5 Stages of Change – Where do you fall?

If you are overweight or obese it’s necessary to make diet and lifestyle changes to lose weight and reduce your health risks. However, this means changing your habits.

If you typically grab fast food for lunch are you willing to switch and start packing a well balanced lunch instead?

If you include very little physical activity in your daily routine are you willing to shift your priorities to fit in physical activity?

Just how great is your desire to lose weight? Is it enough to change your habits?

People fall into different stages when it comes to their willingness to change habits. There are 5 stages of changes:

Pre-contemplation – You don’t realize there’s a problem and you have no intention to do anything about it.

Contemplation – The thought is there in the back of your mind and you realize you need to do something.

Preparation – You recognize the problem and you are preparing for action, such as rearranging your schedule to go to the gym after work or purchasing a lunch bag and groceries so you can pack your lunch.

Action – You are done thinking and you have started the change. You are now taking a 20 minute walk after work or you no longer grab fast food for lunch. You have taken action.

Maintenance – You have continued to take action for 6 months or longer. You have maintained the healthy new habit. Watch out for relapse!

Where do you fall?

Changing Habits – How successful will you be?

All the best,
Lisa Nelson RD
https://lisanelsonrd.com