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Hey guys, welcome to episode 16 of how to get your SHEET together.

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So this is a proper podcast episode and not a mindfoulness episode.

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First of all, happy new year, my lovely swearers and swearies.

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I hope you're doing really well.

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I personally am up to my tits in this new project that I started,

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which is my how to get your SHEET together life guide.

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But I'm super excited about it.

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And I'm also really excited for another great year.

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And I know that sounds like I spend too much time on LinkedIn, but it's the truth.

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So the question that I received from my subscriber is,

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what is the best way to develop healthy food habits?

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Is it better to change things abruptly or gradually?

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That is an excellent question.

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Thank you.

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So the short answer to this question is that it depends on the person.

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Pwah pwaah, what an anticlimactic answer.

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I know, but it's true.

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For some people, it works better to change their diet in one go.

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And for others, it's better to change it gradually.

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Now,

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based on my experience coaching a fuckity fuckton of people on changing their diet,

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I would say that for most people it works better to change it gradually.

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And that is because of a few reasons.

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Number one,

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changing your habits in one go can make you feel very overwhelmed and then you end

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up not even starting or you are giving up very quickly.

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The second reason is that you have made really big changes,

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but generally you don't see or feel big results within a few weeks.

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Then you get frustrated and think it's not worth the sacrifice.

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And again, you give up.

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The third reason is that you feel deprived a lot of the time.

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And if you have a strong inner rebel like myself,

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That means that that little fuckface will start acting up all the time,

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which then leads to the,

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eh,

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fuck it thought,

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and you will absolutely fuck it at that point.

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The fourth reason is that you can experience some really shitty physical side effects,

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caffeine withdrawal symptoms,

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for example,

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and then you just go back to your old ways.

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But for some people, it is better to change their food habits in one go.

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And that's because of some other reasons.

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The first reason is that by changing everything in one go,

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they give themselves the strong message that they are taking this seriously and

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that they're not half-assing it.

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So as a general rule in life, always use your full ass.

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Just don't become one.

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The second reason is that for some people,

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it can be easier to work with strict rules because they are clear and they don't

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require you to think about the next steps.

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So which one is better?

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It honestly depends on you, your past experiences and your current mindset as well.

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Related to this though, there are some tips that I would like to share.

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The first one is that whatever you do,

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don't change your diet and your sleeping patterns and go out every day and,

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and,

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and.

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This is a recipe for burnout.

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Making changes like this is stressful.

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In fact,

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revising your personal habits,

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changing your social activities,

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and changing your sleeping and eating habits are all in the top 40 of the most

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stressful life events.

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And how do we often soothe ourselves when we feel stressed?

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Exactly, with comfort foods.

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Just saying.

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The second tip is that related to this,

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and I mentioned it in my article titled,

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Another Shitty Diet Won't Change Your Life.

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It is that you have to create a changed environment.

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So if you have no sleep and you are constantly feeling stressed,

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it is going to be a lot harder to establish healthy food habits.

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So if you can, do your best to work on those two specifically, stress and sleep.

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The third tip is to treat it like an experiment.

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And I'm mostly looking at you, my fellow perfectionists.

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If something doesn't work, it doesn't mean that you are a failure.

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It doesn't even mean that you have failed.

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It just means that you've got to find a way that does work for you.

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Super important.

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My fourth tip is whether you do it all in one go or not,

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it is best to have someone help you or at least keep you accountable.

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So that could be a coach,

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obviously,

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but it could also be your partner,

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your friend,

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or even,

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I don't know,

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Angela from accounting.

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By the way,

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if you would like to dip your toes into working on that with me,

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I am now offering a 50% off a one-off session.

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So that means that you would get a session for $50.

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And on top of that, a health assessment for free.

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And this is for anyone who hasn't worked with me yet.

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The offer ends this Sunday, which is the 12th of January.

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But yes, you're always welcome to reach out to me.

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So that was it, guys.

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Thanks for another great question and keep them coming, please.

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Ciao.