Good morning, faithful reader! Today I am considering the deprivation mindset. From James Clear, author of Atomic Habits:
It doesn’t make sense to continue wanting something if you’re not willing to do what it takes to get it. If you don’t want to live the lifestyle, then release yourself from the desire. To crave the result but not the process, is to guarantee disappointment.
I chose to change my lifestyle. There are many reasons, one of which was I no longer wanted to be ruled by impulsive decisions that have long term consequences. I want to be healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Our lizard brain feels deprived whenever we don’t give into the impulse of the moment. It thinks we will never experience joy again if we don’t experience it RIGHT NOW, and in abundance. When we give into the lizard brain’s demands, we are depriving ourselves of long-term health, lightness of movement, and aging well. That is a huge price to pay for the momentary indulgence.
My numbers are up today: 0.6 lbs. increase from yesterday. I attribute this to portion size during lunch. Part of my food plan is to stop eating when I am “simply satisfied”. I am still working to dial this in.
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