Title: Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Lifestyle Change
Headings: Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Lifestyle Change
Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Lifestyle Change
Which barriers in the table listed below apply most to you?
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2014
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Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Lifestyle Change
Becky Cannon Feb 24, 2014
It is likely we have made some goals to improve certain aspects of our life, especially those that are health-related and are focused on improving diet or exercising more often. In order to best help ourselves reach these health-related goals, it is important to identify barriers that have previously kept us from reaching them. These barriers are more commonly identified as lack of self-motivation, lack of time, being too busy, etc. Barriers to improving health by eating better or exercising more can also be lifestyle habits which include drinking high calorie beverages, eating large portion sizes, snacking frequently, watching TV for extended periods of time, etc. Which barriers in the table listed below apply most to you? Lack of self-motivation
Busy schedule
Lack of time
Drinking lots of high calorie beverages
Eating fast food often
Snacking on high calorie foods
Eating high fat foods
Eating quickly
Skipping meals
Breading or frying foods
Eating late (after 8:00 PM)
Eating in front of TV
Using lots of high fat/calorie condiments and salad dressings
Eating large portion sizes
Frequently eating high calorie desserts
Significant others
Work
Home environment
Making excuses
Saying “I will start tomorrow”
Snacking often/mindless snacking
Environmental barriers
Physical barriers to exercise
Job that requires a lot of sitting
Spending extended periods of time sitting in front of TV or computer at home
Feeling tired all the time
Identifying your individual barriers to lifestyle change and improving health is the first step to creating strategies in order to overcome them. First ask yourself, “If I make these changes, how will my life be different than it is today?” Next, brainstorm and provide yourself with realistic solutions to the problem or barrier to change. Consider a variety of options - even ones that you have not tried before – but be creative.