate a big meal
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My anger was quieted
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