How to Reinvent Yourself

How to Reinvent Yourself

Apr 18, 2024

Three steps to reinventing yourself.

 

Ready to reinvent yourself? 

We tend to think we are who we are, and that change isn't possible for adults.  That's just not the case.

 

I often joke with Darren that he's living with Lisa 3.0 because I've changed so much recently (this isn't my first reinvention of myself, though – hence the reason I'm not Lisa 2.0 anymore).  So if you want to make changes to your life, I'm happy to share what I've learned.  So if you are ready to uplevel, change, and reinvent yourself, keep reading.

 

1.  Get clear on where you are.

If you are ready to make a change, first assess where you currently are.  For weight loss, your current model might look something like this:

Circumstance:  I weigh 225 lbs.

Thought:  I can't lose weight.

Feeling:  Hopeless.

Action:  Eat sweets to feel better emotionally.  Eat large portions out of habit.  Feel to tired and out of shape to go for a walk.  Snack frequently, because supposedly that boosts metabolism(?)

Result:  Don't lose weight.

 

This may seem a bit grim, but taking an honest look at your current reality helps you see how your thoughts drive your feelings and your actions and then show up in your results.

 

Before you can reinvent yourself, you need to know where you are today.

 

2.  Decide where you want to go.

Think forward to the future.  If you had a magic wand and could wake up tomorrow as your future self who had attained the goal, where would she be?  This time we work the model from the bottom up.

 Desired circumstance:  Weight 150 lbs.

Thought:  I can reach my healthy goal weight.

Feeling: Determined.

Action:  Cut out sugar and flour.  Eat lots of fruits and veggies, as they are filling and full of good vitamins and minerals.  Eat reasonable portions of lean protein. Drink more water. Take home half of restaurant meals.  Drink less.  Go to restaurants less.  Intermittent fast by making lunch my first meal and not snacking after dinner.  Stop snacking between meals.  Eat healthy fat for satiety and nutrition. Go on walks most days.  Plan and track my food.  Track my weight. Learn about how my hormones affect my experience and weight.   Get fat adapted. Yoga twice a week for strength, flexibility, and mental health.  Get coached on why I want to over eat.  Allow urges but do not reward them.  Get ThetaHealing so I can clear limiting beliefs and feel better.

Result:  I can reach my healthy goal weight.

While each person's before and after models will be different, this gives you a perfect example of how different thoughts and feelings lead to different actions and results.

 

3.  Get support.

While of course you should hire me, it's a great idea to get additional support as well.  That might involve recruiting friends and family members to join you on your weight loss journey or hiring other professionals, such as a personal trainer, to work with you toward your goals.  The fact is, we humans are social, tribal creatures, and it's much easier to reinvent yourself when we have support!

 Are you ready to reinvent yourself?  Let's talk live to see if you'd be a fit for one of my programs. Schedule a call at https://lisaduke.net/schedule 

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It’s Not a Knowledge Gap Around Food or Exercise

It’s Not a Knowledge Gap Around Food or Exercise

Apr 1, 2024

 

Women over 40 – no new meal plan or exercise plan to lose weight needed.

Yes, really.  Women over 40 – no new meal plan or  exercise plan needed to lose weight.

Most weight loss programs give you a meal plan and an exercise plan – as if the problem is that you don’t know that vegetables and walking are good for you!

​But you know that.

As a woman over 40, you know enough of the basics around nutrition and exercise to maintain a healthy lifestyle and healthy weight.

You've studied enough about nutrition and exercise.

All you have to do is do what you taught your kids to do.

Eat your veggies.  Go for a walk.  Get a good night's sleep.

These basics of healthy living are all you need to do to lose weight as a woman over 40, especially once you learn about how your hormones work and are changing and how to balance all that out with some simple tweaks to how you live to let you have weight loss in a healthy and sustainable way.

What you don’t know is how to get yourself to do what you already know you should be doing.

​It’s a behavior change problem, NOT a knowledge problem.

​And I am an expert in figuring out and removing what’s blocking your ability to choose and enjoy the new behavior.

​Weight loss is possible for women over 40.  I know, because I lost 50 pounds in 2020 at age 46 in the midst of a pandemic, when everyone else was gaining weight.

So why does the diet industry insist women over 40 need a new meal plan and a new exercise plan to lose weight? 

Simple – because that's what they sell.

Meal plans, recipes, pills, supplements, exercise plans, work out videos – these are all scalable solutions that companies can develop once and then sell over and over very profitably and affordably.

The work we do together of deep diving into your psyche, uncovering what's been blocking your weight loss, healing your past, helping your inner child, changing the thoughts and feelings that have been causing you to stress eat or emotional eat – that's not as easy to produce in a factory and commodify.

But it may just be the work that changes the rest of your life had helps you lose weight and improve your health for the rest of your life.

And it's a skill set that translates to the rest of your life as well.

So when I tell you, hey women over 40 – no new meal plan or exercise plan needed to lose weight, I say it because it was true for me, it's been true for my clients, and therefore I truly believe it will also be true for you.

Let's work on it together.

​I'm here to help.

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Schedule a time to get started here -> https://LisaDuke.net/schedule​