The fitness industry makes more money when you believe that exercise plays a primary role in weight loss. Culturally, we’ve been told that it’s all about “diet and exercise.” But how does this consider you and your starting point?
In addition to eating habits, which includes diet (what, when and how much you eat) as well as things like shopping and food preparation habits, there are 4 things that are largely silent in fitness advertising and culture that can impact your ability to lose and maintain a desired weight: your medical (check-up) health, your sleep, your stress and your mental health including things like depression, anxiety and more.
Start tuning into you starting point and building new habits in a way that aligns with the advice of habit experts like Charles Duhigg (The Power of Habit) and James Clear (Atomic Habits). Learn how in Divorcing Fitness.
